My current name ideas

[madamesolitaire.livejournal.com]

My soon-to-be husband has kinda a gift with names...

His choice- Corbin Ford (I love it!)

Mine- Emmett Wade (Already the "2nd" choice)

Questions...

1.) Does Corbin Ford sound akward with the last name Cole?  ( I realize during school, etc. it will just be Corbin Cole, which I find has a nice ring. Also, it was funny sounding to me but the more I said it the more I got used to it.)
2.) I don't keep up with popularity, so is Corbin a very popular name? I don't want him to be the 10th in the area or something.

But my girl choices are a little less clear..

My choice- Lydia Kresley Brenea (Pronounced Renee with a B)

My husband, however, hates it so it's out. He prefers just Kresley Brenea (our female twist on his name, Wesley)

Questions...

1.) Thoughts on such a long name?
2.) Once again, how many Lydias do you know? Is it very popular?

Last but not least..

3.) I am currently loving the name Lacy/Lacee, but the ever elusive question is Lydia, Lacee, or Lydia Lacee?
4.) Ryan as a girl middle name?

Comments/thoughts? Thanks!
 

Comments

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

Corbin Cole does sound really awkward. Plus, I like Emmett Wade soooo much more. Corbin isn't very popular. I've only ever known one Corbin, and heard of one other.

PLEASE don't name your daughter Kresley. It's AWFUL. AWFUL. Lydia is soooo much prettier. At the very least, if you use Kresley, don't use Brenea with it. Two completely made-up names in one is pretty awful.

Lydia totally beats Lacy. And Lacee is awful.

Ryan is a boy's name. If you MUST use it on a girl, middle name is better than first name.

[awoodnymph.livejournal.com]

Agreed about Kresley. I think Wesley is a cute girl's name itself, but that may be because I go by a unisex name (Chris) and my nickname is similar (Westie).

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

Have to disagree. Wesley is way too masculine.

[awoodnymph.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I'm sure most people would agree with you there. Like I said, I have a few biases.

I do, however, LOVE your icon!

[pollita85.livejournal.com]

Corbin Cole has a nice ring to it. I like that it's not too popular.

I agree with Lind_saay about the girls choice though, I don't like Kresley at all, it does sound very made up. Brenea isn't as bad, but I still wouldn't put it out there myself.

Lydia is the name of one of my very good friends' daughter - she's the only one I know, which is a good thing! It's certainly not out of date or too old.

[istytehcrawk.livejournal.com]

Kresley? Brenea? Are those even real names?

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

No. Sigh.

[lovetokate.livejournal.com]

Corbin Ford is not my style but I don't have any objections to it nor to the way Corbin Cole sounds as a fn/mn combo. I like Emmett Wade. I know a couple newborn Corbin's but I don't know what is ranks in the nation or anything. I didn't see it on the SSA's top list for 2007 at least in the top 300 or so names.

For the girls, I don't mind Lydia though, again...it's nms. I don't think it's very popular at all these days. However, I'm very sorry to say that I detest both Kresley and Brenea. I do like Lacy...and prefer that spelling. :)

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Emmett Cole sounds much better than Corbin Cole.

Lydia is gorgeous! Kresley and Brenea are tacky.

Lydia is so much better than Lacee (especially spelled that way). Lacey always seems like a stripper's name to me, while Lydia is classy and can grow with a person (because, remember, you're naming a human being who won't be under 6 forever).

Ryan is a boy's name to me. Rhiannon or Rhianna or even Ryanne (rye ann) sound similar, but are much more feminine.

[sophie-louise89.livejournal.com]

agreed with this completely

[d3-t0x.livejournal.com]

rian for a girl, imo

[azelmaroark.livejournal.com]

....Ford is the name of a car dealership, not a child. My cousins call their son Ford as a nickname. It's ridiculous even as a nn.

Corbin is not my style, but it's alright. I don't think Corbin Cole sounds too bad, and it's not too popular, no.

