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Riley for a boy? Nice or not???

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clpsmum · 08/04/2010 09:07

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PiratePrincess · 22/04/2010 21:00

We know children called: Kelsey, Taylor x2, Devan, Finlay, Riley.

No to the lot!

(btw they are girl, boy and girl, girl, boy, boy in case you were wondering )

Alouiseg · 22/04/2010 20:37

Lol, ds came home from his first day at secondary school and announced that he was friends with Riley and Taylor.

Dh thought the boys were being referred to by their surnames!

padpadpad · 22/04/2010 20:34

I like.

GladioliBuckets · 22/04/2010 20:12

Hmm, up there with Bailey and Chelsea really.

Bucharest · 22/04/2010 09:59

Not.
No surname is nice as a first name.

Ewe · 22/04/2010 09:59

Definitely not.

Quite common - in all senses of the word!

seaturtle · 22/04/2010 09:56

Love it.

tortoiseonthehalfshell · 22/04/2010 03:42

Not. Cheap and trendy. Although I might be influenced by a woman I know who named her son Rylee.

mathanxiety · 22/04/2010 02:42

Not.

I know two dogs named Riley (retriever and Irish setter), and one unfortunate little girl.

debaronz · 21/04/2010 22:24

Sorry but I don't like it.

padraig · 21/04/2010 22:10

Love it

janeite · 21/04/2010 21:41

Not

bonkerz · 21/04/2010 21:40

my nephew is called riley and its a good name and he is a lovely natured boy! 4 years old too so before the 2008 list lol

lelarose · 21/04/2010 21:34

Love it. Would use it myself but partner not keen.

ChippingIn · 10/04/2010 00:37

I wasn't too sure when my friend told me they'd called their DS 'Riley', but I like it now - it might help that he's a real cutie

TwatthewWright · 09/04/2010 14:10

I think its lovely.

Doozie · 09/04/2010 13:29

NOT. Not a fan of surnames for first names. Sounds, dare I say it, a bit common.

Nemain · 09/04/2010 13:27

I wouldn't choose it myself, but upon seeing the name, I did immediately think boy's name.

(I was also a Buffy fan where there was a character called Riley Finn)

swanandduck · 09/04/2010 13:19

Don't like it. Sounds like the kind of makey up, pseudo Irish name that people in Hollywood give their kids.

loobylu3 · 08/04/2010 20:28

Not nice I'm afraid, at least not to my taste!

jellybeans · 08/04/2010 19:38

Like it

Claire236 · 08/04/2010 17:54

Like it

desperatelylackinglibido · 08/04/2010 17:06

Life of Riley...

WhoIsAsking · 08/04/2010 17:00

Smiley Riley!

MrsvWoolf · 08/04/2010 16:55

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