Thoughts on Hadley for a girl?

[Sorbustree123]

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

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.

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

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

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

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

I think of Hadley from Trueblood 😂

A boy maybe. Not at all feminine

Agreed, so I’m predisposed to like it.

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

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.

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.

It's a surname

I know a boy Hadley. Not keen.

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

I love it

I love the name Hadley.

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

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