Different Spelling for "Riyleigh"

Re: Different Spelling for "Riyleigh"

• MySallyGirl member

  May 2012

  strawberrytree:

  mj.reilly:

  Riley or different (correctly spelled) name all together.
  

  This. I consider Riley to be a primarily male name, so I would lean towards a different name altogether. If you still want to honour your grandmothers, I suggested Leah on the other thread.  

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• naybird

  May 2012

  mj.reilly:

  Riley or different (correctly spelled) name all together.
  

   

  

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• BarbourWales04

  May 2012

  kravan:

  SmileyGirl18:

  BarbourWales04:

  sweetpea2003:

  kravan:

  i dont like the spelling of "Riley" and people are gonna spell any name the way that THEY think it is spelled.

  
  someone named "Riyleigh". How would that look on business cards? On diplomas? To me, it sounds like an excellent name for a yellow lab- and while I understand that you want to honor your grandmothers and you don't like feminine names, the fact is that "Leah" is a much better choice. 

   

  This.  My dog's name is actually Riley, spelled the traditional (if there is a traditional) way.  This name always makes me think of a dog. 

  i like feminine names. my husband does not. he like unisex names.

  You mentioned that- but giving her a name that has a yooneek spelling but sounds unisex doesn't make a lot of sense, if you'll forgive me for saying it. Like PPs have said, it isn't about you, your husband, your grandmothers, or anyone else. You're not naming a doll or a pet. You're naming a human being who will have to live with this name until she's at least 18, who will have this name on legal documents: a human being who will have friends, SOs, and possibly children someday.

  I swear I'm not trying to be snarky. As an educator whose taught plenty of adults with unique names, I am telling you that a unique name is fine. A unique spelling is fine. But I've had students whose names I couldn't pronounce who had made up their own nicknames. I had one student I knew as "Greg" who had a name I still couldn't spell or pronounce if my own son's life depended on it. Name your kid what you want. But don't be surprised or upset if she comes home in tears because yet another person teased her about her name. Growing up is hard enough without a name that looks like it was made out of a handful of Scrabble tiles.
  

  "Whatever our souls are made of, his and mine are the same."- Emily Bronte

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• mom2b22013 member

  May 2012

  I have also seen Rylee. I think that is cute for a girl. Riley is a family name for my DH (its his middle name and his mother's maiden name) we thought about using it for a first name for a girl, but ended up using it for our son's middle name. Either way its a great name!
  

  

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• MandyWes member

  May 2012

  I've seen Rylee and Ryleigh for girls. I prefer it spelled Riley for a boy or a golden retriever. 
  ETA: I don't like the name Rylee/Ryleigh/Riley on girls. If your husband likes unisex names, what about Taylor, Sydney, Morgan, Adrienne, etc...? There are plenty of nice unisex names that are spelled correctly in most instances.

  

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