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Riley or Bailey?

61 replies

VO7777 · 03/01/2016 18:13

Just looking for opinions on the nicest one? Thanks :)

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 03/01/2016 18:18

Neither, tbh - but Bailey is marginally better. There are lots of much, much nicer names.

Raxacoricofallapatorius · 03/01/2016 18:17

Or...?

I dislike them equally. That's just personal taste though. Surnames as first names really don't appeal. Neither is remarkably worse than the other. Both surnames, both unisex, same no of syllables, same ending. They're practically the same name.

DickDewy · 03/01/2016 18:17

Neither.

Gunting · 03/01/2016 18:17

I think it depends on the sex of the baby but they seem more like names for a pet.

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Firsteverchangeofname · 03/01/2016 18:16

Neither both surnames

FunkyPeacock · 03/01/2016 18:16

I'm not hugely keen on either as I'm not a fan of names that sound like surnames

Having said that I much prefer Bailey to Riley (for a boy or girl)

Thankgodforthat · 03/01/2016 18:16

Not keen. The 'naughty boy' in my dd's class is Bailey.

SuburbanRhonda · 03/01/2016 18:15

Honestly? Neither, boy or girl. They're surnames.

gBean · 03/01/2016 18:14

I dislike both tbh. But at the end of the day, it's what YOU like that matters.

Pinklily1 · 03/01/2016 18:14

For a girl or for a boy?