opinions for baby boy name

acoffee2 · June 2014

I'm 20 weeks and I'm having a boy. I like the name henley but I'm not sure if that's girly or not? opinions?

ashiscute · June 2014

I'm not familiar with the name Henley. It doesn't sound like a girl name for sure but not a boy name either.

emoxymoose · June 2014

I really don't like it, and not in a NMS type a way. In a wow what a terrible name way. What about Henry, Hugh, or Harris?

evaazalea · June 2014

It's equally terrible for a boy or a girl.

Zimger · June 2014

I don't like it.

genromeo · June 2014

It's NMS, but at least it's easy to spell. One of my students was named Hennessey and went by Henny. He pulled off that NN with aplomb (or as much aplomb as a 14-year-old named Hennessey could), but I don't think everyone could!

nikkitaplin · June 2014

genromeo said:

It's NMS, but at least it's easy to spell. One of my students was named Hennessey and went by Henny. He pulled off that NN with aplomb (or as much aplomb as a 14-year-old named Hennessey could), but I don't think everyone could!

Hennessey?!?!!! WHAT?!?!?!?!!

FaerieFaye · June 2014

I like it. I've never heard it for a boy until this though. Doesn't mean it couldn't work, it has a masculine vibe.

capulet · June 2014

Meh. I would assume it was a girl name (not that it should be, but the -ley names are trendy for girls). Mostly it's just so close to Henry, which is a great name, that it would be heard as Henry a lot. So why not just name him Henry?