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Riley for a boy? Nice or not???

40 replies

clpsmum · 08/04/2010 09:07

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crumpette · 08/04/2010 09:46

not

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muminthemiddle · 08/04/2010 10:21

Nice

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beccas · 08/04/2010 14:34

Wonderful unique but easy to say and spell.
I know it as a surname, but think its a good first name too

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izzybiz · 08/04/2010 14:40

As far away from unique as you can get where I live!

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Skegness · 08/04/2010 14:48

Highest climber in the 2008 charts

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andlipsticktoo · 08/04/2010 14:51

NOT

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BunnyLebowski · 08/04/2010 14:53

Definitely definitely not.

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thumbwitch · 08/04/2010 14:55

one of the younger boys in our toddler group is called Riley; and another family there has the surname Reilly - I get confused sometimes.

Not un-nice but not something I'd choose.

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TheArsenicCupCake · 08/04/2010 14:56

I like it enough to post on a baby name thread

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cinnamongreyhound · 08/04/2010 15:04

I like it but is becoming more common.

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Dinkytinky · 08/04/2010 15:08

I like it!

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LouMacca · 08/04/2010 15:11

Not.

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Angela82 · 08/04/2010 15:41

Not keen... Sorry...

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usualsuspect · 08/04/2010 15:42

I like

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Ineedsomesleep · 08/04/2010 16:24

Not. Have a friend who's cat is called Riley, but not for a boy sorry.

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MrsvWoolf · 08/04/2010 16:55

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WhoIsAsking · 08/04/2010 17:00

Smiley Riley!

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desperatelylackinglibido · 08/04/2010 17:06

Life of Riley...

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Claire236 · 08/04/2010 17:54

Like it

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jellybeans · 08/04/2010 19:38

Like it

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loobylu3 · 08/04/2010 20:28

Not nice I'm afraid, at least not to my taste!

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swanandduck · 09/04/2010 13:19

Don't like it. Sounds like the kind of makey up, pseudo Irish name that people in Hollywood give their kids.

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Nemain · 09/04/2010 13:27

I wouldn't choose it myself, but upon seeing the name, I did immediately think boy's name.

(I was also a Buffy fan where there was a character called Riley Finn)

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Doozie · 09/04/2010 13:29

NOT. Not a fan of surnames for first names. Sounds, dare I say it, a bit common.

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TwatthewWright · 09/04/2010 14:10

I think its lovely.

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