No matter how d”class” and overused it gets,I’ve always loved the name [name]Riley[/name].I also like it as a masculine name though I know more and more people expect [name]Riley[/name] to be a girl.
I’ve been thinking of the alternative name [name]Raleigh[/name]. I think it’s unusual but manageable, attractive and perhaps more masculine. Then again, “leigh” ending names seem to be very popular for girls at the moment.
What do you think of [name]Raleigh[/name]? Trying too hard? Good? So-so?
We have other names in mind but I always get thumbs down from friends and family, which makes me second guess myself. My son’s name is [name]Quentin[/name], and most people seem to hate it.
I’m also thinking: [name]Cooper[/name], [name]Devon[/name] (another girly name?), [name]Sebastian[/name], [name]Edmond[/name], [name]Travis[/name] or [name]Trevor[/name].
[name]Hi[/name] there! My son is a [name]Quentin[/name], too!
About [name]Riley[/name]… a perfectly good name & yes, the girls seem to be taking it over. My niece is a “[name]Rylee[/name].” I’ve had both girl & boy students with this name. Personally, I think either sex can wear this name well, due mostly to the fact that this is a surname. If you really like it try the [name]Reilly[/name] spelling. This spelling seems to be the more “masculine” spelling and the least popular one. (Not sure if that matters to you, though.)
About [name]Raleigh[/name]… love it! One of my favorite U.S. cities! Because of the “city” association, I feel that this spelling would work for a boy. People will recognize it when they see it. A good friend of mine has this name for a surname. Again, I feel surnames work well for both sexes. If you are worried about the spelling, try [name]Rawley[/name] instead.
As for your other name suggestions, I like [name]Travis[/name] (my brother’s name), [name]Trevor[/name], & [name]Sebastian[/name]. [name]Trevor[/name] & [name]Sebastian[/name] are also on my boys’ name list for possible matches with [name]Quentin[/name]. I’ve loved both of those names for a long time. I fell in love with [name]Sebastian[/name] as a child after watching a cartoon show titled “[name]Belle[/name] & [name]Sebastian[/name].”
[name]Hi[/name]! I agree with you, [name]Riley[/name] is a very nice name. Unfortunately it’s become trendy and tarnished by a number of invented spellings which try to make a perfectly great boys name a girls name. However, I love [name]Raleigh[/name]. Have you read The Help? It’s the first name of a character in the book. It’s also a great place name. It’s not made up, it sounds strong and is not popular. Go for it! I also love [name]Sebastian[/name]. Though it’s getting kind of popular, so I like [name]Raleigh[/name] more.
I completely understand your fear - but I do like [name]Riley[/name]. And if you gave him a very masculine middle name - [name]Riley[/name] [name]William[/name] or [name]Riley[/name] [name]James[/name], for example - I don’t think you’d have a problem.
[name]Raleigh[/name] actually seems more difficult. (After all, [name]Riley[/name] is gender neutral, but Rileigh is a girl, IMHO.)
If you like [name]Riley[/name] but fear his popularity, how about [name]Crosby[/name]? Between the singers and the hockey star, it reads decidedly masculine to me.
[name]Love[/name] both [name]Riley[/name] (I would personally spell it [name]Reilly[/name]) and [name]Raleigh[/name]. I am having to figure out a nice R first name for a boy if we have another one (family tradition for initials RKS and already have the K). I am honestly thinking of [name]Raleigh[/name]. I am an English major so I always reference it to Sir [name]Walter[/name] [name]Raleigh[/name] who was an English aristocrat/writer/poet/soldier/explorer back in the 1500-1600’s. I think [name]Raleigh[/name] is a fantastic name though!!!
I wouldn’t spell it [name]Rawley[/name]. It looks like sporting goods to me and it has “raw” in it. [name]Raleigh[/name] would be fine since it is a city and surname without an alternative spelling.
Are you sure? Because all the girl [name]Devin[/name]'s I’ve met have spelled it this way (three) (one like this - [name]Devyn[/name]), and I know one boy [name]Devon[/name] spelled this way. Maybe where I live its just a crazy town
I like [name]Raleigh[/name]. It goes well with [name]Quentin[/name], [name]IMO[/name]. I definitely like it better than [name]Riley[/name], which is so popular it doesn’t even make an impression on me anymore. It’s like “blah.” Of your other names, I think I like [name]Cooper[/name] the best with [name]Quentin[/name]. The others are nice, but I HATE the name [name]Devon[/name]. On a boy or girl, but even moreso on a boy. Too soft sounding and I don’t like the repetitive -in sound with [name]Quentin[/name].
