ext_227562 ([identity profile] zorianna.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] babynames2008-06-13 08:24 am

lane/layne?

WDYT of the name Lane/Layne? Originally I only liked Layne as a girls name, but more recently I've been considering Lane to add to my boys list. Like it/hate it?

[identity profile] scottish-diva.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I like Lane for a girl.. don't really like it on a boy.

[identity profile] sballik.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 01:51 pm (UTC)(link)
The only Lane I've ever known was a guy (although my cousin, Alaina - sp? - goes by Lane sometimes), so I think of it as a boys' name. I like the "Layne" spelling for a girl though.

[identity profile] asoftskeleton.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 02:00 pm (UTC)(link)
It's my husband's middle name, obviously male. But we will use it as a middle name for a girl, if we have one. I've always thought of it as a girls name.

[identity profile] sandtree.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 02:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't really like it, it seems like you might as well name your kid Street or Road.

[identity profile] arbus.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
i think its terribly boring.

[identity profile] x-cherrydarling.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
i'm the opposite way. layne is totally masculine to me, because of layne staley. and lane is 100% a girl's name to me, because of the song penny lane. i LOVE both layne and lane.

i think i let pop culture influence my opinion too much, hah.

[identity profile] seksimaggie.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 05:20 pm (UTC)(link)
For girls, it's okay, but I hate it for boys.

[identity profile] bluedano.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Layne is my sister's middle name. I've honestly never thought of it as a boy's name before.

[identity profile] celebrate.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 06:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I think of Lane Bryant.

[identity profile] laminy.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Layne is my middle name.

[identity profile] searlait.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 09:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Layne on a boy seems so...emotastic.

[identity profile] jadedone2many.livejournal.com 2008-06-13 10:39 pm (UTC)(link)
I've never heard of "Layne" but I've heard of "Laynee" as a girl name. It's kind of cute. :)

[identity profile] duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
I have a female neighbor that's my age named Layne. Growing up, I always thought her name was nice, and it does fit her, but I kinda don't like it much now.

[identity profile] singhappy02.livejournal.com 2008-06-14 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I knew a girl named Elaine that went by Lane or Lainey, but I've never known anyone outside of that going just by Lane