I like Marlow, but I really don't like Ryley. (Not even spelled like Riley, so especially not with the two Ys) My aunt's dog was the first time I ever heard of the name, so it will forever be a dog name to me (a boy dog name, at that :p)
I like Marlow a lot (on someone else's kid, though, not my personal style) probably because it reminds me of Marla, which is a fantastic name. But I hate Riley/Ryley/however you want to spell it - on a boy or girl. Yuck.
i think if youre going to give your daughter a unisex or masculine name, you should give her a more feminine middle.
masculine first + unisex middle =/= girls name, sorry
i also think it works both ways. if youre going to give your son a unisex name like taylor/morgan/jordan or something, give him a decisively masculine middle name, not a name like riley. pfffffft.
Marlow is part of my house address, I definitely don't like it as a baby name. Riley would have been better but I'd say the name as a whole is more fitting for a boy.
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Date: 2010-02-02 08:29 pm (UTC)masculine first + unisex middle =/= girls name, sorry
i also think it works both ways. if youre going to give your son a unisex name like taylor/morgan/jordan or something, give him a decisively masculine middle name, not a name like riley. pfffffft.
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Date: 2010-02-03 12:22 am (UTC)Not keen on Ryley, let alone the spelling.
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