Adelayne?

[milliesue]

Layne is a family name and dh would really like to use it for a baby girl. He actually suggested Adelayne/Adalayne with the nickname lainie (btw, with the Layne spelling, how would you spell lainie? laynie? Layney?) He rarely has suggestions and Adelayne June is growing on me. Thoughts? Suggestions - how popular do you think the 'Ada' names are going to be in the next 10 years?

btw - other names we're considering
Layne Elizabeth or Elizabeth Layne
Eliza June
Josephine Rae
Lydia June

[ashthedreamer]

I like the idea of Adelayne! There's Adelise, and Adeline, and Adelaide... why not Adelayne, too? I like the Adelaine spelling more, though. A good friend's daughter's name is Avelaine (which she says is a French form of Aveline? I don't know much about it but her mom found it in a French baby name book just before she passed away, which is how little Avelaine got the name), and I think that's gorgeous, so I think Adelaine could work just as well. It might get confused for Adelaide a lot, though!

If you plan on using Lainey as a nn, I would just go with whichever appeals to you most. Just because you spell it Layne, I don't think you really have to stick to the Layne part for Layney/Laynee/etc. You could opt for Laney, Lainey, Lainie, etc.--whichever spelling appeals to you the most. There are a lot of spellings, haha!

Good luck!

[r_j]

Adalyn, Adylinn, and Adison and its variants are names I see a lot in my local birth announcements. I think they will be very popular. I love the nickname Lanie though.

[agirlinred]

Adelayne June is nice. I think Adelayne Eliza would be nice as well.

[ofthesea]

I like Adelayne, but prefer the Adelaine spelling, then you can use the nn Lainey. Very cute!

[girlsgirlsgirls]

I think it is cute! I would stick with Adelayne because it is a family name/spelling

[milliesue]

Thank you for the spelling suggestions and comments. It's the top runner so far!

[jersey_gray]

I like it. As to the nn you can spell it however you want, that's sort of the point of the nn. I vote Laney as that is my one daughter's nn (full name Delaney).

[southernmomma]

I have a friend whose youngest daughter's middle name is Adelaine. If I remember correctly, it's a family name for them as well.

[annie85]

I'd go with the Adelaine spelling. While the Adelayne spelling may incorporate a family name, it looks trendy.