Boys names for girls?

[tinylittlestars.livejournal.com]

Okay, so IMO some boys names can be used for girls. Riley for a girl is growing on me, and I even pondered using Zachary for a girl. Maybe.

But last night I was reading the birth announcements in the local paper, and saw that someone named their baby girl Marnie Benjamin

I am distraught. 

Opinions?

Comments

[kati-d.livejournal.com]

at first I was like yea.. marnie is a girls name.. then it registered benjamin.. thats just strange... maybe its a family name... in some cultures I think I read something about the wifes fathers name being the first born childs middle name. I dunno.

As for Riley for a girl I love it.. but spelled Raleigh makes it more feminine

[tinylittlestars.livejournal.com]

Raleigh. Eww?

No offence, but that looks ugly. Just my opinion.

And Raleigh is actually pronounced the same as [rally] over here.

I like Ryley for a girl, but that's probably too trend for a lot here...

[tallc00lone.livejournal.com]

To me, Raleigh is pronounced raw-lee, whereas rally is pronounced raa-lee.
I do agree, though that Raleigh is a terrible spelling.
I think Rylie is the only way I'd ever change the spelling of Riley.

[shyloh.livejournal.com]

How about Rhiley? That's how I spell my cat's name (female)

[tallc00lone.livejournal.com]

seems too made-up.

[sotypical42483.livejournal.com]

My company does work for a 75ish year old MAN named Raleigh.