Sydney for a girl?
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Anonymous
I can't not hear the voice from Scream when I hear that name, but I'm probably really dating myself.
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Anonymous
| I've never warmed to this name, sorry. |
Anonymous
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The "dney" sound is nasal and grating to me, but that's just me.
Also not a fan of city names for people. But use it if you love it. |
Anonymous
I like it. As someone who narrowly escaped being named Adelheid (thanks dad!) definitely better than Adelaide
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Anonymous
I posted that. I wasn't actually serious....just seemed more believable than Perth or Canberra. 
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Anonymous
I like Adelaide a lot more than Sydney, FWIW. |
Anonymous
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I'm sorry, maybe it's the New Yorker in me, but this is an old Jewish man's name.
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Anonymous
Won’t most people associate Dagny with Ayn Rand? |
Anonymous
Yep. I don't mind that it's a city name. It's the old man vibes that I can't get behind. |
Anonymous
| A friend has a daughter named Sydney. The kid’s friends, teachers, and coaches have shortened it to Syd, which my friend hates since she thinks it sounds like an old man. |
Anonymous
I get where she's coming from, but since she's stuck with it, thinking of Cyd Charisse might make it more tolerable. |
Anonymous
Interesting, I don't know much about Ayn Rand, but the name Dagny is Scandinavian. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagny_(name) |
Anonymous
| I love it and always have. |
Anonymous
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Interesting history with SSA rankings.
It ranked only sporadically between 1900 - 1981, never higher than the 500s. Then it rose steadily during the 80s and 90 and peaked at 23 between 1999-2003. Its fallen back to about 200. Feels at bit like Penelope -- random, obscure then v popular. Id rather give my kid that name when its ranked around 200 than during its moment in the sun. 
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Anonymous
| It's OK. It's better than Torrance or Biker. |