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01-04-2013 at 12:35 PM
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Sounds too short?

My husband wants to name our baby girl Bryce.  I like the name but we have agreed to use my MN Blair.  Does Bryce Blair sound too short?  He thinks it sounds fine, but I'm not sure.  He won't really budge on the FN...
 
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01-04-2013 at 12:37 PM
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It sounds too masculine and too choppy. I don't like the combo.
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01-04-2013 at 12:38 PM
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I hate Bryce on a girl, paired with Blair I would assume you had a son.  If you must use a great boy name on a girl at least use a feminine girl middle name.
 
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01-04-2013 at 12:39 PM
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I dislike the double B's, the one syllables, and Bryce on a girl.  I don't mind Blair for a girl though. 

Your H needs to compromise.
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Too short. Too choppy. Too masculine. I like Blair for a girl (first name) but that combo is 100% boy to me.

"he won't budge" is not cool. Naming a baby is about compromise.

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01-04-2013 at 12:40 PM
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Bryce is a boys' name, and sound awful with Blair. Sorry.
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Manderlin923:

Too short. Too choppy. Too masculine. I like Blair for a girl (first name) but that combo is 100% boy to me.

"he won't budge" is not cool. Naming a baby is about compromise.

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01-04-2013 at 12:45 PM
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Actually considering your other posts have been Milo, Maddox and Aspen and now Bryce, I'm assuming MUD?
 
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01-04-2013 at 12:46 PM
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I like Bryce, I think it's cute... but I don't think it flows well with Blair. As a PP said, why not keep Bryce and choose something really girly as a MN to balance it out ex. Bryce Elisabeth, Bryce Clare...etc.
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01-04-2013 at 12:59 PM
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Not a huge fan of boy names for girls.
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If you don't love the name, you need to be able to veto it, just like your H should be able to veto names that he doesn't love. I agree with the PPs that have said this name is too choppy and doesn't flow well. I think the alliteration just emphasizes the choppiness.
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If I just read the name I would think your daughter was a boy. The names seems very maculine to me. Probably because my brother name is Brycen and I've always thought of using Bryce for a boy.

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01-04-2013 at 1:05 PM
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Name aside, "he won't budge" is not acceptable. If you are not exaggerating, be aware that that sort of behavior is controlling and manipulative.
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01-04-2013 at 1:24 PM
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People are putting Bryce on girls?

Yikes.

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01-04-2013 at 1:27 PM
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MelRC117:

I dislike the double B's, the one syllables, and Bryce on a girl.  I don't mind Blair for a girl though. 

Your H needs to compromise.

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01-04-2013 at 1:28 PM
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Manderlin923:
Too short. Too choppy. Too masculine. I like Blair for a girl first name but that combo is 100 boy to me. "he won't budge" is not cool. Naming a baby is about compromise.


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01-04-2013 at 1:30 PM
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I think they sound fine. And I think 'flow' exceptions should be made when a MN is a family name or an important name. I do like Bryce, nice choice.
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MelRC117:

I dislike the double B's, the one syllables, and Bryce on a girl.  I don't mind Blair for a girl though. 

Your H needs to compromise.

I agree with all of this.  Blair is good, but I don't think it sounds good at all with Bryce.


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It sounds too masculine and too choppy. I don't like the combo.

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CabbageCabbage:
It sounds too masculine and too choppy. I don't like the combo.

This exactly.  Bryce is a boy's name.  Blair is a unisex name, so I would assume this was a boy.  Plus the alliteration and the two one-syllable names don't flow well.
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01-04-2013 at 1:39 PM
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Joy2611:

People are putting Bryce on girls?

Yikes.

I thought of Bryce Dallas Howard (actress), but I do think it's a male name that a few misguided individuals are using on females. Perhaps it's just me, but I am more forgiving of odd names on famous people, probably because they take so many "creative" liberties in naming their own children. If you're not famous, it's just cruel (and probably is even if you're famous, but the trust fund might make it more tolerable).
 
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01-04-2013 at 1:45 PM
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mabenner1:
Bryce is a boys' name, and sound awful with Blair. Sorry.

I completely agree.  Not a fan at all. 


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01-04-2013 at 5:49 PM
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mabenner1:
Bryce is a boys' name, and sound awful with Blair. Sorry.

I completely agree.&nbsp; Not a fan at all.&nbsp;



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01-04-2013 at 6:00 PM
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I do not like Bryce on a boy, much less a girl, and Bryce Blair doesn't have the best flow.  I don't mind flow though if the mn means something.  I would pick a different fn if I were you though.
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01-04-2013 at 6:40 PM
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Too chopy and Bryce to me is a boys name.
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01-04-2013 at 6:52 PM
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It sounds too choppy. I also think of Bryce as a masculine name as I knew a Bryce in elementary school.

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01-04-2013 at 7:22 PM
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Joy2611:

People are putting Bryce on girls?

Yikes.

Been happening for a while, Bryce Dallas Howard is Ron Howard's daughter.  Not good, but not new.

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01-04-2013 at 8:36 PM
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NMS.

Bryce used to be the pretentious effeminate boy name in a previous generation.

Too close, Pick one.
 
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Manderlin923:

Too short. Too choppy. Too masculine. I like Blair for a girl (first name) but that combo is 100% boy to me.

"he won't budge" is not cool. Naming a baby is about compromise.

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I'd be mad at that kind of reaction from my H.  I hope you guys can come up with a good compromise! 
 
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01-05-2013 at 12:33 AM
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It's very masculine and does not flow at all. Sorry, I'd keep looking. He has to budge on the FN if you're not into it. 
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