How do you say this name?

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How do you say this name?
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Mon, 07-16-2007 - 2:09am
Raleigh, is it said exactly like Rally? Is it a girls name only? Or a boys only?

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Registered: 01-09-2007
Mon, 07-16-2007 - 7:56am
Honestly, I've never heard it used as a first name. Just the city...
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Mon, 07-16-2007 - 9:35am
I pronounce it less like Rally and more like RAW-lee. Since it's a surname and a place name, I suppose it's unisex. Sounds very masculine to me, though, and I think it would feel out of place on a girl.



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Registered: 06-29-2007
Mon, 07-16-2007 - 11:13am
i have only known boys with the name and it was said like the city in north carolina...
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Registered: 08-01-2003
Mon, 07-16-2007 - 12:15pm

I've always pronounced it RAW-LEE - like the bicycle brand - with the way names are these days I'm sure it could go either way - but I've only ever heard it on guys - I've come across only 2 or 3 over the years - not little kids recently or anything

either way, I think it's much much much too close to the ultra-popular Riley (with a million alternate spellings, Rileigh, Rylie, Rylee, Reily, Reilly, Ryleigh etc) - and it's equally popular for boys and girls

so sorry, I'd avoid this - for either gender

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Registered: 06-14-2003
Mon, 07-16-2007 - 12:30pm
It's not pronounced like "Rally, it's RAH-lee. I don't really know if it's considered a boy or girl name ... probably unisex.
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Registered: 08-07-2005
Mon, 07-16-2007 - 6:08pm
Thank you guys for all the replies! My husband adores the name Rally for a girl and I was trying to think of a more formal way to spell it. We already have two daughters named Angelina and Morgan. Can you think of any names that Rally could be a nickname for? I already tried Gabrielle, but he thinks that's too far a stretch.
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Registered: 01-15-2007
Mon, 07-16-2007 - 6:30pm

Esmeralda could have Rally for a nickname. Or you could simply choose a first name starting with R plus a middle name that lends itself to "Ally," such as Ruby Alexandra or Rebecca Allison. R. Ally = Rally?

Regardless, I would avoid Raleigh, since, as previous posters have said, it's pronounced RAH-lee/RAW-lee, rather than Rally.

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Mon, 07-16-2007 - 8:13pm

Hmmmm...

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Registered: 08-07-2005
Mon, 07-16-2007 - 8:43pm
I definetly think I will not use Raleigh for the spelling. Hmmm, Geraldine is okay. Any other ideas for a name that could be nicknamed Rally?
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Registered: 07-12-2006
Mon, 07-16-2007 - 9:45pm
I'd say it Raw lee

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