Linley
Hadley
Brinley
Spellings stay as they are.
If you hate them all, tell me least to most hated. :) Thanks!
Also, do you have middle name suggestion, for any or all?
Marie is out. I was thinking Sue? After my grandma who is battling lymphoma. Do you think that's ok?
2007-11-01 02:49:15 · 43 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Baby Names
I actually quite like Hadley, and it seems to fit the style you want without being made-up, insubstantial or trendy (you can likely guess how I feel about "Linley" and "Brinley," so I won't bother commenting on them further LOL).
Hadley, on the other hand, is a historic place name/surname (meaning "heather field," which is quite a nice mental image) that happens to have gained in popularity a bit recently. Certainly not overused by any means, but familiar enough that many will have at least heard of it. A really nice balance of intriguing but still known, if you catch my meaning.
And I quite like the idea of honoring your grandma, but I'd use a formal version personally. Not that there's anything wrong with Sue itself. Just that as a middle name it tends to come across as a bit abrupt and even cliche, whereas Hadley Susanna or Hadley Suzanne, for example, sound a bit more polished and complete. If your grandma has a longer form, I'd use it. If not, a version like Susanna is still in obvious honor of Sue, that being simply a short, familiar form. ;)
Hope that helps!
2007-11-01 03:59:50 · answer #1 · answered by Irish Mommy 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Since the spelling is staying the same I am going to say that Linley Sue sounds awfully sweet.
I don't care for Hadley or Brinley.
But Haley Sue would be a beautiful name.
2007-11-01 04:12:57 · answer #2 · answered by ashley g 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I Like Brinley Sue...
It's Adorable...
To Me Linley Sounds Like A Person With A Speech Impedament Saying Lindsey... I'm Not Too Sure About Hadley?!?!?
2007-11-01 03:55:33 · answer #3 · answered by Tink's Mommy 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Based on the middle name Sue I am assuming that you are having a girl, with that in mind I really like Hadley Sue for a girls name.
Sue means "lily" and it's wonderful to give your child a name of someone you are close to. I also think that it's sounds wonderful with all three names you have chosen.
Hadley means "field of heather" and is my favorite of the three!
Linley and Brinley are typically boys names but if that doesn't bother you for a girl I like both of them.
Linley means "lime tree wood" and Brinley means "burnt meadow"
Good Luck and as long as you like them don't worry about what others say. A year from now they will decide that your child's name fits her.
2007-11-01 05:40:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think I like Brinley the best, because then she can go by Brin (which is not as odd as 'Had'). I am just so-so on Linley. And am not fond of Hadley at all. As far as the middle name, I would go with a longer version of Sue. All of those name with just "Sue" (which is a good choice, in my opinion, because it is honoring a family member) sound like someone out in the backwater country with black teeth (sorry!). Maybe Brinley Suzanne or Brinley Susan. That is still honoring her, just a little different. Good luck :)
2007-11-01 05:06:21 · answer #5 · answered by Jules, E, and Liam :) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think everyone has a style of name they like - yours is obviously something ending with ley! Out of the three, I think Linley is nicest. I really don't like Brinley...
For a middle name I think anything goes - especially family names, the baby wont be called by it so it can be nice if it has more of a symbolic meaning. I think Sue after your grandma is fine! What is your middle name? I have the same one as my mother and will name my daughter (provided I am having a girl!) the same as a middle name to keep up tradition...
2007-11-01 03:10:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like Hadley the best.
How about:
Hadley Grace
Hadley Claire
Hadley Brianne
Hadley Renee
Hadley Sophia
Hadley Elizabeth
2007-11-01 03:39:28 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not too keen on any of them. They're not horrible, just not really my style. Hadley is my least fave. Linley and Brinley are both ok. Sue would work as a middle name for either. Also...Jade, Jane, Claire, Paige, Shaine, Noelle, Joy, Kate, Mae, Rae.
2007-11-01 03:06:01 · answer #8 · answered by ssjd3436 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Brinley Sue sounds the best of the list, other middle names might depend on the last name, but Rose, Denise, Michelle, Ann, Grace, & Sophia
2007-11-01 03:15:46 · answer #9 · answered by just a thought 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I thought these were boy names until you brought up the middle name. I think I would go with Brinley though - just because I know people with "Lindley" as a last name, and because names beginning with "Ha" and ending with "ley" or "lee" are super hot right now and I would want my kid's name to be a little different from the trendy stuff.
And I would go with Sue for the middle name.
2007-11-01 03:03:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