Lydia is an awesome name, but please please do not use Kresley or Brenea. Trendy, made up, and will not follow your child into adulthood well at all.

Lacey is NMS but could be worse. Please please do not spell it Lacee. It just looks like you don't know how to spell your child's name.

I know a female Ryan, and oddly enough, it kind of works for her, but I think this is kind of difficult to pull off on a girl. That said, it's way better than Kresley/Brenea/Lacee/etc.

Suggestions:

Lydia Rowan
Lydia Sadie
Lydia June
Lydia Penelope
Lydia Violet

Corbin Henry
Corbin James
Corbin Andrew
Corbin Silas
Corbin Noel

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

Corbin is really not my style, but I think that Corbin Cole sounds just fine. I only know one person named Corbin and he's probably eleven or so, so it doesn't seem to be too popular where I live (Portland)

Lydia is simply lovely. I am not fond of the Kresley Brenea part but those are middle names and I figure middle names are lot more open for creativity. I know one Lydia and she is twenty. Kresley Brenea by itself, however, is terrible. Sorry.

Lacy is nice. Lydia Lacy sounds pretty good if you don't mind the repeated sounds.

Ryan as a girl middle name is again, not my style, but it's a middle name so I say go for it.

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

You wanted a female twist on Wesley and you thought of "Kresley" before an actual name like Lesley?

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

I think Emmett Wade is wayyy better than Corbin Cole. I'm not a big fan of the name Corbin, but aside from that, 'Corbin Cole' runs together and ends up sounding like 'Corbinkle'.

I love Lydia, but 'Kresley Brenea' seems kind of ridiculous. I mean, Kresley as a female version of Wesley? Really? And 'Brenea' looks like it should be pronounced 'brenn-ee-ah'.

Lydia isn't very popular at all. I know zero Lydias.

I hate the name Lacy, it just seems vapid and little-girlish.

I hate Ryan for a girl, but as a middle name, it wouldn't be as bad.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I love Corbin Ford! Corbin Ford Cole sounds fine to me, but Corbin Cole does sound a little sing-song. As far as I know, Corbin isn't incredibly popular, though not entirely unheard of.

I don't see any problem with the length. I don't personally know any Lydias. It was in the top 200, but not in the top 100 in 2007. So I think it's getting fairly steady use, but it isn't being run into the ground.

I'm not a big fan of alliteration, so I think they sound better as two separate names, both of which I love (although my preference is definitely for Lacy, rather than Lacee). And although I don't especially like Ryan on a boy, but I find Ryan on a girl very cute.

Clarification

[madamesolitaire.livejournal.com]

Kresley Cole is an actual author of "romantic" novels...teehee. Wes loved it, and he wanted Kresley Renee, but I am not big on common names. I way way way prefer uncommon names, but the kind of uncommon that is classic, a little old fashioned, and when you hear it you're like "Hmm I haven't heard that name in a while."

To the one who said Corbin Ford sounds like a car dealership.. it is lol! Wesley's favorite car is a Ford. (Ironically, he likes the name Lincoln for a girl.)


On a last note.. I only like the spelling "Lacee" as a middle name... not a first.. I like it because it is really really feminine, as is Lydia. Also, one of my friend's babies' name is Alexis Ryan (also named after her daddy).

Re: Clarification

[madamesolitaire.livejournal.com]

P.S. Thank you all.. you've pretty much ruled out all chances of Kresley Brenea being used on my future children. I'm sure she'll thank you too! :p

[heure-actuelle.livejournal.com]

i looooooove the name Corbin. i don't think it's all that common.

Lydia, i'd say, is a middle-popular name. it's not like an Ashley or Sarah, but i can think of a few Lydias i've known in my life.

TBH, Lacy/Lacee reminds me of...well lace. and lace makes me think of lingerie, and that's not the image i want of a little girl :(

i like Ryan as a girls name