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I like Harley for both sexes, but I prefer Harli for a girl. :)

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Mum to Hayley Anne

I prefer it for a boy, because it makes me think of the motorbikes and they just seem more of a guy thing to me.

I think:
1. it's ten years past its prime; no longer seems fashionable.
2. of Harley Davidson. Inevitably, strongly, unfortunately. Actually, I get that catchy little tune that goes "Harley David-son-of-a-b" .. stuck in my head.
3. other than that it'd be okay as surname-to-girl-names go; not my style at all but not horrible.

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- chazda

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Harley is kind of a guilty pleasure of mine. I don't like it, but I have a soft spot for it because it's the name of one my favorite fictional characters, Batman villain Harley Quinn. :)

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-Amy-

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I like it, it sounds spunky. :) Although, I like it on a child/teenager, but I'm not sure if it would work on an older woman.

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I knew a girl called Harley and she really suited her name. I prefer this name on a girl more than on a boy.

Way too masculine for my tastes. I tend to think that these types of names on girls age the worst.

I don't care for masculine-sounding names on girls. Sorry.

Since I happen to know that the actress who seems to have inspired the frequent use of Harley as a female name, Harley Jane Kozak, was born Susan and changed her name to Harley as a direct result of finding the name on a motorcycle, the name definitely conjurs up images of the motorcycle to me and so sounds rather "blue collar". But that's not necessarily a bad thing.

Harley is too masculine for me. I don't find it attractive, and I'm sorry to say that it does sound like a motorcycle.

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Andrew

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The other day I was actually thinking, "Harley would be a nice name for a girl". I like it on a girl =) not on a boy.

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This message was edited 1/3/2006, 9:46 AM

I think it's lovely for a girl. I do think of a motorbike, but not enough to make that a deciding factor.

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Harley sounds very chic, and it's a good alternative to the bland Hayley.

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I've only come across the name once, and it was on a little boy. His name was Harley-North, complete with hyphen :-)

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Yep, the name reminds me of Harley Davidson and therefore it seems a little bit masculine to me - although driving a motor bike isn't something that just men do.
Anyway I would use it only as a mn.

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Proud Mommy to Noah Benjamin

I actually used to know a girl named Harley--her dad named her after, yep you guessed it, Harley Davidson! I still like the name though. I don't think I could use it as a fn maybe a mn.

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I actually love it for a girl, and I don't like boys names on girls.

Lol I would say its too near Harley Davidon which to me makes it a masculine name, I sound sterotyping lol.

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