riley or bailey???

[excitedfornumber2]

hello, your thoughts please on either Riley or Bailey for a little boy.

[meep]

Bailey
definitely

[moopymoo]

neither float my boat tbh but Riley if you really must.

[VictorianSqualor]

Isn't it spelt Reilly?
I don't like Bailey particularly, sounds like a name for a dog.

[excitedfornumber2]

i had thought of spelling it that way, however in the name books on the internet its as i have put it.

[VictorianSqualor]

Hmm, I thoguht it originally came from 'O'Reilly' and was shortened then changed, but of course it's up to you.
The important thing is not what we think, but what you think, which do you prefer?

[jojosmaman]

I know two dogs called bailey so riley for me

[excitedfornumber2]

we cant really decide, my dp likes completely different names to those i do. These are 2 that we agree on, we had sort of decided on Riley, but i have thrown Bailey into the mix. My DS wants to call the baby Shonka!!!. so definately need to find something we agree on.

I am happy to receiev all thoughts positive and negative, and will make my own mind up. just curious what people thought.

[cyteen]

Neither is a name I'd choose...RIley always makes me think of Buffy's lame boyfriend , so I'd probably go for Bailey if I was choosing between them.

[shelleylou]

Id go for Bailey, slightly biased as i wanted to call my ds that but spelt differently. XP vetoed it

[kiskideesameanoldmother]

neither, sorry.

[Nbg]

I like Riley.

Bailey is quite common now.

[no1putsbabyinthecorner]

I love Bailey,but dh wont go for it now as he says its a Horses anme. Only because pre children I named my horse Bailey because I loved it so much.

[Buckets]

Neither sorry.

[expatinscotland]

they're both fab names, for a black and yellow Labradour retriever respectively.

[Bubble99]

Neither, sorry.

I think Stella MacCartney called her daughter Bailey?

[pootleflump]

Neither, but if I had to choose- Riley

[expatinscotland]

it's a girls name in the US, riley.

well, it's one of those ridiculous gender-ambiguous names they're so fond of, but i've heard more girls than boys called that.

naff.

totally and completely naff.

[Littlefish]

Neither, ever.

[wheresthehamster]

Horrid.

[shouldbeworking]

Bailey will always be an Irish Liquer and Riley's is a snooker club so neither for me.

Although I don't mind them it's just because of above

[cheesesarnie]

bailey i think but i agree with themildmanneredjanitor -james!

[AbbeyA]

Both horrible I'm afraid.