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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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meep · 03/05/2008 13:14

Bailey
definitely

sarah293 · 03/05/2008 13:14

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moopymoo · 03/05/2008 13:15

neither float my boat tbh but Riley if you really must.

VictorianSqualor · 03/05/2008 13:17

Isn't it spelt Reilly?
I don't like Bailey particularly, sounds like a name for a dog.

excitedfornumber2 · 03/05/2008 13:20

i had thought of spelling it that way, however in the name books on the internet its as i have put it.

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VictorianSqualor · 03/05/2008 13:23

Hmm, I thoguht it originally came from 'O'Reilly' and was shortened then changed, but of course it's up to you.
The important thing is not what we think, but what you think, which do you prefer?

jojosmaman · 03/05/2008 13:27

I know two dogs called bailey so riley for me

excitedfornumber2 · 03/05/2008 13:27

we cant really decide, my dp likes completely different names to those i do. These are 2 that we agree on, we had sort of decided on Riley, but i have thrown Bailey into the mix. My DS wants to call the baby Shonka!!!. so definately need to find something we agree on.

I am happy to receiev all thoughts positive and negative, and will make my own mind up. just curious what people thought.

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cyteen · 03/05/2008 13:32

Neither is a name I'd choose...RIley always makes me think of Buffy's lame boyfriend , so I'd probably go for Bailey if I was choosing between them.

shelleylou · 03/05/2008 13:45

Id go for Bailey, slightly biased as i wanted to call my ds that but spelt differently. XP vetoed it

kiskideesameanoldmother · 03/05/2008 13:47

neither, sorry.

Nbg · 03/05/2008 13:47

I like Riley.

Bailey is quite common now.

no1putsbabyinthecorner · 03/05/2008 13:50

I love Bailey,but dh wont go for it now as he says its a Horses anme. Only because pre children I named my horse Bailey because I loved it so much.

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Buckets · 03/05/2008 14:03

Neither sorry.

expatinscotland · 03/05/2008 14:16

they're both fab names, for a black and yellow Labradour retriever respectively.

Bubble99 · 03/05/2008 14:22

Neither, sorry.

I think Stella MacCartney called her daughter Bailey?

themildmanneredjanitor · 03/05/2008 14:22

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pootleflump · 03/05/2008 14:24

Neither, but if I had to choose- Riley

expatinscotland · 03/05/2008 14:26

it's a girls name in the US, riley.

well, it's one of those ridiculous gender-ambiguous names they're so fond of, but i've heard more girls than boys called that.

naff.

totally and completely naff.

Littlefish · 03/05/2008 14:56

Neither, ever.

wheresthehamster · 03/05/2008 15:36

Horrid.

shouldbeworking · 03/05/2008 16:11

Bailey will always be an Irish Liquer and Riley's is a snooker club so neither for me.

Although I don't mind them it's just because of above

cheesesarnie · 03/05/2008 16:12

bailey i think but i agree with themildmanneredjanitor -james!

AbbeyA · 03/05/2008 16:14

Both horrible I'm afraid.