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Neither. It's a surname, or if you're from around here, a suburb with a big shopping centre and a high crime rate. I can't picture it as a first name.

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By the way, can you please make your signature smaller? It's considered general courtesy not to make people scroll for too long past large images.

I'd definitely consider it more female, and it gives me a really good feeling, and is a nice alternative to the sure-to-be-overdone Marley. I like that it honors Thomas Morley as well, which is why I brought it up (kudos to Kate for bringing him up).

This message was edited 4/26/2008, 10:44 AM

Safer?

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I just think of Morley Safer, the "60 Minutes" news correspondent. So it's old mannish and nickname-y to me, but doesn't have an attractive or sophisticated sound at all, imo.

It's OK, but it will forever remind me about the cigarette brand, that the head bad guy (the Cigarette Smoking Man) in The X-Files chain-smokes. It's called Morley.

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But if choosing a gender? Definitely male.

Surname :)

It seems more masculine to me, but I don't like it because it reminds me of Mordred.

I don't like it at all. The sound isn't all that great.

Well, with the ley at the end of it, it makes me think it should belong on a girl. However, Morley sounds like morbid to me and not at all attractive. I think Marley sounds better if you like that direction.

I hate it. For either. It sounds like a dog food variety to me.

Neither

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It's a suburb in my city, and I just can't see it as a persons name at all.

Ugly.

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I prefer Marley, for both genders. If I had to allocate a gender for Morley, I would say it is definitely masculine

Either, as long as it's a surname. As a first name, only in inanimate objects.

It's definitely male, but I dislike it as a first name. It reminds me of Thomas Morley, and I really like his music. :-)

Eh. Male, I guess. It reminds me of Maury :P

I've only ever met one Morley, he was an older man, in his 70s or so, and this was 5 years ago (approximately). I don't like it because of this man, as I found him very arrogant.

not a fan.i would think male.

I think of it as a surname/place name - so both male and female.

Male, but ick on either.

I'd say it looks male but sounds female.
The 'lee' ending throws me off.

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I don't like the 'MOR' sound at the beginning. It reminds me of 'Marlie' which I associate with a dog.