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Carly... Opinions please?

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Sunshine511 · 16/11/2015 09:23

What do you think of this girls name? It means small champion, which I think is lovely Smile x

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LadyRivers1 · 23/11/2015 08:59

My niece is called Carlie, lovely name!

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Sunshine511 · 23/11/2015 08:56

UntilTheCowsComeHome - great idea about the Middle name! You're right about Louise being popular in the 80s. I'll definitely have a think about more current names Smile

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UntilTheCowsComeHome · 22/11/2015 14:10

I like it, however it does have an 80s vibe to it so I'd avoid Louise as a middle name, the middle name of choice in the 80s. Grin

Carly Alexandria
Carly Elizabeth
Carly Amelia
Carly Rose

myotherusernameisbetter · 22/11/2015 13:57

I like it - I prefer Carla though.

manicinsomniac · 22/11/2015 10:07

I don't like it but when I think about why I think it's just that I associate it with a couple of very unpleasant girls at school. I haven't heard it on anyone younger than their late 20s so if I met a baby Carly it would probably grow on me.

NahItsOkTa · 22/11/2015 03:54

Well this is wierd, I was just telling my DP today how I think the name Carly is due a revival, it's just lovely. I'd absolutely consider it if my baby-making days weren't over (sob).

DeepBlueLake · 22/11/2015 00:55

I love it! Very sweet name.

RagdollObsessed · 22/11/2015 00:37

I like it but prefer it to be spelt carley I think

squoosh · 22/11/2015 00:35

The kind of name I wished I was a called as a child in the 80s!

I still quite like it. Refreshing change from all the Victorian names.

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Sunshine511 · 20/11/2015 21:20

Thank you so much for all the comments! It's much appreciated! :)

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Pranmasghost · 19/11/2015 20:03

I like it. One of my best friends is Carly Rose.

Yika · 19/11/2015 19:15

I like it. It's pretty in a tomboyish kind of way.

Narp · 19/11/2015 18:38

I like it

I also like

Bonnie
Trudy
Callie

Rosaaa · 19/11/2015 18:04

Like it. Congrats!

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Sunshine511 · 17/11/2015 07:09

Thank you for the info mathanxiety! Serves me right for believing the first website I stumbled upon! Lol. Smile x

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BadlyBehavedShoppingTrolley · 17/11/2015 05:01

It's okay. I wouldn't choose it but I don't recoil in horror either.

mathanxiety · 17/11/2015 05:00

Carly isn't Gaelic, but it's very nice. It's a feminine form of Charles, via Carla.

(sheknows . com isn't a reliable source of name meanings)

I would put it in the same category as Cleo -- stylish, simple, with a sort of rock vibe to it.

Sophronia · 16/11/2015 23:00

Don't like it, I know an unpleasant Carly.

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Sunshine511 · 16/11/2015 20:23

Thanks for the advice. My dd is called Keira and I think Carly works better with that than Charlotte does. Although I do accept your point. I know there are more elegant names out there but I think Carly is sweet and has a lovely meaning. It is also Gaelic, as is Keira. I'm Scottish and so i feel that works well. Thank you for the advice though x

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WorldsBiggestGrotbag · 16/11/2015 20:05

I'm strangely fond of it.

HeteronormativeHaybales · 16/11/2015 20:03

I really, really don't like it, sorry. If you áre absolutely set on it, you could call your dd Charlotte and use it as a nickname? Then at least she has the choice of a more (again, sorry) elegant and distinguished name to use as she grows up.

ktmummy1 · 16/11/2015 19:58

I think it's dated but I do like it. I think I prefer Carla, Cara, Clara though!

hawkmcqueen · 16/11/2015 19:42

Very 80s. I would put it with Stacey and Tracy. I seem to be in a minority though!

Gracey79 · 16/11/2015 19:31

Lovely name - very underused

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