Finley...for a girl?

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elseIlltellyourfather · 26/06/2011 10:47

What are your thoughts please? My name book says it is the feminine spelling; I like it and DH loves it so may go with it, but are we being silly/cruel/condeming her to a lifetime of people being surprised she is female etc?

There was one in home and Away if that helps?

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elseIlltellyourfather · 26/06/2011 11:29

Thats interesting rachel, thanks. Is it American? I know of no female Finleys but loads of boys. That really helps though, cheers.

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rachel234 · 26/06/2011 11:22

Found this on babynamespedia:

Finley - Meaning of the name

[ 2 syll. fi-nley, fin-l-ey ] The girl name Finley is also used as a boy name, though the use for girls is more popular. It is pronounced FIHNLiy ?. Finley's language of origin is Irish. The meaning of Finley is 'fair-haired hero'. Forms of Finley include the names Findlay, Findley, Finlea, Finlee, Finn, Finnlea, and Finnley. Another variant of the name is the short form Fin.

Finley is a rather popular baby girl name, and it is also perceived as trendy. The name has been rising in popularity since the 2000s; prior to that, it was of only very modest use. At the recent peak of its usage in 2010, 0.040% of baby girls were named Finley. It was #408 in rank then. Out of all girl names in its family, Finley was the most commonly used in 2010. Although Finley is used more commonly as a girl name today, there was a period prior to 1917 that it was more popular with boys. After 2005, increasingly the name became more popular with girls than with boys. In 2009, 83% more girls than boys were given the name Finley.

rachel234 · 26/06/2011 11:20

I like it for a girl and prefer Finley, sounds more feminine like Kimberley, Shelley.

virginiasmonalogue · 26/06/2011 10:55

I like it but thought it was Finlay. Like it either way!

Sl1nkyMalinki · 26/06/2011 10:54

If you love it then use it!

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