What do you think about this name?

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Registered: 01-15-2008
What do you think about this name?
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Tue, 01-15-2008 - 1:43am
I'm having my second baby in July (I have a 6 mos old).
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Registered: 01-15-2008
Tue, 01-15-2008 - 10:49am
I know a boy named Riley. I think it sounds great as a boy's or girl's name
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 01-15-2008 - 11:27am
I know a couple of boys named Riley - but mostly it's used for girls.
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Registered: 02-03-2006
Tue, 01-15-2008 - 3:50pm
is both boy & girl name, and
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Registered: 03-02-2005
Tue, 01-15-2008 - 6:26pm
Honestly, it WAS a surname first, so it can be a first or middle name for a boy or a girl. For years, I've known that whenever I have children, my first son will be named Iain Reilly. Reilly is my mother's maiden name. :)

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Registered: 01-15-2008
Tue, 01-15-2008 - 10:06pm
I think riley is a gender neutral name but i would use it for a girl personally. It would sound more boy-ish if the two names were switched around. Patrick Riley.
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Registered: 03-26-2003
Tue, 01-15-2008 - 10:49pm
It gets used on girls, but I don't think it sounds like a girl's name. And Riley Patrick is so VERY Irish, I think you'll be fine.

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Wed, 01-16-2008 - 12:03am

It's a boy name to me but I'm hearing it on girls now.