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Help[Opinions] WDYTO...Reilly
I know there are a few of you who hate it when names are spelled differently than the original spelling...I am not to much of fan of it myself :c) Well, my cousin is having a little girl any day now and she decided to name her Reilly (Riley). WDYT? How would you rate it against all the other kree8tyve spellings? 10 being worst, 1 being one of the better, next to the original.
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I usually do not like kree8iv names, or names that are overly modern or trendy. However, I do happen to know a little girl named Reilly (spelled this way) and it suits her so well. I like it.
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Reilly is a kr8tv spelling?
Reilly is a pretty legitimate form I always thought, but then I consider Riley or Reilly to be surnames only not fit for first name consumption, so . . .
Reilly is a pretty legitimate form I always thought, but then I consider Riley or Reilly to be surnames only not fit for first name consumption, so . . .
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I didn't know that this was a legit spelling until some of the posts here...But even still, it doesn't look like Riley to me, but Ray-lee.
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Heh. I'd like it, and the spelling, if not for Bill O'Reilly *shudder*
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As far as creative spellings go, it's not horrifying, but
I only like it for a boy. In fact, I really dislike it for a girl .
I only like it for a boy. In fact, I really dislike it for a girl .
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I actually like Reilly for a girl. I prefer this spelling.
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I like the spelling Reilly-the only other one I like is Riley. I hate all the Rylee/Rylie stuff. It's not my favorite name at all but it's okay.
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1, its way better than a Rhyellie!
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Reilly is just as original as Riley, and it's just as much a surname, and almost as painfully butch and aggressive sounding on a girl.
If you're really that in love with that name for a girl, I'd say definitely use the spelling Reilly instead of Riley. But I don't really like it.
Edited to add: I think the reason why this name is so butch and aggressive sounding is not only that it's a surname, but that it contains the word 'rile' which has unpleasant connotations. People's impressions of names that have sound-cousins in the language really can be affected by them, I believe.
- chazda
If you're really that in love with that name for a girl, I'd say definitely use the spelling Reilly instead of Riley. But I don't really like it.
Edited to add: I think the reason why this name is so butch and aggressive sounding is not only that it's a surname, but that it contains the word 'rile' which has unpleasant connotations. People's impressions of names that have sound-cousins in the language really can be affected by them, I believe.
- chazda
This message was edited 10/27/2004, 5:19 PM
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I don't really like the name myself, a close cousin decided to name her daughter this...
~EvaCollette
~EvaCollette
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Gosh... I'm sorry.
I didn't read you carefully.
I read some of the vitriolic replies below, and reacted to that instead. To my shame. Apologies!
Anyway my gist was. Reilly better than Riley by a large margin. The best of all spellings.
- chazda
I didn't read you carefully.
I read some of the vitriolic replies below, and reacted to that instead. To my shame. Apologies!
Anyway my gist was. Reilly better than Riley by a large margin. The best of all spellings.
- chazda
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It's OK! It happens ;c) np
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I love it when someone has to put the original spelling in parenthesis...that is reason enough to not use it.
I like Riley for a boy and everything else is a last name to me.
I like Riley for a boy and everything else is a last name to me.
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To me Riley is a boy name, and Reilly a surname.
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This Name Makes me MAD
Or maybe its the fact I just ran too much. Anyways, I barf everytime I see the name Reilly/Riley/Rileigh on a girl. It NOT a girls name. For all those parents who want their little girls to be good as the guys. GIving a girl a guys name is SCREAMING that girls aren't good enough.
There are TEN THOUSAND little Reilly girls running around everywhere. I hate the Name on a girl, regardless of the spellings.
Lala
Or maybe its the fact I just ran too much. Anyways, I barf everytime I see the name Reilly/Riley/Rileigh on a girl. It NOT a girls name. For all those parents who want their little girls to be good as the guys. GIving a girl a guys name is SCREAMING that girls aren't good enough.
There are TEN THOUSAND little Reilly girls running around everywhere. I hate the Name on a girl, regardless of the spellings.
Lala
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I agree
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I agree with you!
That Reilly/Riley, etc. is a boy's name.
That Reilly/Riley, etc. is a boy's name.
This message was edited 10/27/2004, 4:10 PM
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