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Help[Opinions] Re: Marley
in reply to a message by poetic_freedom
It's nmsaa for a girl. I like Marla and Mahala (prn MAH-la) though. Marley for a boy is nms but not terrible.
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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It is pretty awful for a girl.
Marlena - now there is a good name.
Marlena - now there is a good name.
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Mahala is really pretty but I don't like the meaning of 'sick' and 'weak'...do you think Marley sounds too feminine for a boy though? or is it too strong for a girl? or do you just not like it in general? (sorry for all the questions...I have never really thought about this name before and it kind of fascinates me for no real reason)
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I know - I was traumatised when I discovered what Mahala means! My old Baybee Nayms book had said that it meant "tenderness", which was totally incorrect. I think I cried! Lol.
I don't think Marley sounds particularly feminine - there's lots of boys' names ending in 'ee' sounds (Stanley, Rodney etc).
I don't hold to the idea that boys' names sound 'strong' and girls' names sound 'weak', so of course I don't think it's too 'strong' for a girl. I just don't think it sounds like a girl's name - if anything it sounds like a place or a surname rather than a first name at all lol. If it has to be a first name, I'd put it on a boy.
I generally don't like many surnamey names so it's not really surprising that this one doesn't appeal to me.
:-)
♦ Chrisell ♦
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
I don't think Marley sounds particularly feminine - there's lots of boys' names ending in 'ee' sounds (Stanley, Rodney etc).
I don't hold to the idea that boys' names sound 'strong' and girls' names sound 'weak', so of course I don't think it's too 'strong' for a girl. I just don't think it sounds like a girl's name - if anything it sounds like a place or a surname rather than a first name at all lol. If it has to be a first name, I'd put it on a boy.
I generally don't like many surnamey names so it's not really surprising that this one doesn't appeal to me.
:-)
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. - J.R.R. Tolkien.
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