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riley or bailey???

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excitedfornumber2 · 03/05/2008 13:14

hello, your thoughts please on either Riley or Bailey for a little boy.

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BigBadMouse · 04/05/2008 23:15

I prefer Riley and I know a few too - both male and female.

Ignore all the comments about them being surnames - many now commonly used, first names were once surnames (and besides that both have been popular first names in the USA for years).

Quattrocento · 04/05/2008 23:10

If you're choosing between a whisky and an easy life, I'd go for the easy life every time.

youngbutnotdumb · 04/05/2008 23:09

No I's LOL mixing yself up!

youngbutnotdumb · 04/05/2008 23:08

I like both but prefer Ryley with a Y instead of an I. Also like Bayley with a Y instead of an I. Mybe I just dont like Y's LOL. Both are lovely for a boy.

expatinscotland · 04/05/2008 22:53

Nope, it's not a wind up.

JenniferHart · 04/05/2008 22:52

Is this a wind up?

EllenJane · 04/05/2008 22:50

Neither are to my taste, but of the two I would go for Riley.

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excitedfornumber2 · 04/05/2008 07:51

thank you everyone, gosh i didnt realise so many people would have an opinion. We are still undecided, so i may have to come up with some others, as i would think everyone thought he was named after an animal of some sort. i think names are a very personal choice, and you either love it or hate it. Thanks again for your thoughts.

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hellish · 04/05/2008 00:31

Here in Canada, Riley and Rielly are VERY popular names for girl and boys.

Bailey also quite popular - I only know girls.

If I had to choose, Bailey

expatinscotland · 04/05/2008 00:10

yay, whisky!

nappyaddict · 04/05/2008 00:07

yuck no expat. i tried the lidl one and it was too whiskeyey iyswim. not creamy enough!

expatinscotland · 03/05/2008 23:58

the Lidl version of Bailey's is far nicer than the real thing, IYKWIM.

cheaper, too.

Tortington · 03/05/2008 23:56

rileys is a bar

baileys is a drink

have you considerd arfur largres aveclime?

themoon66 · 03/05/2008 23:54

Bailey is sickly drink that only comes out at Christmas.

Riley was something to do with a series on telly in the 70s I think - Riley, Ace of Spies?

Either way not good baby names IMO.

suedonim · 03/05/2008 23:54

Blimey O'Riley, Bailey is my mum's middle name. And she hates it!

puffling · 03/05/2008 23:54

neither!!!!!!!!!!!!!

expatinscotland · 03/05/2008 23:51

Close your eyes and shout it out.

If you picture a dog come bounding out, it's a dog's name.

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S1ur · 03/05/2008 23:49

Bailey is a lovely name. For a surname.

As forenames I would still prefer Bailey, unless you're Irish?

Depends on your surname and your preference in the end.

expatinscotland · 03/05/2008 23:47

More specifically, it is the name of a yellow Lab or Golden Retriever, Cali .

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expatinscotland · 03/05/2008 23:41

Then he should be Rodger, not Riley, Jules.

Because Riley is definitely the name of a black Lab retriever with a very feathery tail.

Whilst Bailey is either a yellow Lab or a Golden Retriever.

nappyaddict · 03/05/2008 23:39

i agree with mumblechum that lots of names we consider normal first names started off as surnames. not a problem.

riley is nicer than bailey imo.

Tinker · 03/05/2008 23:39

Neither. Sorry.

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