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Finley...for a girl

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Baguettes · 03/07/2015 19:28

What do you think?

Middle name would probably be Grace (but open to suggestions!)

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WorldsBiggestGrotbag · 03/07/2015 19:44

No. Doesn't even sound unisex to me. It's a very popular name for a boy at the moment.

Zakken · 03/07/2015 19:43

No. And you aren't the one that will need to be brave. There are thousands of names to choose from, why pick a masculine name?

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Baguettes · 03/07/2015 19:43

wiggly I'm sure I could live with that. And you could apply that logic to many names. DS' middle name is James and he hasn't suffered as a result Hmm

silver I think those spellings are a bit chavvy

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BlueBananas · 03/07/2015 19:42

Finley is a boys name and would just be odd on a girl, it's not unisex
I do know a little girl called Fynnea though which gets shortened to Fynn so very similar (and prettier!)

SilverGiraffe7 · 03/07/2015 19:38

If you like the sound if it, spelling it Finleigh/Finnleigh would at least point towards it being a girl's name! Once people relate it to her, it wouldn't seem so boyish. I've had kids in my class with names that are more usually used for the opposite gender but you quickly change how you think of it!

MollieCoddler · 03/07/2015 19:36

I know a lot of Finley, findlay, Finlay, Findleys

They are all boys.

Dont' do it.

wigglylines · 03/07/2015 19:35

Are you happy with her sharing a middle name with half the girls she knows? Grace is VERY popular as middle name.

Pretty name though, if that doesn't bother you!

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Baguettes · 03/07/2015 19:33

I'm not sure I'm brave enough to use it. I'd never forgive myself if she hated it or got fucked off with everyone thinking she was a boy.

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museumum · 03/07/2015 19:32

I think that EVERYONE will assume she's a boy.
That has advantages and disadvantages. I don't think I'd do it but I am fond of unisex names.

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Baguettes · 03/07/2015 19:32

No need to apologise! Grin

Mmm. Not so keen on Finnoula.

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Magicalmrmistofeles · 03/07/2015 19:31

Awful. Sorry. Finnoula is at least a girls name.

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