Farley or Farlie

[MrsBelle]

We have chosen this name for our little girl but can't settle on a spelling what are people's opinions please?

Is she a little bear? I think Farley, like the rusks, is quite cute.

Might as well go with Fartly as that's what they'll call her in school.

(Missing the point but...I remember Farley rusks, can you still get them? They were disgusting having to wash soggy chewed stuck on putridness off all the baby toys and baby's hands.)

Oh gosh I didn't realise how many people would dislike the same. It's really eye opening, thank you

Sorry but Charley Farley was my first thought too. When people phoned the house to try and sell something and they asked my dad's name he used to say Charley Farley :)

I knew a Fairlie (or possibly Fairley), lovely name. Seems to be pretty interchangeable as a forename for either a girl or a boy, as well as a surname.

You can still get Farley's Rusks. Definitely not a nice name.

Neither

Rusks.
What about Farah instead?

Why would you saddle your lovely daughter with such an awful name?????

@MrsBelle , Just pick something from the top 20 names for girls and pick Rose May or Grace as a middle name, and you'll get pages of posts telling you it's a gorgeous name.

Congratulations on your little girl. I'm afraid my brain also went instantly to the rusk. In general surname-derived first names seem to work better for boys?

You want to name your child after a rusk??
Isn't that a bit infantilising.
Guess this is a wind up.

Fali is quite sweet as an alternative.

Chosen it for your little girl - is she born yet

and then this poor child is lumbered with this awful name for the rest of her life !

Why would you do that ?

I'd go for Farlie, to try and disassociate it from the rusks. But after a pp, now all I hear is Fartly. Sorry OP!

Maybe she's a sibling for Milo

Another who instantly thought of the rusks.

Putting an ie on the end doesnt make it more feminine or okay.

i get you may want an unusual name but seriously ask yourself if a lifetime of pronunciations, misspellings and teasing is worth it.

Also think of it as an adult name.

Big no from me.

Fallon is a nice girls' name as an alternative.

I personally quite like Farley.

This is nothing like Farley/Farlie but after Tootjaskoot suggested Fali, I'm suggesting Talia or Tahlia. Very pretty name and not one I've heard much.

The minute I read it I thought rusks. Now they may not be around in years to come but anyone over 20 now will think of them. Perhaps something more suited for a lifelong name and save the cute one as nickname.

If you like the sound maybe go for Carly or Marley (although people might associate Marley with dogs).
Random thoughts.......in the Judy Blume "Fudge" books the character of the little boy called Fudge is actually called Farley. I can't remember why he got nicknamed Fudge. If the character was a real person going by when the book was first published he would be an almost 60 year old Farley 🙂

i think talia is just a Nn for Natalia no?

@Needmorelego

Judy Blume is American and they don't have rusks, wasn't a brand at least 25 years ago when mine were small it wasn't (my mum brought them with her!)

I came on to mention the character from the Judy Blume book. I think Farley is a surname which has been used as a first name. It is not very nice, particularly for a girl. Sorry op.