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[Opinions] Kelly
For a boy, not a girl.Thoughts? I really like it. Willoughby wolloughby willina, an elephant sat on Billina.
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I like it, but I don't love it. I used to, but I prefer other "usually female" names on boys these days.
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It's pleasant-sounding. I like it because it makes me think of Kelly green. A lot of people think of it exclusively as a girls' name, though. Like Ashley. I knew a guy named Ashley in middle/high school, and people teased him because of his name.

This message was edited 11/5/2015, 8:29 PM

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My only thought or question would be "why not"?
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Kelly is so much better on a boy. I know a man named Kelly, and he's just wonderful. It suits him too. But where I live, Kelly wouldn't be used on a boy in a million years, which is a shame.
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Brothers could be Wade and Troy.
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I like it alright. It's kinda dandy-tough but not theatrical. Like Jamie or Doyle or Cary. I prefer Kelsey and Leslie on guys, maybe because Kelly makes me think of cheerleaders at my high school and I think of curly hair (Kelly sounds like curly).
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Love, love Kelly on a boy. It's so handsome. :0)
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I like it. I also like Kiley on a boy.
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I was thisclose to being named Kelly. It's just okay to me. It's cute but is definitely dated to me. I view it as female. In fact, I always felt sorry for the males named Kelly because even as a child, I had a sense that once a name went female (Kelly, Tracy, Ashley), it just didn't go back easily. Perhaps if more parents used it for their ds, the tide would turn.
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I really dislike it for a girl, but for a boy it's not bad at all. I would think people might assume it's a girl, so I would choose an obviously masculine middle name.
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Kelly Morgan is awesome! And I love the subtle Hollywood glam of Kelly Davis.Springboarding off that:Kelly Grant
Kelly Marlon
Kelly Monroe
Kelly Spencer
Kelly West
Kelly Dean
Kelly Keaton
Kelly HarlowSo shiny. Such famous.
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My mom and all her sisters have "masculine" names- there's Crey, Robyn (mom), Leslie and Kelly. I also went to school with a few females who gave it a "cheerleader" type vibe. I have known one male Kelly who is the hippy type. I like it much better on boys. It's sort of dated on both genders but I feel like the cycle is further along for boys. I'd expect a male Kelly to have siblings named Jason, Scott, Angela, or Denise. It's got a sort of surfer vibe to me- I guess from Kelly Slater
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Crey?That's very interesting, is there any significance behind that one?
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I don't think so. I wish I knew for sure but their mother died befor I was born. It is odd, and she's the only one I've ever heard of.
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I personally wouldn't use Kelly (it feels kind of dated to me), but on a boy it does have a certain "hipster" charm to it. (I'd expect his sister to be Hazel.)I don't know how many people on the BtN boards watch "Grimm," but the baby boy born this past season premier was named Kelly. In this case he was named after another *female* character, but I still think it fits well.
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aw, Should have stopped as soon as I saw the word "Grimm". DH and I are fans but it hasn't shown up on Hulu yet so I haven't watched the premier yet and my husband and I are HUGE fans.
Cool choice for them though. Totally makes sense.

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GrimmI'm pretty sure you can watch the episode on the NBC website (though there will be commercials). Unless they've taken it down...?
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Really? Kelly doesn't seem hipster to me at all, and I can't see him having a sister named Hazel. Kelly sounds more 80's preppy to me, and he would have a sister named Jennifer, or something. :P
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I'm with you on the 80s vibe.
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The name has more of a 70's vibe for me, because of my uncle and his siblings (Lori, Kimberly, David, Steven, Derrol). But then it's also got this 40's thing happening, a la Gene Kelly.
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It's got a 60's or 70's vibe to me. On a girl, a 70's or 80's vibe.
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I know two. They are older men, but I liked the name on them both times. I think the K gives it the oomph I expect in masculine names, so it works for me.
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I've got an uncle Kelly. In his case it's short for Kelvin. I like it too. It's jovial and sporty and rakish.

This message was edited 11/4/2015, 8:21 AM

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I've got a female cousinCalled this but I love Kelly on a boy
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