Rilleigh for a girl yes/no

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We are having a little girl due in July and DP adores the name Rilliegh (pronounced rilley or rilee) I'm not sure, what do you all think?? Please be honest. Thanks

No. It's horrible for all the previously mentioned reasons. Sorry, you did ask.

You could call her Rileigh Dive like this

Or Rileigh Krush is nice like here

Best hold onto my sides lest they burst with mirth.

NO!

I googled it, only 2 instances came up,

1. this thread
2. yes someone else may be called it, but really?

Unless he means Rayleigh?? But no to that as well.

aww dis, i thought you were never normally mean to people? or do you only do it online?

No, it's truly, truly horrible. Riley is bad enough, but Rilleigh? gaaaaagh

Yup obviously just online

No it is horrible, what is your DP thinking of. Good luck with the normal name you will have to persuade him to like

Oh please name your darling baby this name - just so her future teachers have to hold back the snorts of laughter when doing the register.

It's a wind up right?

Has he considered 'tay-lagh'

or indeed 'Ceilidh'

Useful rule of thumb - if your child will have to explain either the spelling or the pronunciation every time they meet someone, it's a no. If they'll have to explain both - it's a NO NO NO NOT EVER NO.

Not at all keen. Riley was my maiden name, so even with that spelling I consider it a surname and not a first name. I don't like the look of your DP's suggested spelling at all. And if people absolutely must use Riley as a first name, then it sounds much more boyish than girly to my ears. But, generally, I would be asking your DP to rethink in your shoes.

I live and work in Cork. My colleague uses the Irish spelling of Reily as her surname. I can't spell it, I can't look her up on facebook and have to ask my dd1 to do it. If you want to use this name, I'd use the anglicised spelling. (Which varies too).

See made up names thread

Rilliegh (pronounced rilley or rilee)

Rilliegh would be pronounced Rill-lye-g if you followed the standard rules or pronunciation.
The two Ls make the preceding I short.
LIE is lie or lye, and the GH would either be silent of pronounced as a hard G.

Was he aiming for Rilleigh (Rilley, rhymes with frilly) - short I, or Rileigh (Riley, rhymes with smiley) - long I?

I think if your DH wants to make up a spelling, he should understand a little of how English spelling and phonics work, as a first step. You can't just bung letters together and say it's A when what you've spelled is actually B. Where you place different letters and how many of them you use makes a difference.

I think it is Irish spelling and phonetics we need though...

O Raghallaigh would be the Irish surname O'Reilly (the EI pronounced here as in German). It's also used without the O in the anglicised version (Reilly) in Ireland, but Riley is more often the version you see in the US or even Australia.