Thoughts on Haverly?

gokeyoke987 · December 2011

Mostly a lurker, but HAD to ask this question...what do you all think of the name Haverly for a girl? (Background, I had never heard it before, but a woman who was at our wedding was named Haverly - rhymes with Waverly)

I have slowly fallen in love with it and am SO not a fan of 'made-up names' and tend to prefer the 'classics', and am curious to hear others opinions on it

Thoughts??

Ax2 · December 2011

I find it strange to read. Every time I read it I misread as "Harvey" or "Avery" in my head.

juniper19 · December 2011

I wish there was an emoticon that could accurately capture the mix of shock, puzzlement and disdain my face made when I saw that name.

gokeyoke987 · December 2011

LOL! Love these responses. My first inclination was that it was horrid (4 years ago) but it has grown on me haha.

jupiterthecat · December 2011

juniper19:
I wish there was an emoticon that could accurately capture the mix of shock, puzzlement and disdain my face made when I saw that name.

This-- well put.

Sorry, it looks awkward and forced.

krissyh21 · December 2011

Go back to the classics, it looks like Harvey with a quick glance and is not feminine at all. If you must use it, bury it in the middle.

mobiz · December 2011

sounds pretty made up-- sorry, NMS

alliejo725 · December 2011

In my head, I picture a Google search result:

Did you mean Haven?

Did you mean Waverly?

Both of which I like more than Haverly.

shadypines · December 2011

juniper19:
I wish there was an emoticon that could accurately capture the mix of shock, puzzlement and disdain my face made when I saw that name.

Hahahaha!!!!

da731 · December 2011

This was my first thought:

Great movie, though.

PeridotEyes · December 2011

Rhymes with Waverly? So its pronounced "HAY-verly"?

I assumed it was "HAVE-erly" based on the spelling... Erg. I'm not a fan.

BFab11 · December 2011

It's awful.

queenbone · December 2011

It sounds like the name of an estate in a Jane Austen novel rather than a girls name.

kms34 · December 2011

It's just plain awful. Haven + Beverly?

Gross

PeridotEyes · December 2011

queenbone:
It sounds like the name of an estate in a Jane Austen novel rather than a girls name.

Eureka! Yes, that's it!

DR1819 · December 2011

When I first read it I thought it said Haverty...the furniture store

SarahPLiz · December 2011

DR1819:
When I first read it I thought it said Haverty...the furniture store

Me too!

MySallyGirl · December 2011

Yuck! Totally hate it. Sorry.

Sawyerplus1 · December 2011

I really dont like Haverly.

I far prefer Waverly,which is one of my guilty pleasure names (its the name of Wesley and Buttercups baby girl in the book version of the Princess Bride)