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[Opinions] Re: Predictable. (m)

by Cleveland Kent Evans (clevelandkentevans)

3/16/2006, 11:43 AM

Finley (and Finlay) are extremely popular for boys in the UK right now. However, I think there is a good chance that Finley will never become very common as a boys' name in the USA but will go right to predominantly female over here if it becomes popular. Most Americans seem to think that -ley is now a feminine suffix on given names. So I suspect that on the western side of the Atlantic, Finn and perhaps Phineas may become popular for boys, and that Americans will see Finley as the feminine form of those names.

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Finley for a Girl? · Elle · 3/16/2006, 6:44 AM

•Re: Finley for a Girl? · Jae · 3/17/2006, 10:53 PM

•No! ... But if you must, it's better as a mn. nt · Miranda · 3/17/2006, 1:00 PM

•Re: Finley for a Girl? · Isabel · 3/17/2006, 3:09 AM

•No way. Let's leave some names for boys please! nt. · Pink Princess · 3/17/2006, 1:22 AM

•Why destroy all cool boy's names? · Ylva · 3/16/2006, 6:14 PM

•Re: Why destroy all cool boy's names? · Cleveland Kent Evans · 3/16/2006, 7:48 PM

•Re: Why destroy all cool boy's names? · Bex · 3/17/2006, 1:52 AM

•Re: Finley for a Girl? · Jen · 3/16/2006, 5:28 PM

•Nooooooooo ! Boys. Name. no. text. · lulu · 3/16/2006, 5:15 PM

•NO NO NO (cries) · Bex · 3/16/2006, 3:43 PM

•I love it for either gender. nt · Una Goodchild · 3/16/2006, 3:13 PM

•Re: Finley for a Girl? · Soul · 3/16/2006, 12:20 PM

•Re: Finley for a Girl? · Laura617 · 3/16/2006, 12:39 PM

•Why do you think it sounds like a girls name? Does Stanley? Does Bradley? · Eden · 3/17/2006, 5:55 PM

•But why not a classic girl's name then? · Ylva · 3/16/2006, 6:18 PM

•Re: Finley for a Girl? · Isla · 3/16/2006, 11:57 AM

•I agree too. nt · MelH · 3/16/2006, 12:55 PM

•I agree (m) · Kelly R. · 3/16/2006, 12:02 PM

•Re: Finley for a Girl? · raindancing · 3/16/2006, 10:53 AM

•Re: Finley for a Girl? · Ciarda · 3/16/2006, 10:36 AM

•Angie Harmon · Jacks · 3/16/2006, 9:58 AM

•Re: Finley for a Girl? · Sabrina Fair · 3/16/2006, 8:18 AM

•Predictable. (m) · Elinor · 3/16/2006, 6:46 AM

•Re: Predictable. (m) · Beau.N.Darrows · 3/16/2006, 7:48 AM

•Re: Predictable. (m) · Cleveland Kent Evans · 3/16/2006, 11:43 AM

•Oh, I hope not. As a mom of a Finley (boy) I hope it doesn't become · Eden · 3/17/2006, 5:51 PM

•Re: Predictable. (m) · raindancing · 3/16/2006, 10:50 AM

•Wow! I had no idea. nt · Eden · 3/17/2006, 5:52 PM

•Re: Predictable. (m) · Elinor · 3/16/2006, 10:32 AM

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