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[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

WDYT of the name Laurentina? (prn LAH-oo-ren-tee-na in italian, but could also work as Lauren-tina, I guess). I personally wouldn't use it because I hate Lauren after someone named that, but just wanted to feel out you guys' opinions.
And wdyt of Laurel? Can someone actually pronounce it without getting a tongue cramp or is it just me? :P

Ultimately, what combination do you like best (or mind the least) among these? Edit: I'm thinking of these as boy names.

Ryan Taylor
Jordan Ryan
Ryan Jordan

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[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Laurentina sounds pretty on an Italian, but on, say, an American, I think it would look/sound like the parents had named her Lauren Tina, which has that sort of annoying ex-girlfriend sound to it.

There's something very pretty about the word laurel, but I don't like it as a name. It may have to do with an annoying girl I went to school with.

I like Ryan, but I'm not a big fan of either Taylor or Jordan. I like the sound of Ryan Jordan best, though.

[my-little-voice.livejournal.com]

love the name Laurel. It's on my list of girls names. It's my way of getting my mom's name in there without actually having her name on my list (it's Laura)

Laurentina I'm not too sure about. It feels too much like seperate names and all seems like it's be a mouthful/hard to pronounce.

[heather80.livejournal.com]

Ryan Taylor. Are those for a girl or a boy?

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

hah, good point, I totally didn't realize that they could all be considered unisex names. They're all boys' names to me :) although I would make an exception on Taylor.

[heather80.livejournal.com]

I assumed boy, but I actually like Ryan Taylor better for a girl. I also only like Jordan on a girl for some reason (but I like Ryan and Taylor on both).

[politicking.livejournal.com]

i don't like Laurentina much. i do, however, like Lauren & Laurel.

i like Ryan Taylor & Ryan Jordan.

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

LAH-oo-ren-tee-na? Nah. LAU rhymes with COW. Lau-ren-TEE-na.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Ah right I forgot to stress the TEE as well.
Lau rhymes with cow? Maybe, I guess it depends what state you're from :P

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

Not from any state :-p

But my dad is from Italy and my second cousin Laurentina still lives there.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Aww, really? :D that's cool.. it's such an uncommon name!

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I mean, here in Italy too

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

She lives in Bari, and I can assure you, the first part of her name definitely rhymes with COW and how apt I sometimes think that is I leave as an exercise for the reader... :)

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Ryan Taylor or Ryan Jordan.

[yellowsummers.livejournal.com]

After I vaguely mentioned thinking my name (Laurah) sounded too feminine, my very-third-wave-feminist friends have called me Laurel. I'm not sure what I think of it, but I like these people so it has good connotations to me.

[turn-it-upp.livejournal.com]

laurentina is kind of bad.
i loveee laurel, though.