So my husband and I are expecting our first daughter [name]August[/name] 7th! We have a two year old son Meko and we are having a very hard time with girl names!! Right now our top name I think would be [name]Charleigh[/name]. Sounding just like “[name]Charlie[/name]”.
Would you pronounce it any other way? [name]Do[/name] you think it’s a girls name written that way? Also, I would like to give my daughter my middle name which is also my mothers name so her name would be : [name]Charleigh[/name] [name]Lark[/name].
When I first saw it I pronounced it shar-leigh (like [name]Charlotte[/name]). To me, the sound of the name is more important than the spelling. She’s not going to be walking around with a nametag all the time so people can see that her name is feminized. If you want to name her [name]Charlie[/name], I would just go with the normal spelling. It is a lot less complicated.
[name]Charleigh[/name] is not really my style, but I do see its appeal. Especially as a nn of [name]Charlotte[/name]. I’m a teacher and do have a [name]Charleigh[/name] and a [name]Charlie[/name]…who are called “girl [name]Charleigh[/name]” and “boy [name]Charlie[/name]” by the class. [name]Just[/name] something to consider when you like a name that could go for either gender. Good [name]Luck[/name]!
I think the spelling might become a bit confusing, either pronounciation or just simple spelling it. If you’d like to use [name]Charlie[/name] then it would probably simplify your life and hers to spell it the usual way? This coming from someone who constantly corrects people on dd1’s name, not because it’s spelt differently, just because it’s not a familiar name around here.
I really like [name]Lark[/name] as a middle, very pretty and different. [name]Charlie[/name] [name]Lark[/name] doesn’t flow as well as other names might, even if you went for [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Lark[/name] to feminize her name a bit before shortening to a unisex one? The 2 L sounds towards the end create a bit of a stilted read. [name]Charlotte[/name] [name]Lark[/name] looks really pretty though
Other names you could shorten to [name]Charlie[/name] - [name]Charissa[/name], [name]Charis[/name], [name]Charity[/name], [name]Charlene[/name]
I like it, but I’d rather see it spelled [name]Charlie[/name] or [name]Charley[/name].
I agree that the “lee lark” sound is a little off, so you could always go the route of [name]Charlie[/name] as a nn too.
I really like the spelling! I did pronounce it shar-lee at first, but [name]Charlie[/name] can catch on fast. This spelling makes it look much more feminine. It’s cute!
At first sight I thought it was [name]Sharlee[/name] or [name]Carley[/name].
I’ve always felt if you’re going to give your girl a man’s name then just do it. [name]Don[/name]'t try to make it girly by changing the spelling
As others have said she is not going to wear her name across her chest, however you spell it she is still [name]Charlie[/name]
“[name]Char[/name]-lee-lark” doesn’t flow well, but people rarely use their fn and mn together
I used to work at a daycare with “boy [name]Aiden[/name]” and “girl [name]Ayden[/name]” and “boy [name]Cameron[/name]” and “girl [name]Camryn[/name]”.
I don’t mean to spell it to be trendy… I guess I’m mostly thinking about if her name is on paper and someone sees it I’d like them to not assume she’s a boy.
I would pronounce [name]Charlee[/name] as “shar-[name]LEE[/name].” Again, anything other than [name]Charlie[/name] is going to look weird or be pronounced in another way. If you don’t want to name her [name]Charlie[/name] but want to call her that, I would go with [name]Charlotte[/name] and give her the NN [name]Charlie[/name].
If you don’t want people to assume that she’s a boy, then I would recommend naming her either [name]Charlotte[/name] or [name]Charlene[/name] and using [name]Charlie[/name] as a nickname. All the “feminine” spellings of [name]Charlie[/name] just look really trendy and will probably just lead to a lifetime of spelling/pronunciation issues.
I also read it as “[name]Shar[/name]-lay”. This spelling is indeed “trendeigh”, and I have to admit, I rolled my eyes. “[name]Charlie[/name]” is a beautiful name…spelled correctly.
[name]Charlie[/name], like the perfume, either spell it this way and enjoy the androgynity of it, or if the getting people to realize she’s a girl when it’s written is a thing, spell it “[name]Charlotte[/name]” or “[name]Charlize[/name]” ([name]Charlene[/name] is fine but doesn’t do much for me personally).
The kreative spelling takes it from cute to trashy, personally.
I like that the spelling makes it a little different from just [name]Charlie[/name]. However, I think that [name]Charleigh[/name] is kind of traditional-sounding compared to your son’s name Meko. I think that [name]Lark[/name] could actually make a nice first name with Meko. But that’s just a personal opinion. If you really love [name]Charleigh[/name], definitely go for it!
I agree with this. Have you considered [name]Charlotte[/name]/[name]Charlene[/name] nn [name]Charlie[/name]? That’d give her more options when she’s older. Good luck!
If you don’t want people to assume that she’s a boy, then I would recommend naming her either Charlotte or Charlene and using Charlie as a nickname. All the “feminine” spellings of Charlie just look really trendy and will probably just lead to a lifetime of spelling/pronunciation issues.
this is what I though. I work at a daycare and have a “boy [name]Dakota[/name]” and “girl [name]Dakota[/name]” and that’s how the kids refer to them. Girl [name]Dakota[/name] has often talked to me about how she hates that her name is a boys name. If you won’t want people to mistake her for a boy, don’t name her [name]Charlie[/name]. No matter the spelling, charlie is still a boys name. I think [name]Charlotte[/name], [name]Charline[/name], [name]Charlize[/name], or something like that with the nn [name]Charlie[/name] would be adorable, but what if you name her just [name]Charlie[/name] and she hates that her name is a boys name, just like girl [name]Dakota[/name] at my daycare? What will she do then?
Again, [name]Charlie[/name] is adorable as a nickname for something else.
