I’m having a baby girl in [name]August[/name] and we are currently discussing names. My husband really likes [name]Locklyn[/name]. We’re thinking about going with [name]Locklyn[/name] [name]Hope[/name]. Thoughts?
Oh, please don’t! It is a masculine name with a horribly trendy spelling. I would keep looking.
I find [name]Locklyn[/name] really quite harsh. The original [name]Lachlan[/name], for a boy, is a handsome Gaelic name.
Maybe you might try [name]Larkin[/name], [name]Leighton[/name], or [name]Linden[/name] instead? Depending on the length of your last name, [name]Hope[/name] could work well. [name]Linden[/name] is my favorite - “[name]Linny[/name]” - and [name]Linden[/name] [name]Hope[/name] is perky and sweet.
If you have a shorter last name but still like virtue names, try [name]Felicity[/name] or [name]Mercy[/name] for a middle name.
Or, names that feel like [name]Hope[/name] you could try are [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Caroline[/name], [name]Emma[/name], [name]Faith[/name], [name]Grace[/name], [name]Hannah[/name], [name]Isabelle[/name], [name]Isla[/name], [name]Julianna[/name], [name]Lucy[/name], [name]Madeline[/name], [name]Maggie[/name], [name]Olivia[/name], [name]Paige[/name], [name]Rose[/name], [name]Sarah[/name], [name]Sage[/name], [name]Tess[/name], [name]Victoria[/name], and [name]Violet[/name].
[name]Linden[/name] [name]Grace[/name]
[name]Linden[/name] [name]Julianna[/name]
[name]Linden[/name] [name]Sarah[/name]
[name]Larkin[/name] [name]Emma[/name]
[name]Larkin[/name] [name]Isla[/name]
[name]Larkin[/name] [name]Paige[/name]
[name]Leighton[/name] [name]Isabelle[/name]
[name]Leighton[/name] [name]Rose[/name]
[name]Leighton[/name] [name]Victoria[/name]
I would have to say I am in agreement. [name]Locklyn[/name] is definitely a misspelling of [name]Lachlan[/name] which is a boy’s name. I would say [name]Linden[/name] (like [name]Lyndon[/name]) and [name]Leighton[/name] are both unisex or just plain boys’ names. You might like: [name]Lark[/name], [name]Larkin[/name], [name]Lenore[/name], [name]Lenora[/name], [name]Linnea[/name] (lih-NAY-uh), [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Lillian[/name], [name]Liliana[/name], [name]Lillia[/name], etc.
[name]Hope[/name] is a very cute middle name!
It is a boys name. [name]Lachlan[/name]. It really isn’t supposed to pronounced [name]Lock[/name] - lyn. More like [name]Lock[/name] - len.
A celebrity used this name and I cringed. I think it was [name]Vince[/name] [name]Vaughn[/name]…
I think there is potential for teasing with this name. Kids might say: [name]Lock[/name] [name]Lyn[/name] in a closet or something.
Sorry, but I don’t think it is a good name and I am sure you knew it wouldn’t get much love here.
I like lemon’s suggestion of [name]Leighton[/name]. [name]Leighton[/name] is technically a boy’s name too, but has always seemed girly to me. I really like it.
I like [name]Linden[/name] too and the nn [name]Lindy[/name] is super cute! So I like it better for a girl, even though it is an old-fashioned boy’s name.
[name]Larkin[/name] sounds better for a boy though, but is better than [name]Locklyn[/name], in my opinion. It has the nn [name]Lark[/name]. Nn [name]Lock[/name] would just be weird.
If you like the lyn/len ending there are lots of other names.
You might like:
Annalyn
[name]Emmalyn[/name]
Jennalyn
Taralyn
[name]Cailin[/name]
[name]Evelyn[/name]
[name]Magdalen/name
[name]Fallon[/name]
[name]Hope[/name] is a lovely middle though.
If you like the name, use it! I’m not a fan of the spelling, but I like the sound. Maybe I would make it the original [name]Lachlan[/name] , even for a girl. People doubted my name choice and I’m glad I didn’t listen and stuck with it. I would hate for you to feel pressured to choose something else!
While I’m not really a fan of [name]Locklyn[/name] [name]Hope[/name] myself, I have to agree with the pp in that don’t let anyone talk you out of a name unless they have a very valid reason. [name]Locklyn[/name]/[name]Lachlan[/name] being an a male name isn’t really what I’d call a valid reason, more of a style difference.
I do like the spelling [name]Lachlan[/name] better though, just imo. -lyn has never been a name suffix that looks appealing to my eyes
Suggestions: [name]Jacqueline[/name], [name]Magdalene[/name], [name]Marcheline[/name], [name]Nicole[/name], [name]Nicolette[/name], [name]Catalina[/name], [name]Annika[/name], [name]Erika[/name], [name]Anouk[/name], [name]Carly[/name]
Have you considered [name]Laken[/name]? I like that much better for a girl. I’m afraid I agree with the others. I don’t like [name]Locklyn[/name]. Sorry.