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Blaine?

64 replies

happybut · 04/03/2017 19:50

Blaine for a girl?

Or Blake ?

Any other names like this? (Short and strong)

Thanks ! :)

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SuperBeagle · 04/03/2017 19:56

Blaine sounds like a name you'd find in Dubbo, Australia. Not good.

Blake is bad, but not as bad as Blaine.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 04/03/2017 20:25

Blaise
Blanche
Bridget
Bronte
Belle
Brianna
Beatrix
Brooke
Blair
Beth
Beryl

reuset · 04/03/2017 20:31

Oh no, not good. Not my taste, though, to be fair.

WaitroseCoffeeCostaCup · 04/03/2017 20:56

I much prefer Blake.

Only1scoop · 04/03/2017 20:56

Awful truly

RJnomore1 · 04/03/2017 20:58

I like them. I like short strong names for girls

sugarplumfairy28 · 04/03/2017 21:03

Not keen on Blaine for a girl, but I like Blake

MumUndone · 04/03/2017 21:06

Makes me think of chillblaine.

Rockaby · 04/03/2017 21:28

My first thought was Bane from batman, which would put me off. I'm not keen on Blake either (for girl or boy).

Pp's suggestion of Brooke is nice. I knew a girl called Dale at school, which might meet your criteria?

ToastVacuum · 04/03/2017 21:30

Reminds me of David Blaine, so it's a no I'm afraid.

EweAreHere · 04/03/2017 21:36

Wasn't Blaine/Blane the name of the rich boy who liked Molly Ringwald in Pretty in Pink back in the 80s?

Not convinced it would be a good name for a girl (or a boy, tbh).

summerholsdreamin · 04/03/2017 21:38

Yes reminds me of the 'Blaine' in Pretty in Pink

ToastVacuum · 04/03/2017 21:46

Elaine
Jane
Claire
Zoe
Anya
Anna
Merryn
Roma
Ada
Iris
Xanthe
Vita
Lois
Nell
Thea
Sybil
Astrid
Esme
Audrey
Scarlett
Tara
Sadie
Lydia
Norah
Ellen
Willa
Cora

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happybut · 04/03/2017 22:04

I still really like it tbh! would Tate or Kit be better?

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elQuintoConyo · 04/03/2017 22:05

Blaine = Andrew McCarthy Grin

Tate is nice.

Jooni · 04/03/2017 22:10

Not a fan personally, but it's not really my taste. You might like:

Greer
Sloane
Wren
Lark
Lane
Briar
Fern
Gwen
Paige
Blair
Tess
Blythe
Maeve

Sparklingbrook · 04/03/2017 22:11

YY Andrew McCarthy is Blaine. I thought it was an awful name.

BadToTheBone · 04/03/2017 22:12

Chilblain

LegosAndSkiing · 04/03/2017 22:24

None...

But go with whatever you like.

shaggedthruahedgebackwards · 04/03/2017 22:25

What about Blythe?

Joeybee · 04/03/2017 22:29

Not keen on Blaine for a girl tbh. Blake sounds better I think. Not really my style. What about something else short but strong like Raine or Lux or Wren or Sloane or Blair or Blythe?

bigchangesabound · 04/03/2017 22:30

Wasn't he a character on Glee? The gay guy that started at the posh school then moved to the high school to be with the other guy. Had a really good voice though!

helensburgh · 04/03/2017 22:37

Blair is common in my part of the country for girls

Gallavich · 04/03/2017 22:38

Blaine, Blake, Tate and Kit for a girl?
Why though?

ShoutOutToMyEx · 04/03/2017 22:40

I like Blake for a girl. Like Blake Lively.

Blaine reminds me of David, the magician.

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