Opinions on name for my babygirl??

[Chrissy1437]

I really only have one name that I've been thinking about but I have a lot of doubts with it. The name is Karalynn.. but I'm scared that it sounds just like Carolyn which is a name that I am not fond of. I thought about using it as 2 names (Kara Lynn) but then I don't seem to like it as much lol. I really wanted a 3 syllable name and I love the look of Karalynn spelled out but just really hate the fact that I think she would be called Carolyn which sounds old and ugly to me. I need some opinions and feedback please!! Right now it's between Karalynn Rose (and we would call her Kara probably for the most part) or Kara Lynn.

 

[MUMOF5]

How about hyphenating it Kara-Lynn, then it's stop people mispronouncing it as Carolyn?? Ps: it's a very pretty name

 

[Chrissy1437]

My boyfriend suggested that but I've never actually known somebody with a hyphenated name before so I didn't know if that was a weird thing to do or not lol

 

[RubyRainbows]

It's funny - I have the same opinion of the name Carolyn as you... yet Karalynn strikes me as quite lovely! Yet they sound quite similar! Go figure!

I would hyphenate it to Kara-Lynn Rose in order to get the exact pronunciation you're going for (although to be honest, i'm not a huge fan of hyphenated names).

Additional suggestions:

Kaylana
Kayliana
Karabelle
Kerris/Carys

 

[Lucy139]

My boyfriend suggested that but I've never actually known somebody with a hyphenated name before so I didn't know if that was a weird thing to do or not lol

I know a fair few people who's little ones have hyphenated names Kara-Lynn is lovely x

 

[steph.]

I would go for Kara-Lynn or Kara Lynn. I actually like Kara Lynn more but then you risk the Lynn being phased out as a middle name. Karalynn sounds too much like Carolyn and when looking at it it looks like someone tried to name their daughter Carolyn but give it an original spelling. Kara-Lynn though sounds very pretty and I don't think it would be associated with Carolyn.

 

[MariposaTam]

I currently have a coworker whose name is Cory-Lynn and she loves her name, goes by Cory all the time. I like Kara-Lynn, beautiful choice

 

[pinkribbon]

When I first read it I did pronounce it sort of similar to Carolyn in my head. I agree with the idea of hyphenating it.

 

[Chrissy1437]

Thanks ladies! I'm gonna give the hyphen some thought. I'm just not sure how I feel about the hyphen..and maybe it's just strange to me cuz like i said I've never actually seen anybody with a hyphenated name so it's def different to me lol. I just don't want to give her a name that ends up being a pain in the butt because of one little dash..but I really want to make this name work it's the only one that's stuck with me lol. *sigh*

 

[MUMOF5]

When she gets older she has the option of dropping the hyphen and just going by the name Kara. I know a lot of people with hyphenated names, never caused any issues for them xx