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[Opinions] Re: Lakelyn (and Water names poll)

by chazda

10/7/2004, 8:40 AM

in reply to a message by AquaticLifeForMe

Lake sounds unisex as far as I'm concerned; I'd err slightly towards using it on a male. It's not bad; I would use it before I used Laken. I'd feel a bit unlike myself, addressing my own child as Lake, so it's not my style. Lake is just a modern wordname with a nice image to me; Laken to me is weird nonsense like Jaden, although not so weird I couldn't get used to it.

Lakelyn sounds to me like an alteration of Lachlan, but I guess it doesn't have to be. I like Lachlan too.

- chazda

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- chazda

10/7/2004, 5:31 PM

oh, and.. the poll.. my answer

I'd use River or Brook for a boy, Brooke or Lynn for a girl. Sorry I can't think of anything more creative. Bay (m), maybe?

- chazda

- iris

10/7/2004, 10:21 AM

an alteration of Lachlan...

I agree. When I hear Lakelyn my first thought was the parent saw Lachlan, misused and mispronounced it.

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