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Thoughts on the name Oakley for a boy?

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Olive1988 · 06/04/2018 15:43

What does everyone think about the name? :) xx

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MrsBobtonTrent · 07/04/2018 22:40

Raggles and bluebird, big bear and oooaakley, everything is Rosie now, do do du dooooh...

Ariela · 07/04/2018 22:38

Oakley to anyone involved with horses, is a well known, very well made and very very expensive brand of horsebox lorry. Comes with all the fancy trim and gizmos. Like Rolls Royce only for horses. Cheaper to buy a house.

Ragusa · 07/04/2018 22:29

Not for me.

Also sounds terrible in most northern accents, or estuary/cockney. I'm the proud owner of one of these accents btw.

SheGotBetteDavisEyes · 07/04/2018 22:21

I'm not keen and I don't really like it, but I've heard far worse! Grin

EvilTwins · 07/04/2018 22:18

Surname.

SuitedandBooted · 07/04/2018 22:15

My first thought is " Does that one have the double garage, or an en-suite"?

Purplebutterfly320 · 07/04/2018 20:40

I like it for a baby/child but not so keen for when they grow into a man.

TatianaLarina · 07/04/2018 16:29

It’s a good name for a dog.

WhatWouldTheDoctorDo · 07/04/2018 15:50

Sunglasses.

MrsUnderwood · 07/04/2018 15:49

My nephew is one, it suits him.

anxious2017 · 07/04/2018 15:42

Awful. I teach an Oakleigh and he's a great kid, but the name is not.

firsttime17 · 07/04/2018 15:39

LOVE it!!x

Freyanna · 07/04/2018 00:43

It sounds to me like a furniture shop for oak.

DiegoMadonna · 07/04/2018 00:17

I hate it

ThinkingQueSeraSera · 06/04/2018 22:55

No no no

starkid · 06/04/2018 22:54

I like it! :)

DramaAlpaca · 06/04/2018 22:51

It's a surname to me & I'm not generally mad on surnames as first names.

That said, there are many worse names around. I wouldn't use it myself but I don't mind it.

ForgetMeNotCat · 06/04/2018 22:48

I'm not normally a surname as first name fan, but Oakley I quite like

happychange · 06/04/2018 22:39

Sunnnies!

Joeybee · 06/04/2018 22:33

Oakley sounds cute on a baby, but can't imagine that name on a teenager or adult. It's too cutesy.

pilates · 06/04/2018 22:27

Not my cup of tea

DottyBlue2 · 06/04/2018 22:14

You were working as a waitress in a cocktail bar when I met you.

Don’t you want me baby?
Don’t you want me ohh oh oh oh?

Nothisispatrick · 06/04/2018 22:04

I live near an Oakley Court Hotel

anon99827 · 06/04/2018 22:01

I love it. It's different and unique. Doesn't matter what everyone else thinks anyway! Congratulations x

Sugarpiehoneyeye · 06/04/2018 21:39

💙 Oakley.

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