Opinions on Sorley?

[DoveDave]

Thanks!

It made me think of a herb too, sorry I don't like that at all.

Please, please don't. Imagine him having to spell it to every new person he meets for the rest of his life. Put yourself in his shoes. Children hate that sort of thing.

Not keen.

Adore it but am Scottish and massive fan of Sorley Maclean.

Are you Irish? What's the non anglicised version?

Horrible. Sore ie painful.

It's a no from me too. Sorry. I was sorely tempted to make a joke but I can't think of one.

BTW. If it's actually an Irish name then it's ok.

TO my English eyes, it looks - as everyone else has said - like sorely, as in sorely missed, etc., etc. Which sounds very sad.
If it is pronounced differently (you've not said where you live) then it might be OK where you are, but in English speaking places, it's not really a very positive thing to call a child.

Awful

I like it! It's a well known but not widely used name in my part of the world. Makes me think of Sorley Boy Macdonnell. Also know a very cute toddler by the name and don't think they've had any issues with it...

Ah sorry I just saw that you said it was for a boy...

I have not heard of Sorley Maclane. So, assuming you are on a Celtic tip how about Rory / Ruairi? Sounds similar but doesn't make me think someone's passed away...

Sorely needed. That's what I'd think of.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sorley_(given_name)

It's like scone - it should have a hard o....as in gone

"He will be sorely missed..."

But I actually don't hate it, and if i loved it (which perhaps I would if it had some meaning or significance to me) I'd use it.

Summer warrior a negative name?
I don't think so!
It's a lovely strong name, please use it OP

Sorry op, I don't like it either.

I'd be sorely tempted to pick another name!

I prefer Somerled

Love it but I'm Scottish. It sounds nothing like sorely in my accent!

I hope you're not in England OP, as it;s not go down too well there!

Sorley was vetoed by XH, to my disgust, but it's a name I love. My grandad was a friend of Sorley MacLean so I grew up with the name. I think you should go for it - there aren't enough of them around!

English peeps - it's like sorry with an 'L'.

Yup, like it. I know a couple, but I'm in Scotland where it's more mainstream.

No. Sounds like a place name or, again, sorely. Not many people will have heard of Sorley MacLean in general.

Wow! I had no idea that Sorley was so little known outside Scotland. To me it's a fairly usual and really lovely name. I'd use the Gaelic (Somhairle).

People appear to dislike it based on their mispronunciation?
I had absolutely no idea that the English would be unfamiliar with this lovely name either!
Crazy!

I really like it.

Soren, Sorin or Somerled (a name personally love. And it's actually the Norse version of Sorley, I think...) are imo also really nice and may work better in England (if you are in England)?