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verityrosa · 2024-08-25T20:13:33+00:00

I’ve just found the baby name board and I’m new here. 💜 can I ask people’s opinions of the name Oakley for a girl please? And reasons for disliking it, if you do! Does it go with sisters Scarlett and Bella? thank you 💕

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verityrosa · 25/08/2024 22:47

leighks123 · 25/08/2024 22:46

I actually loved this name for a girl spelt Oakleigh buttt you brutal lot have put me off completely 😂😂

They successfully put me off within about 3 comments 😂 but I was never convinced enough to add to the list of names we both agree on anyway, so this was the final decider 😂

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KittenBiscuit · 25/08/2024 22:47

Faith Iris is a lovely combination of names, and Scarlet, Bella and Faith really works well together IMO.

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verityrosa · 25/08/2024 22:46

TeaAndStrumpets · 25/08/2024 22:41

Flora?

Absolutely love this name, but dislike the butter association 😭

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leighks123 · 25/08/2024 22:46

I actually loved this name for a girl spelt Oakleigh buttt you brutal lot have put me off completely 😂😂

eggandchip · 25/08/2024 22:46

Earther.

Firsttimebabymummy · 25/08/2024 22:42

verityrosa · 25/08/2024 22:10

You have such beautiful girls names. Do you ever find anyone not being able to pronounce Fleur? Do you have any nicknames? Not that it needs any of course 💜

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Some vets have said it like 'floor' and 'flew-er' (usually when english is their 2nd language)

TeaAndStrumpets · 25/08/2024 22:41

Flora?

Firsttimebabymummy · 25/08/2024 22:30

verityrosa · 25/08/2024 22:12

Oh wait! Do you mean your horse is called Fleur? I might have read that wrong 😂

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Yep!! That's my horses names. I've had them years and didn't think to save for future baby name. I had my little girl 3 months ago so was a struggle choosing a name for her.

ButIsItArt · 25/08/2024 22:26

Romilly? Like Romy but longer like Oakley?

WhiskersPete · 25/08/2024 22:17

Romy is beautiful.

Oakley is awful.

Chasmofdoom · 25/08/2024 22:16

It’s my children’s surname, I don’t think it works well as a first name. Well, it would have been a bit shit for them anyway 😆

IDontLoveTheWayYouLie · 25/08/2024 22:14

Oakley just doesn't feel like a name to me (I know it is lol)

I really like fleur

sanityisamyth · 25/08/2024 22:13

Horsebox manufacturer

Ratfinkstinkypink · 25/08/2024 22:12

Oakley is a village near me so it would be a no for me too. Some of your other choices are lovely.

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verityrosa · 25/08/2024 22:12

Firsttimebabymummy · 25/08/2024 22:05

We have very similar taste.
I named my horses my favourite names (silly me) before I thought about having kids.
I have a Fleur and a Willow (plus a Freya and Cora)
I've never met either as people yet! I wouldn't say you needed to be brave to use Fleur! X

Oh wait! Do you mean your horse is called Fleur? I might have read that wrong 😂

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verityrosa · 25/08/2024 22:11

MellersSmellers · 25/08/2024 22:08

Remind me of Ned Flanders from The Simpsons ("Okily Dokily"). Sorry...

Yeah he said ‘oaky dokie’ would be a cute nickname 😭😂

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verityrosa · 25/08/2024 22:10

Firsttimebabymummy · 25/08/2024 22:05

We have very similar taste.
I named my horses my favourite names (silly me) before I thought about having kids.
I have a Fleur and a Willow (plus a Freya and Cora)
I've never met either as people yet! I wouldn't say you needed to be brave to use Fleur! X

You have such beautiful girls names. Do you ever find anyone not being able to pronounce Fleur? Do you have any nicknames? Not that it needs any of course 💜

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MellersSmellers · 25/08/2024 22:08

Remind me of Ned Flanders from The Simpsons ("Okily Dokily"). Sorry...

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verityrosa · 25/08/2024 22:07

TizerorFizz · 25/08/2024 22:01

@verityrosa Why do you need to be brave to use Fleur? It’s a standard name! Willy Willow isn’t that great but it’s very common!

I’m not even sure how to explain it really, as it’s silly. But haven’t ever met a Fleur, and like on this thread, people have said it sounds awful in their accent, or sounds like ‘bleurgh’ and I just wonder if it’s still a bit ‘out there’ and if it’s more of a pretty name on paper and not a name our daughter would thank us for. Feels like a bit risky I suppose 😂

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Firsttimebabymummy · 25/08/2024 22:05

We have very similar taste.
I named my horses my favourite names (silly me) before I thought about having kids.
I have a Fleur and a Willow (plus a Freya and Cora)
I've never met either as people yet! I wouldn't say you needed to be brave to use Fleur! X

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verityrosa · 25/08/2024 22:05

This will sound really horrible, but I never truly loved the name Scarlett. I liked it as it’s actually my middle name (Not Rosa) and growing up I wished I had been called Scarlett and not Verity. But it was the only name at the time we both ‘liked’, except Fleur which we both loved but chose not to use. Makes no sense I know! I couldn’t imagine Scarlett being anything else now, but don’t want to use a name that we don’t love this time.

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sleepwithblanket · 25/08/2024 22:04

Oakley is a mining town near where i live. It’s a bit rough. A no for me. I like Willow. I don’t know any children called Willow, only a Labrador.

TizerorFizz · 25/08/2024 22:01

@verityrosa Why do you need to be brave to use Fleur? It’s a standard name! Willy Willow isn’t that great but it’s very common!

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verityrosa · 25/08/2024 22:01

Pocketfullofdogtreats · 25/08/2024 21:58

I like all your other suggestions, especially Faith, Fleur and Iris. Romy is fine . But Oakley is horrible. There's a "celebrity" dachshund called Oakley and I even dislike it for him.

I need to know who the celebrity dachshund Oakley belongs to 😅🤣

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Alicenwonderland · 25/08/2024 22:00

I only know of a little boy called Oakley so I think of it as a boys name. Names are very much a personal choice though and you won't please everyone, so pick a name you love OP.