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[sleepy-tears7.livejournal.com]

Is Sidney a boy's name or girls name?? 

Sydney or Sidney?

Do you think one spelling is masc. and the other fem.?

And, I know you guys don't really dig the two middle name thing. I am going to do it anyway LOL. I am just asking, do you think the name
Bailey Grace Elizabeth Glover flows well? 
Can you think of another spelling for Bailey that isn't tacky? The ex wants to change the spelling, and all the ones he has come up with make me want to bash him upside the head. Let's just say I'm glad I'm the one filling out the papers LOL.
If you don't think the name flows, what suggestions do you have?

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[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

Baeley
Baelie
Bailie
Baylie
Beylie
Beyley

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Sidney is a boy's name, Sydney is a girl's name.

I think Bailey is tacky enough as it is, to be completely honest, so any other spelling would make it even worse. As for the flow, I think 'Bailey Elizabeth Grace Glover' would work better.

[samaside.livejournal.com]

... those are all very tacky.

[samaside.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't change the spelling of Bailey. There's no reason to change a name that doesn't need changing. Any other spelling just makes me cringe. The name flows well enough though it does seem like a bit much. I'm not big on the multiple middle names. My sister is a Bailey Nicole, though, so when I hear that first name I automatically think of that. Bailey Louise, Bailey Clarice, Bailey Renee, Bailey Corinne, Bailey Elizabeth, Bailey Elise, etc.

[samaside.livejournal.com]

What about Sydney Carton. :P

[krysteener.livejournal.com]

I like double middle names. Bailey Elizabeth Grace sounds a lot better to me.

Not a big fan of Bailey in the first place but there are no other ways to spell it. No other ways that don't look dumb, anyway.

As for Syd/Sid, to me Sydney is more feminine, but Sidney could be used for both. I actually love Sidney for a girls name, not so much for a boy.

[mrsbenglish.livejournal.com]

I really can't stop thinking about how Bailey is a dog's name, or a last name...

I try to like it but I cannot.


HOWEVER I think Bailey Elizabeth Grace flows better than Bailey Grace Elizabeth.

And really I think the name Elizabeth Grace is beautiful. Just my two cents.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Is Glover the last name?
Otherwise 4 names is overdone.

I don't think Bailey matches Grace Elizabeth, but it is the only spelling I like. Trouble is, it's a boy's name to me, after the sitcom Party of 5.
I'm also not keen on the name, I think it's trendy-tacky like Kaylie or Madison.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

I forgot, Sidney is one of the few true unisex names to me, as they both translate to Sidonio and Sidonia (m and f respectively).

Spelling-wise, I prefer Sidney like the city.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

eh I meant that Sidney translate to both Sidonio/a

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Obviously there are boys named Sydney, and girls named Sidney, but generally Sidney gets used for boys, and Sydney gets used for girls.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

Sidney=boy
Sydney=girl

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Sidney is a boy's name, Sydney is a girl's name. I think that Bailey Grace Elizabeth flows well.

[sarapod.livejournal.com]

My aunt has a Shih Tzu and spells her name Baylee. But I think Bailey is just fine - Not to mention, it will save her the pain of having to spell out her name for everyone if it's spelled "normally". :)

Btw - We're in a few communities together (Namely pregnant) and you seem pretty cool. Mind if I add you?

[ex-bluebonn.livejournal.com]

I don't like Bailey Grace Elizabeth Glover, but I like Bailey Grace Elizabeth. Elizabeth Grace Glover is nicer IMO.

[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

I hate the spelling Sydney. I love Sidney. For a boy or girl, but I definatly prefer it on a girl.

Bailey Grace Elizabeth sounds like a lawfirm to me. I'm usually a fan of 2 middle names, but I don't think that flows. Elizabeth Bailey Grace or Bailey Elizabeth Grace flow better to me.

[so-there.livejournal.com]

I think Bailey is tacky enough as it is, to be completely honest

ditto. I can only not hate this name on a golden retriever.

[sleepy-tears7.livejournal.com]

Sure! i added you too =D

[sleepy-tears7.livejournal.com]

The city, if you are referring to Australia, is Sydney, not Sidney. =/

[sleepy-tears7.livejournal.com]

Yes, Glover is her fathers last name.

And, I didn't really see it as a "trendy" name, just tacky. But, her father really wants to name her that, and has people talking to her and about her, using the name.
He knows damn well, that I can't change it, once peole have started using it.

[kaoriz.livejournal.com]

at least I tried, thank you.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

woooops! where the heck did I get that from?
I was totally sure it was Sidney, Australia.

My bad!

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

I'm not really a huge fan of Sidney/Sydney on boys or girls. Sydney could be either, I would probably think it was a girl. Sidney is definitely a boy in my mind (Sidney Crosby).

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with everything you said there!

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i automatically think "girl" when i hear sydney, but it can be either or. i think sidney is more masculine than sydney, but neither option is extremely gender-specific to me.

the name is really...long, but it sounds fine for me. i don't know of any other spelling of bailey that looks "normal"

[sleepy-tears7.livejournal.com]

I know, I saw your comment.. I was like "wait a minute, have I been wrong all these yesrs?"

