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Re: I prefer Whitley (with an L) on a boy (m)

by Ismene (Madyson)

1/17/2012, 3:03 PM

Thanks, that's what I've been wondering. I love Whitley about as equally and I think it actually sounds slightly better with my LN

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- wbbuff +1

1/17/2012, 9:34 PM

I prefer Whitney over Whitley. Whitley makes me think of Jasmine Guy's annoying black, southern belle from A Different World (probably dating myself there). Wasn't there a male character named Whitney in the first season of Smallville?

- guru (BBH)

1/17/2012, 10:04 PM

From perceiving the two names on their sounds rather than on obscure characters from television--a source which carries little bearing for me--I find Whitney nasal and whiney, where Whitley is mellifluous. There's also a huge difference in synesthesia for me. Whitney is a rather awkward faded mustard color (not a good mustard), while Whitley is a sharp medium blue and ice white.

And if you're constricted to associating names by their presentation on television and celebrity news, one would think you'd associate Whitney with Houston. Why are we ignoring that elephant in the room? All I can think of is drugs and decline.

- guru (BBH)

1/17/2012, 3:11 PM

Glad I could help. I think Whitley's great, and I am a male. I'd *much* prefer to be called Whitley rather than Whitney. Whit is really attractive, too, and full of confidence and verve. I say go for it.

This message was edited 1/17/2012, 3:14 PM

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