Arley

[NeedMoreCoffeePlease]

Opinions - is Arley more a girl or boys name? I’m aware it can be used for both, but which do you think it is more popular with?

Also, general thoughts on the name?

[Gymmum82]

It’s a stately home in the north west of England. Arley Hall. I could never hear it as a name. Would always remind me of the hall

[RosaSkyes]

I know a boy Arly , although it sounds pretty unisex. Arla/Arlo I would say are more gendered

I quite like it- although it’s very similar to quite a few popular names

[Moreteaandchocolate]

I don’t know anyone called Arley, it sounds a bit more feminine than masculine to me. I’m personally not too keen on it because I think it would get misheard as “Harley”.

[Okayornot]

To me it looks like it is missing a letter and should be Harley or Barley maybe.

I did a quick google and there are a couple of US sites suggesting it is a British name meaning rabbit meadow or similar, to which I call bullshit.

[OliveTheaBough]

Sounds like Harley, for people who drop Hs. It just doesn’t sound like a real name to me

[MumChp]

Unisex and awful.

[checkedshirts]

It sounds like 'Our Lee' or a mispronounced Harley.

[SittingBackAndWatchingTheClowns]

@OliveTheaBough

Sounds like Harley, for people who drop Hs. It just doesn’t sound like a real name to me

I agree

[SmallIslander]

It's not a name I've heard before at all. I suppose it sounds a bit more like a boy's name, like Harley? I guess if it that's unusual you could use for either.

[Illpickthatup]

Yeah like most posters have said, I think people would mishear it as Harley. My DSD has a friend call Aarla which I think is nicer.

[PlantDoctor]

I agree, it looks like it's missing a letter. Sorry

[MummySam2017]

@MumChp

Unisex and awful.

Sorry, OP. I’m usually in the minority as I don’t mind the made up names as much. But I’m really not a fan of this one. You (and little one) will constantly have to correct. It will be heard as a mispronounced ‘Harley’.

I agree with others that Arlo or Arla sound nicer. Congratulations by the way ❤️

[AnnoyedByAlfieBear]

I know a boy Arlie. He's a toddler.

[DonnasShrugaleros]

Our Lee??

[babyhiding]

It sounds like someone who can't pronounce the letter 'h' trying to say Harley.

[maudelovesharold]

Have never come across Arley. If you’re after that vibe, why not go for Harley, because it’ll constantly be mistaken for that, anyway! Harley is a unisex name, I believe.

[MonsteraMama]

I've only ever seen it spelled Arlie, as a diminutive of Arlene, which is very feminine and a bit yeehaw.

[Moonshine5]

It's not great

[Asterales]

@OliveTheaBough Sounds like Harley, for people who drop Hs. It just doesn’t sound like a real name to me

Exactly this.

[foreverbasil]

Arley Hall is a well known stately home and wedding venue in Cheshire

[ThursdayTomorrow]

It sounds like Charlie gone wrong.
Or Carly gone wrong.
Arlo is better if it’s for a boy.

[MsFaversham]

Awful name, sorry.

[serin]

@foreverbasil

Arley Hall is a well known stately home and wedding venue in Cheshire

And Indeed the setting for many a TV series including peaky blinders.

[DavidBattenburgh]

It's one of the houses in our kids secondary comp in Cheshire. I think it's red if that's helpful

[murasaki]

Imagine it as a name for an adult. Just no.