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[dontget2close19.livejournal.com]

I am new here, heh. 13 weeks pregnant--I am expecting a baby July 13. Our baby is doing very well and I'm very pleased. One thing my fiancé and I could not decide on was the boy's name. I originally wanted Dorian Jade. He threw a fit about naming the baby if it was a boy, so I said, "Fine, but nothing stupid."

Here are the names we picked out:

Ericka Jane (girl) and Layne Dominick (boy).

We've been set on the girl's name for a while, but keep changing the boy's middle name...it's went from Layne Cantrell to Layne Reznor, and finally, Layne Dominick. Opinions/suggestions are greatly appreciated!

Comments

[xnaivetex.livejournal.com]

I suggest either spelling it Erica or Erika, but not Ericka.
I like what you settled on for the boys name, I'm glad you've moved away from Cantrell and Reznor.

[composure.livejournal.com]

I'm going to suggest either Erica or Erika... the ck looks incredibly awkward. The combo is nice, though.

[composure.livejournal.com]

Wow... I didn't even read the comment above first.

[babyg86.livejournal.com]

I like the name Dominick, and it flows with Layne. Both names sound great. And the spelling you have chosen for Dominick is a cute & simple spelling. My stepbrother shares the same name but his mother chose a very strange way of spelling it, and I still can't spell it right, I just write Nic on Christmas presents ect.. :)

[last-summer.livejournal.com]

I really like Dominick, a lot more than your other choices, and I love that spelling. I'm not a big fan of Layne though.

And Ericka Jane is nice too, but like the others said, I don't really care for the spelling.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

ditto what everyone else said about ericka. dont like the spelling.

layne dominick is nice, better than the others you mentioned. i dont like the spelling of layne though, its a little feminine, and it could be pronounced lay-nee (like the girls nickname), i would prefer lane for a boy.

[allykitty5.livejournal.com]

i knew a girl named Ericka. Actually I knew an Erica, Erika and Ericka. Never really gave much thought to the spelling I liked best. They were all snobby LOL

[dontget2close19.livejournal.com]

My mother is adamant about getting me to change the spelling to Erica or Erika...I don't know why I like the "ck" combo so much. The Cantrell and Reznor suggestions were because we wanted to name our boy after our favorite musicians; Layne is for Layne Staley. I love the name and I think I am settled on Layne Dominick...for this week, anyway...

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

i, too, love Trent Reznor, but i'm not sure Layne Reznor sounds right.

if you were still considering tributing him, a very subtle thing would be Michael (his actual first name).

but i really like Layne Dominick! very nice. i love the name Dominic. :)

[ewaeva.livejournal.com]

I don't like the ck in Ericka or Dominick.

I personally think naming a child after someone in a band you like is a bit self-indulgent, especially if it's immediately recognizable, but to each their own.

Also, I know two people named Layne/Laine, both of whom are women. The name isn't bad - just something to consider. :)

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

Alice in Chains fan? :]

[muliebrity.livejournal.com]

Why not go with Domic (no K) Layne? I think it flows better anyway.

[muliebrity.livejournal.com]

Whoa misspelling. Dominic.

[oscillating-fan.livejournal.com]

Please remember that unconventional spellings will sentence your child to a lifetime of correcting people. What do you think of Lane without the y?

[krazyhippie.livejournal.com]

i agree. the y makes it look more feminine too.

[mountain-nest.livejournal.com]

I believe she's shooting for an homage to the late Layne Staley of Alice in Chains.

[dontget2close19.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was his Bob's idea to pick Layne after Layne Staley. His first choice for a boy's name was Aryan. NO.

[tofersmomma.livejournal.com]

OMG, how I wish I had this community when I was naming my boy. :((((((

But you're SOOOO right.

[d3v0.livejournal.com]

ericka sounds to ick ick for me.
and layne sounds feminine or just "lame"


:-/ sorry

[tofersmomma.livejournal.com]

I have a friend Ericka so being used to that spelling, I'm not against it.

Also, I'm a pretty stereotypical so being a big Gilmore Girls fan (see: icon) I can't get over Layne being a girl's name.

I love.love.love. Dominick though. I'd leave the K out as well....but that's just a personal preference and because my uncle and cousin just end it in "c" as well.