It would have been a doozy if I was, my name is Sydney =P

[spartan-picnic.livejournal.com]

I think Sidney and Sydney are both a boys names but I prefer the spelling Sidney.

Bailey Grace Elizabeth Glover is a really pretty name but I think Bailey Grace Glover flows better :>)

[sleepy-tears7.livejournal.com]

I honestly, appreciate your suggestions. =D

Bailey is a tacky name, IMO as it is. The ex manipulated me into using it (he has people calling her Bailey, knowing once she had a name, I couldn't go back on it).. And he wants to spell it differently.. IDK if I can. LOL

I would have replied before, but my wireless keeps going out, and rather than chuck the laptop out the window, I got offline LOL

[aquilinum.livejournal.com]

Hold up. You're going to name your kid something you yourself said is tacky (and I agree, but that's neither here nor there) — just because your boyfriend got people to use it before birth?!

There are HOW MANY millions of names in the world? And of those, you're likely to use so few you can count them on your fingers... and you'd settle for something you think is tacky?

My brother-in-law got everybody to call his daughter (my niece) Godofreda in the womb, just so my sister would be SO IRRITATED that anything he suggested would be better, and he could name the kid and she wouldn't get a say — and I'm sorry, but that is just. plain. jerky.

If you love Bailey and want to use it, whatever, but of all the bazillions of names, I can't imagine using one I disliked.

And tweaking the spelling of any name with an established single spelling generally makes it more tacky. Add that to an already tacky name and... :/

[daydream11.livejournal.com]

Bailey is a tacky name, IMO as it is. The ex manipulated me into using it (he has people calling her Bailey, knowing once she had a name, I couldn't go back on it).. And he wants to spell it differently.. IDK if I can. LOL
This baby is yours, too! If you don't like Bailey and think it's tacky, then you should name her something else, especially since the two of you aren't even together anymore. Elizabeth Grace is beautiful; Bailey absolutely ruins it. I think Bailey is tacky, too, and the name reminds me of the word 'bile,' so I think you should drop it. You don't even have to tell him! He'll look stupid later on when he finds out that his daughter's name is Elizabeth Grace and has to tell everybody just that. :D

But, if you choose the kindhearted route (which I commend you for), then just keep the spelling as-is. It's the least painful.

[chillinbabejodi.livejournal.com]

This.

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

He'll look stupid later on when he finds out that his daughter's name is Elizabeth Grace and has to tell everybody just that.

This, this, motherfucking this. Sweetheart, this is your child, you are delivering her, and seeing as how you are not even together with this guy, he has little to no say in what you name her. If you think Bailey is tacky (which it is, good observation there), don't use it! Who cares if he's told other people her name is Bailey? The fact that he's trying (badly, IMO -- this does nothing but make him look like an idiot) to manipulate you into naming the baby what he wants tells me that he's probably a douche who shouldn't get a say anyway.

Ignore ex-creepo and name the child what you want. Grace Elizabeth or Elizabeth Grace sounds much better, anyway.

[redriotroses.livejournal.com]

Sidney is a boy's name, i always laugh when i hear it on a girl, i know it's rude, but it seems so stupid to me.

Bailey makes me think of my friends dog, and of the alcohol. I think to make it flow nicely ditch Elizabeth.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

YES YOU CAN!!!!

[badw0lf.livejournal.com]

Is Sidney a boy's name or girls name?? It's a boys name.

Sydney or Sidney? Sidney

Do you think one spelling is masc. and the other fem.? No.

Also Bailey, to me, is a boys name. Not a very nice boys name either.

[chirpygirly.livejournal.com]

I guess I'm the minority because I actually think Bailey Grace Elizabeth Glover flows better. I don't like two G names together so Bailey Elizabeth Grace Glover doesn't sound right to me. And Bailey Elizabeth sounds like too much of a mouthful. I personally don't like Bailey, and not just because I think it's trendy, but to each their own.

However, what about Elizabeth as a first name, and you could call her by the nick name Libby? Maybe even just Elizabeth Bailey Glover, no Grace, and then he gets the Bailey in the name, and maybe he'll be OK with calling her Libby instead?

Like other people said, it's your child too, you're the one carrying her, providing nourishment, the one she'll be born from. While I understand letting the father have a say in the name, it shouldn't be one sided. There should be a compromise with you both agreeing on the name.

[aislincalum.livejournal.com]

I agree with this. I like Elizabeth Bailey Grace. If he's stuck on calling her Bailey, he can go right ahead and do that. I know plenty of people that are called by their middle names by certain people.

[broadwaybabe11.livejournal.com]

To me, Sydney is a girl's name. And I prefer the spelling Sydney

[siirius.livejournal.com]

my cousin is a girl and her name is sydney.

[doxerssoldout.livejournal.com]

my grandfather's name is sydney.

[sleepy-tears7.livejournal.com]

My grandfather's name is Sidney.
My name is Sydney.
That's why I asked LOL