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WDYT of Riley?
Is it more feminine or more masculine (or perfectly neutral)?
Is it more country or suburb?
Immediate impressions, pop culture and otherwise. Other names that give you a similar vibe... etc.?
thanks :)
ॐ मणिपद्मे हूं
"Speak the truth; yield not to anger; when asked, give even if you only have a little."
"Live alone and do no evil; be carefree like an elephant in the elephant forest."
Is it more feminine or more masculine (or perfectly neutral)?
Is it more country or suburb?
Immediate impressions, pop culture and otherwise. Other names that give you a similar vibe... etc.?
thanks :)
ॐ मणिपद्मे हूं
"Speak the truth; yield not to anger; when asked, give even if you only have a little."
"Live alone and do no evil; be carefree like an elephant in the elephant forest."
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It's more masculine, and it's okay for a boy, whereas it is Bad TM for a girl (IMO). I wouldn't be surprised to see it on either. It's definitely more suburb, and it reminds me of the main character from The Next Step which is this pre-teen dance mockumentary TV show my siblings and I were briefly obsessed with.
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Mason
Jackson
Harley
Luca
Lana
Macie
Kayla
Alayna
Peyton
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I know a 2 year old girl named Riley. To me, it was always a masculine name stolen by girls. Now I can't see it as anything other than a name like Ashley...solely female.
I thought it was weird that the parents of the Riley chose it since it was so close to that Disney film, Inside Out, being released with the lead character named Riley. That's the big current pop culture reference I can think of.
I thought it was weird that the parents of the Riley chose it since it was so close to that Disney film, Inside Out, being released with the lead character named Riley. That's the big current pop culture reference I can think of.
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For my personal associations - and with this spelling especially - it leans masculine but it wouldn't shock or disappoint me to see it on a girl.
It actually reached my long list for a girl when I was a teenager.
I feel that Morgan is along the same vein - very gender neutral.
I'm not sure what you mean by country or suburb so I don't feel like I can answer it.
Riley on a boy is similar to Jack in the fact that I see it as quite a soft name that means well and is likeable.
For a girl it's tougher, still "nice", but with more strength to it.
It actually reached my long list for a girl when I was a teenager.
I feel that Morgan is along the same vein - very gender neutral.
I'm not sure what you mean by country or suburb so I don't feel like I can answer it.
Riley on a boy is similar to Jack in the fact that I see it as quite a soft name that means well and is likeable.
For a girl it's tougher, still "nice", but with more strength to it.
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For me, Riley is completely masculine. At the risk of being severely mocked, I used to enjoy Riley Dartagnan as a potentially-usable combo.
This film was my first introduction/association with the name: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wKN7rlQKilE
This film was my first introduction/association with the name: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wKN7rlQKilE
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It’s perfectly neutral, because it should be used on neither sex. It’s a surname and should have stayed that way. It’s probably seen as slightly more feminine now because usually once a name has gone girl, most parents won’t touch it for a boy anymore.
I suppose it’s more suburb.
My first impression is that anybody who names a kid Riley doesn’t really expect them to grow up into an adult. It’s childish, vapid, dated and unoriginal. The parents of a Riley would be super cliche... a wine-swilling, essential-oils-loving yoga pants mom whose only hobbies are pinterest crafts and nagging, and a lazy, beery sports-loving dad who is baffled by shows of emotion or anything interior design-related. (Nothing wrong with any of these characteristics on their own, just painting a picture.)
Whenever I watch the film Inside Out I always think it would be an absolutely perfect movie if only the main character hadn’t been given such a stupid name. But that would be my main pop culture reference.
Other similar names would be
Skylar
Peyton
Kinsley
Reese
Emery
Avery
Kennedy
...basically a list of my nightmares.
I suppose it’s more suburb.
My first impression is that anybody who names a kid Riley doesn’t really expect them to grow up into an adult. It’s childish, vapid, dated and unoriginal. The parents of a Riley would be super cliche... a wine-swilling, essential-oils-loving yoga pants mom whose only hobbies are pinterest crafts and nagging, and a lazy, beery sports-loving dad who is baffled by shows of emotion or anything interior design-related. (Nothing wrong with any of these characteristics on their own, just painting a picture.)
Whenever I watch the film Inside Out I always think it would be an absolutely perfect movie if only the main character hadn’t been given such a stupid name. But that would be my main pop culture reference.
Other similar names would be
Skylar
Peyton
Kinsley
Reese
Emery
Avery
Kennedy
...basically a list of my nightmares.
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I don't like Riley at all, it sounds childish and intellectual, in my opinion. However, if I had to choose, I'd rather see Riley on a boy. I'd say it's more "country", and the first Riley that comes to my head is the character from Inside Out. Some names with a similar "vibe" are Bailey, Drew, Jaden and Marley - needless to say, I'm not a fan of any of them.
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Hi !!!
Riley is perfectly unisex.
My personal opinion is that is more feminine and suburb.
That's because there is a character in Sense8 called Riley Blue.
Here she is
https://www.google.com/search?q=riley+blue&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiJ052I7aTiAhVGHBoKHYBkCesQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=riley+blue&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.3...94023.94305..96036...0.0..0.87.156.2......0....1.........0i13i5i30j0i8i13i30.8dTJWYD7rgs&ei=5NvfXInRDsa4aIDJpdgO&bih=524&biw=360&client=ms-android-huawei&prmd=ivn#imgrc=r0CQB4GoBa-6QM
Riley is perfectly unisex.
My personal opinion is that is more feminine and suburb.
That's because there is a character in Sense8 called Riley Blue.
Here she is
https://www.google.com/search?q=riley+blue&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwiJ052I7aTiAhVGHBoKHYBkCesQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=riley+blue&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-img.3...94023.94305..96036...0.0..0.87.156.2......0....1.........0i13i5i30j0i8i13i30.8dTJWYD7rgs&ei=5NvfXInRDsa4aIDJpdgO&bih=524&biw=360&client=ms-android-huawei&prmd=ivn#imgrc=r0CQB4GoBa-6QM
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More masculine to me and more suburb. I think of a middle class family that does not care about names.
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