Hi All
Whilst we have a while to go we are starting with the names already.

What do you think

Grace Marlea or Marlea Grace?? Pronounced Marley

(Marlea is created from my middle being Maree and DP being Lea = Marlea)

and

Zach Albert or Aiden James or Liam Albert, Liam James??

TIA
Kylie

Grace Mali or Mali Grace would be nice but Marlea is a hideous looking mush.

Liam James is lovely for a boy.

If you were spelling it Marley, I'd say Marley Grace because it flows nicer than Grace Marley. But since it is a name smoosh I would go with Grace Marlea.

I love Aiden James for a boy.

Marli or Marley. I am not a fan of name combining to make up a 'name'

When I read the title I pronounced it Marlia.

I would go for Grace Marlea

Marli or Marley. I am not a fan of name combining to make up a 'name'

Eta Mali is another option maybe?

Ooops! Double Post

I think Marlea Grace flows nicer, and I like Liam James for a boy.

Although since Marlea is a mash up of your middle names Id consider it as a middle name if you choose any different names.

If you spell it Marley, then Marley Grace. I don't like name smooshes.

I like Liam James.

Grace Marlea and Liam James.

I see nothing wrong with Marlea, it looks quite pretty. Grace is a very popular middle name however, but still goes quite well with the given name.

I read Marlea as Mar-lee-ah. If you really want this spelling then I would put it as the middle name.

Liam James for a boy.

Grace is a lovely name I would use this as the first name definitely.

Hate the spelling of Marlea - I think you'll get a lot of people pronouncing it Mar-lee-a.

I don't like made-up names at all, so Grace definitely.

Liam James for a boy.

Unless you or your partner are of West African background, I would suggest that you don't heed this suggestion and spell your baby's name Mali as this is a place in West Africa.

That said, the chief problem with Marlea is that it looks as if it should be pronounced "mar-lee-a".

I think Grace is a far far nicer choice and would work much better as a first name. Use Marlea as a middle name as it is sentimental to you and your partner.

I'd def use Marlea as MN only......

I would use Marlee. It is a smoosh of the same letters, it's a name in use and it would be pronounced how you want it pronounced.

I like both Marlee Grace and Grace Marlee. If you want to stick with Marlea I would definitely slip it in the middle.

For a boy my pick is Liam Albert. Very nice!

That's just ridiculous, a lot of names are place names (china, asia, dakota, montanna, sydney etc) and you don't have to come from the place to use it. If the person was of West African background they tend to choose names with meaning so probably wouldn't use Mali anyway.

I'd go with Marley/Mali Grace

I know a Marley, think its cute, so Marlea Grace would be my choice and Liam James for a boy!

This.

Love Liam James for a boy.

Marli Grace sounds better, but if you insist on it being spelt Marlea, then I'd use it as a middle name.
(I think it is a good name mash, just I'd change the spelling. The sentiment is still there!)
My friend actually has a Grace Marli May.

I like Aiden James for a boy.

Definitely Grace and Liam for first name choices.

I prefer Grace Marlea and Liam James.