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Hadley

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Thenthatsthatthen · 24/06/2015 20:17

My DH has suggested the name Hadley (middle name will be may no matter what the first name is) for our dd. I wasn't such a fan to begin with but it's really growing on me. My only concerns our a) I thought it was a boys name and b) I'm not sure it goes with our older dd's names (Zoë and Lilian)

What do you think?

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Muddlingalongalone · 13/04/2017 14:22

I love it - and Hadley Freeman per the pp's

Scabetty · 13/04/2017 14:19

I know a Hadley aged 7 and female. Name has grown on me as she is lovely.

lizzieoak · 13/04/2017 14:14

I've never heard it, but it sounds like a surname to me.

RatherBeRiding · 13/04/2017 14:12

Hadley is the name of my pony. He's a boy btw.

greeeen · 13/04/2017 14:10

I think it works for a girl and goes well with Zoe, ok with Lillian.

histinyhandsarefrozen · 13/04/2017 14:04

If you read 'the Paris wife' you'll love it (as a girls name.)

FartnissEverbeans · 13/04/2017 13:59

I like it and I actually love it with Lillian and Zoe.

It makes me think of Hadley Freeman too. She's a pretty good role model.

I don't like it for a boy at all

deluxetrolley · 13/04/2017 13:15

What about Haidee?

Jooni · 13/04/2017 13:01

I know it as a girl's name too, and I quite like it. It's really not the style I'd usually go for, but something about Hadley appeals a bit more than other surnamey-style names. It sounds quite feisty and sophisticated to me, maybe because of the Freeman and Hemingway associations. I think it goes well with Zoe and Lilian FWIW.

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 13/04/2017 12:54

Love Zoe and Lilian, but always think of Hadley, as a masculine name.
How about Harper.

Nicolae100 · 13/04/2017 12:29

I'm intrigued to know what name you went with? We have a gorgeous girl we named Hadley Elizabeth, she is now 4 years old. Only ever had positive remarks about her name. I love it as much now as I did back then. Never any problems with spelling or pronunciation. Go for what you like, she's your girl.

duckbilled · 26/06/2015 17:46

I really like it, and have always seen it as a girls name.

PallasCat · 26/06/2015 17:42

I really like it. Unusual but not weird, familiar enough that you shouldn't have problems with it getting mis-spelt. Most familiar with it from Hadley Freeman, as others have mentioned, so I would assume female although I would not be surprised to meet a male Hadley. I guess as it has surname origins, it really is a unisex name.
I actually think it goes really well with your DCs names. Fabulous!

bobajob · 25/06/2015 14:41

I love Hadley as a girls' name! It is very American sounding though. DP wouldn't have it :(

IsadoraQuagmire · 25/06/2015 14:36

Sookie Stackhouse's cousin (girl, vampire) is named Hadley in Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mysteries books (The tv show True Blood was based on these)

reuset · 25/06/2015 12:29

I'm all for unisex names, but not keen on Hadley at all. It's a more common surname than first name.

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 25/06/2015 11:39

I don't like it. Can't stand surname type names.

Babayaggatheboneylegged · 25/06/2015 11:14

I work with a female Hadley and also only know it as a female name, also belonging to Hadley Freeman and Hemingway's wife

MitzyLeFrouf · 25/06/2015 10:55

Hadley is the name of the psycho prison warden in the Shawshank Redemption.

ThePortlyPinUp · 25/06/2015 10:50

I love it as either a boys or girls name. It was actually my surname when I was born and I wish I'd have thought about it when I was pregnant with my dc's.

FishCanFly · 25/06/2015 10:45

I know a man Hadley.

SwearyInn · 24/06/2015 22:24

Makes me think of spandau ballet.

Decanter · 24/06/2015 22:22

My DD is a Barbie fan and females named Hadley feature in at least two of the most recent films. I agree it's more popular as a girl's name in the US. I quite like it.

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Thenthatsthatthen · 24/06/2015 22:16

Apparently it means heather field which to me is feminine. But the only hadley i know is a boy (and spells it hadleigh) Confused. I really like hallie so i'll suggest that one to DH

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florascotia · 24/06/2015 21:56

Hadley Freeman is American, if that makes a difference. In the UK I think that Hadley is more often a male name. It's a surname, originally. IMHO there are nicer names for girls ....

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