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What do you think of these names?

38 replies

Quornflakegirl · 07/01/2023 10:28

In all honesty what do you think of these names?
Penelope and Oaklynn for a girl?

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LulooLemon · 07/01/2023 13:35

Penelope - love
Oaklynn - nah

wingsofabird · 07/01/2023 17:09

penelope is lovely

RambamThankyouMam · 07/01/2023 17:58

Penelope sounds like a fish flopping around on a deck. Penny as a nickname reminds me of a 1960s spinster.

Oaklynn sounds like the name a far-right American influencer would name their child.

Whatwhatwhatnow · 07/01/2023 18:35

Penelope Oaklynn imo is fine. Middle names are hardly used.

If naming twins, I would find it a strange choice as they are such different styles. Classical Greek vs modern American.

Quornflakegirl · 07/01/2023 19:07

Interesting replies. whatwhatwhatnow you hit the nail on the head, one parent is Greek and the other American!

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SunshineAndFizz · 07/01/2023 19:11

Penelope is fine. Love Penny.

Oaklynne is truly terrible. Makes Lucky Boy sound decent.

Biscuitsneeded · 07/01/2023 19:18

Penelope is sweet. Oaklynn is awful. And not a name.

ofwarren · 07/01/2023 19:34

Penelope is fine
Oaklynn is I name I'd expect to see on that American beauty pageant show, Toddlers and Tiaras, along with Tammylynn and Crystal.

Preggingswearingleggings · 07/01/2023 19:42

Oaklynn sounds like a housing estate.

ShesThunderstorms · 07/01/2023 19:52

I absolutely adore Penelope. If our first was a girl that would've been his name! I did have worries about people shortening it to Penny though, as I liked the full name.
Oaklynn in my opinion couldn't be further from Penelope, totally different style and definitely not to my taste. It's quite American sounding.

Mumofgirls2017 · 07/01/2023 22:36

Penelope- awesome
oaklynn- awful

sorry!

DurdleSnore · 08/01/2023 07:51

Agree with the others. Like Penelope, dislike Oaklynn for the above reasons.

VisitationRights · 08/01/2023 07:57

Dislike both names quite a bit, Penelope is old fashioned in the bad way and Oaklyn is just a made up name that is trying too hard to be different.

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