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[Opinions] Alleyne
What do you think of Alleyne?It's a family name, usually relegated to the second middle name spot for a couple of cousins of mine (like Patrick Marcus Alleyne Surname or Olivia Anne Alleyne Surname), and I was thinking it might make a nice FN. Is it more feminine or masculine to you? How would you pronounce it, if you read it before hearing it? Edit: it's a family SURname

This message was edited 2/20/2013, 10:19 AM

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Makes me think of little green men in their UFOs.
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It makes a cool middle name for a girl. I don't think it seems masculine enough as a personal name for a guy, even a middle name. Because of the e on the end. If it were Alleyn it'd seem more like it suited as a guy middle name as well. Not that it'd stop me from giving it to a boy as a middle, if I were determined to pass on the name because I had another more important reason besides liking how it looks/sounds. I'd say it al-AYN (al like in pal, ayn like in pain)

This message was edited 2/20/2013, 10:27 AM

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Looks like a kre8tyv spelling of Elaine that didn't turned out very good.
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I would pronounce it ah-LANE and to me it sounds feminine.
I'm sad to say I don't like it. It looks too much like the German word allein, lonely.

This message was edited 2/20/2013, 7:12 AM

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