Sarah or Paisley?
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Sarah or Paisley?
| Sun, 06-20-2004 - 7:20pm |
I loved Sarah growing up, but now I am worried it is way too plain. I often do think it is way too plain. I have been hearing Paisley somewhat for the last couple of years..I have met 3-4 of them now. But then I worry Paisley might be too unusual. I already have the middle name so using both is not a possiblity. Besides, I am not going to call them by both so why bother to give both. What do you think?

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Paisley - I really like this name and don't know any yet! That would be my choice! (But I'm sure my dh woudn't like it!:( I'm having a hard time - he doesn't like any of my names this time...)
middle names for Paisley;
Samara, Brooke, Brielle, Kiana,
Other names similar to Paisley that I like (Incase you have the same problems as me! Gosh, we have the babies so we should name them!(big vent-aaah)
Paige
Saige
Brielle
Aubrey
Arden
Samara
Annika
Kiana
Scarlett
Savannah
Sienna
Sierra
Brinley
Briony
Addisen/Addison
Ainsley
Piper
Goodluck to you!
Joh
Paisley is a great name though. I really like it. I just asked my DH about Paisley and he said "it's alright." That's a guy for you. He barely has an opinion. lol.
-peggy
Best,
Julia
I just don't get Paisley. To me, paisley is a fabric type! Not a name for a child. I just don't get it... but hey, that's me.
I love Sarah! although I prefer it without the H. Again, though, that's my personal opinion.
~ Liz, mom to Christopher and Nicholas
Although Paisley is pretty, I don't think it will stand the test of time. It reminds me of one of those trendy names that is in for a while, and then dies out of use.
HTH
If Sarah is too 'plain' to you, what about Serena or Sabrina?
Paisley is completely against my typical naming style, but for some reason I love it anyway!!! I think it is completely spunky, yet also mysterious. I'm not even pregnant, I just love names...but I don't know how I would feel about this name once the time came, lol. I mean, in one way, I can see myself putting it on the list, but in another way, I can also see myself saying, "no, my daughters have to have super-feminine names"...but what I might do is use a different name as the given name, but have the first and middle names include the syllables or letters that Paisley has, and then use Paisley as a nn.
Best of luck to you!
I honestly think Sarah is one of the most beautiful names of all, but there are a ton of Sarahs in this world. Of all ages. If this isn't important to you, I'd go with Sarah. I don't think it is plain at all - just very classic and pretty.
One thing to consider is other names you like and might use for future babies. If you love other girl names and boy names that are more unusual, like Paisley, I would go with that. If all of your other names are very classic and traditional, I would go with Sarah. So future siblings will have names that match this baby, stylistically.
Good luck!!
Just curious: for the posters that don't like the name Paisley, what do you think of Ainsley? I know Ainsley is more of a tried-and-true name, but to me it's similar in style (at least pronunciation-wise) to Paisley. And I know Paisley is really a word, not necessarily a name, but if "Ainsley" was originally known as being a print on fabric, would you dislike it?
It's funny, though...for me, I can't stand the name Ainsley...yet I like Paisley...I think
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