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[babyjess8.livejournal.com]

My grandmother's name was Una Audrey. What do you think about it? Personally, I really don't like it. My other grandmother is Sylvia (no middle name), which I also like a little, but not really. Because they are both grandmother's the names sound old to me lol

I am considering using Audrey and Sylvia (or varients), but am unsure whether as a first or second name. I'm also having trouble pairing it with another names. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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[daydream11.livejournal.com]

If you don't like the names but wish to use them, place one or both of them as middle names. Having two middle names isn't odd, and I think using Sylvia and Audrey, in whichever combo, could sound really nice, depending on the intended last name and the first one.

The only other variant of Sylvia I could find was Sylvie/Silvie, because every other variant sounds more or less the same. The variants of Audrey -- the ones I found on Behind the Name at least -- are quite out there...

The name that keeps popping in my head is Cecily Audrey, though the double '-ee' ending may be too much.

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

I like Audrey, Una is okay, and Sylvia is not my style at all. Behindthename.com has a nifty "related names" feature if you look up a name.

[hotmaildt.livejournal.com]

Sylvia was our #1 choice for a baby girl name, and my hubby and I both really liked it. Ill be honest though---everyone around us HATED IT. I mean..if I told anyone we were thinking of using it..the looks and comments got were just terrible. I was told it sounded nerdy, like a witch, too old, too weird, etc etc. We finally decided not to use it because of all the bad comments we got. Its a shame too, cause i think it is a really cute name.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i don't like una, but i like audrey. i think sylvia would make a nice middle name, but i don't like it enough to ever use it as a first name.

some alternatives:
aubrey
audra
auden (a lot of people seem to hate this name though)
sylvie

[duckduckcaboose.livejournal.com]

Not the OP but... how could someone hate the name Auden? Especially if they've read W.H. Auden's poems? People are strange.

Although, I think I like it better as a middle than a first name.

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i know. i think it's a really nice, unique name, plus i think it has the potential to age well. the actor noah wyle has a daughter named auden. :]

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I like Audrey. And I think Sylvie sounds cooler than Sylvia. I think they're both good as first names.

[ringsandcoffee.livejournal.com]

I thought Sylvia was an old sounding name until I actually met a Sylvia my first year of college. Since then, I've loved the name. Sylvia Maren comes to mind as a combination.

[http://users.livejournal.com/-----citylight/]

I think Audrey and many of the other varients are very cute.
However I really dislike Sylvia, as it reminds me of Saliva.

Audrey Rose & Audrey Elise were on my list.