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Thoughts on Hadley for a girl?

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Sorbustree123 · 07/01/2023 22:49

Love to hear your thoughts, pros and cons, etc. Thanks!

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SemperIdem · 08/01/2023 21:11

I don’t mind it. I quite often mistype my own name as Hadley when speed typing 😅

hattie43 · 08/01/2023 17:58

NestingSparrow · 08/01/2023 00:32

It’s a nice surname.

This was my first thought , nice for a surname or possibly a middle name but not first name

RambamThankyouMam · 08/01/2023 17:39

I love the name Hadley.

yorkshirepudsx · 08/01/2023 17:38

I love it

YaWeeFurryBastard · 08/01/2023 17:36

It’s a surname, not nice and certainly not nice for a girl.

CoffeeBoy · 08/01/2023 17:26

I know a boy Hadley. Not keen.

Sarahcoggles · 08/01/2023 17:03

It's a surname

scottishnames · 08/01/2023 17:00

Hemingway's first wife did indeed go by the name of Hadley but it was her middle name. Her first name was Elizabeth.
Whichever way round the names go, first ormiddle, I think that the combination of an unusual name with a better-known one is perhaps a good idea. It gives the child/adult a widerchoice.

PurpleFlower1983 · 08/01/2023 15:51

I know a Hadley who is a lovely girl but I’m really not keen on the name to be honest. It doesn’t suit the girl at all.

Luredbyapomegranate · 08/01/2023 12:40

I don’t like surname names generally but it’s OK. I like Hadley Freeman.

BenCoopersSupportWren · 08/01/2023 12:34

TenPenceMix · 08/01/2023 00:13

Hadley Freeman is a legend

Agreed, so I’m predisposed to like it.

purpledalmation · 08/01/2023 11:46

A boy maybe. Not at all feminine

Danikm151 · 08/01/2023 11:15

I think of Hadley from Trueblood 😂

EmmaGrundyForPM · 08/01/2023 11:11

Makes me think of Hadley Freeman, so it's a yes from.me!

Greeneyegirl · 08/01/2023 11:09

LOVE IT! My only thought is of Ernest Hemmingways first wife which is a great association. It was on my lisy but husband vetoed.

Penguinsaregreat · 08/01/2023 11:07

I would assume Hadley is male. I think people might call her Hayley by mistake.

PrinceHaz · 08/01/2023 11:06

It’s a surname. I suppose it would be a good middle name if it was in the family.

pamshortsbrokenbothherlegs · 08/01/2023 11:04

I'm not normally a "modern" or "American" style namer (despite actually being American) but I like Hadley. Ernest Hemingway's first wife was called this (so hardly all that modern, really). And as pp have said, I also think of Hadley Freeman which is a positive association.

If your style is gender-neutral, surname style, you could do a lot worse than Hadley for a girl.

BelenaConhamHarter · 08/01/2023 11:02

When we were thinking of a name for DS it came up on here and was associated with something I didn't exactly love.

We went with the name anyway and in ten years NO ONE has ever mentioned the association that came up here.

A lot of people have no idea who either Tony Hadley or Hadley Freeman are.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 08/01/2023 11:00

Just to add a bit of balance, I personally find Hadley Freeman's columns to be irritating.

Candleabra · 08/01/2023 11:00

I would think of Hadley Freeman too.
Great name.

BelenaConhamHarter · 08/01/2023 10:58

TenPenceMix · 08/01/2023 00:13

Hadley Freeman is a legend

This

grayhairdontcare · 08/01/2023 10:50

We have a Hadley and Paignton at the school I work at.
They are both just names

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 08/01/2023 10:21

Eudaimonia5 · 07/01/2023 23:28

As in Tony? No, give the kid a proper first name. You could maybe give your little girl Hadley as a surname if it has family significance. I hate surnames as first names, I don't understand it.

This.

NestingSparrow · 08/01/2023 00:32

It’s a nice surname.