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[Opinions] twin girls

by jen77

6/8/2006, 6:31 PM

Wdyt of Allie and Rylie for twin girls?

#twins

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- jayjay +1

6/9/2006, 4:41 PM

i hate rylie. it's way too overused nowadays. allie is cute though.

- jen77

6/9/2006, 10:15 PM

I'm really favoring Rylie, because where I'm from no one has that name. Names aren't used the same amount everywhere.

- Isla +2

6/9/2006, 8:12 AM

Sorry, but awful. Allie as a nn wouldn't be horrible, but paired with Rylie, esp. with this spelling, they are just too similar sounding. Rylie (any spelling) is horrible for a girl anyway, imo. :-/

~Heather~

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines

- Kylie (Kylie1) +1

6/9/2006, 9:59 AM

i agree, my sister has 6 kids singles and 1 set of twins, there names are, singles Marcus, Matthew, Michael, Mya TWINS Maya and Mia. Lets just say it is VERY hard 2 call them.

We have had our 1st child. Our little angel, Malakai-Rose Brenton 21st May 2006

- Isla

6/9/2006, 11:08 AM

Mya, Maya, and Mia?!?! Oh dear. :(

~Heather~

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines

- Kate (Pheadirean)

6/9/2006, 6:46 AM

Not too bad. I like Alexandria and Allison, too, as well as Allie. And Rylie is okay. :)

-Kate

- poetic_freedom

6/9/2006, 4:21 AM

I don't think Allie or Rylie will age well at all. Allie seems perpetually young to me, and Rylie screams bratty toddler who was born in the 2000s.
I have less of an issue with Riley or Reilly however, which seem to age slightly better to me. I love the nn Allie but to me it has to be short for something even if the only reason is that a name like Alexandra, Alexis, Alessandra, Allison, or Alana will serve them much better in adulthood. Think about a business executive called Allie, a doctor called Allie, a lawyer or judge called Allie or a president called Allie. It just doesn't seem right.

- Soul (guest)

6/9/2006, 2:00 AM

Hate it, sorry. I don't like either name, and the "-ee" ending in both makes the set terribly cutesy.

- divine90

6/9/2006, 1:23 AM

What if Alie is spelt Ally? i like them tho!

- mum2bubba +1

6/8/2006, 7:26 PM

Ok, I like Allie as a nn for Alex, Alyssa, Alison or Alannah and I prefer Rylie for a boy spelt Reilly.

What about Allie and Kylie or Allie and Brylie?

Mum to Hayley Anne

- jen77

6/8/2006, 11:56 PM

To me Riley seems a lot more feminine anyway, so I wouldn't use it for a boy, but I love the name used for a girl especially when it's spelled Rylie because that's a feminine spelling and less likely to be confused than Riley.

I don't want Allie to be short for anything because I really don't like any of the long forms, and I really like just plain Allie.

- Claire H

6/8/2006, 6:50 PM

Allie sounds too nicknamey but I would like it if it was a nickname for Alexandra or Allison. I hate Riley in any spelling on a girl because it sounds very masculine to my ears.

Instead of Rylie, how about..

Ruth or Ruthie
Ruby
Rose or Rosie
Ria
Rae
Raya
Rain or Raine
or maybe even Kylie?

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- Jo (jazzi)

6/8/2006, 6:48 PM

Allie is okay, i prefer it to Alison. I dont like Rylie on a girl.

"GoTheSaints"

- kahurema +2

6/8/2006, 6:36 PM

I think Allie should be a nn for either Alexis or Alexandra.(or really any other Al name but these two are my favorites) I like Riley spelled this way. I think they would sound fine although a bit trendy.

- jen77 +1

6/8/2006, 6:47 PM

I like Riley too but Rylie seems a little more feminine. Just Allie though, not short for another name.

- Isla

6/9/2006, 8:13 AM

Y's do not = "feminine"

~Heather~

"Why is it that, as a culture, we are more comfortable seeing two men holding guns than holding hands?" - Ernest Gaines

- chris1112 (guest) +2

6/8/2006, 6:34 PM

Would Allie be a nick-name or regular name?
I like those names,but I like Allyson better.

- jen77 +1

6/8/2006, 6:44 PM

A regular name. I don't want it to be short for anything though.

- chris1112 (guest)

6/8/2006, 6:47 PM

Well then those are not my favorites but, they sound really cute and little girl-ish.

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