I love [name]Raleigh[/name]. In fact, i like ti far better than [name]Riley[/name]. There’s the city connection, but I think of Sir [name]Walter[/name] [name]Raleigh[/name] (for whom the city is named) more, and given the Sir in front of his name, I would never think of [name]Raleigh[/name] as feminine. : )
I dislike [name]Riley[/name], i dont know why but it has never been a favorite of mine. As for [name]Raleigh[/name], i like it alot! And i think it can work for either a boy or a girl. But i do think it will be used more for girls because as you said, the ‘leigh’ spelling (eventhough its the correct spelling), seems very tryndee and is more likely to be a girl (thinking like [name]Ashleigh[/name], Everleigh, [name]Henleigh[/name], ect). I’m on the fence with [name]Raleigh[/name] for this reason, i like it when i first think about it but the more i think about it the more i doubt it. Hmmmm…well if you love it go for it! I’m probably just overthinking it
[name]Cooper[/name]: I’m starting to like this name more and more, I think it’s very handsom
[name]Devon[/name] (another girly name?): OK, so my husbands name is [name]Devin[/name]. And oddly enough, i think the ‘I’ spelling is the male spelling of the name and the ‘o’ spelling is the female, (i knew 2 female devOn’s, never a female [name]DevIn[/name]). But now that i have said that, i really dislike this name as a name. I dont think it really has any appeal to it, and it is so commonly used on both genders (but recently more for girls), that i think your son might get alot, but thats a girls name.
[name]Sebastian[/name]: I have always liked this name, I’m just not brave enough to use it. I think it’s very handsom
[name]Edmond[/name]: I loooooove this! I think this is the fresher better version of [name]Edward[/name]. Its so handsom and strong and masculine. I’m not a fan of nn [name]Eddy[/name] or [name]Ed[/name] though
[name]Travis[/name]: This is very dated to me, like an 80’s 90’s name.
[name]Trevor[/name]: ditto with [name]Travis[/name]
However if any of these names have family ties, dont hesitate!
Are you sure? Because all the girl [name]Devin[/name]'s I’ve met have spelled it this way (three) (one like this - [name]Devyn[/name]), and I know one boy [name]Devon[/name] spelled this way. Maybe where I live its just a crazy town :)[/quote]
All the devon’s i have ever known were also female, so i happen to agree that devOn is typically for females, and devIn is typically for males (my husband is [name]Devin[/name]). That is the only way i have ever met them, and now that i think about it i have met alot of devon’s and more then a few devins. Now that i think about it though it seems weird that they are spelt and seperated that way, because the I spelling would seem more feminine and the O spelling would seem more masculine. Hmmm.
But overall yes i agree, devon is girls, devin is boys.
I really like [name]Raleigh[/name] with [name]Quentin[/name] too! Although leigh ending is usually for girls, because of the city and Sir [name]Walter[/name] himself I would expect boy. Be prepared, though, that others may have used this name for a girl too.
Of your other choices, I like [name]Trevor[/name] the best and with [name]Quentin[/name].
I do not like [name]Riley[/name], not for a boy or a girl, not with any spelling. It’s just so overdone, and it sounds sort of weak and a bit nicknamey. I just don’t see it as a name that would be taken seriously. And next to the handsome [name]Quentin[/name], it is downright unfair
[name]Raleigh[/name] is definitely cooler, and I would especially like it if you had a particular connection to the city. But, I’m not sure it’s quite right as a first name (though I think I would love it in the middle). I think the problem that it’s slightly feminine.
Some suggestions I think would work well with [name]Quentin[/name]:
[name]Byron[/name] (assuming you don’t mind another n-ending name)
[name]Jameson[/name]
[name]Gavin[/name]
[name]Jahred[/name]
[name]Graham[/name]
[name]Isaac[/name]
I’ve always loved the name [name]Raleigh[/name]. I could never use it because I live about 3 hours from [name]Raleigh[/name]…so that would be weird. I like it much better than [name]Riley[/name]/[name]Reilly[/name] because it’s much more unusual. And it sounds perfect with [name]Quentin[/name].
[name]Just[/name] for fun, here are some more city names…
Since I think of Sir [name]Walter[/name] [name]Raleigh[/name], I am actually liking this one. However, because of femininity/[name]Riley[/name] problems, I’d probably use this as a middle name–I think [name]Edmond[/name] [name]Raleigh[/name] sounds FAB! My runner-up combo would be [name]Sebastian[/name] [name]Cooper[/name], but I am totally in love with [name]Edmond[/name]. (:
Note: I prn [name]Raleigh[/name] not as “[name]Riley[/name]” but as RAH-leh. I think it sounds more handsome and differentiates it better.
Are you sure? Because all the girl [name]Devin[/name]'s I’ve met have spelled it this way (three) (one like this - [name]Devyn[/name]), and I know one boy [name]Devon[/name] spelled this way. Maybe where I live its just a crazy town :)[/quote]
All the devon’s i have ever known were also female, so i happen to agree that devOn is typically for females, and devIn is typically for males (my husband is [name]Devin[/name]). That is the only way i have ever met them, and now that i think about it i have met alot of devon’s and more then a few devins. Now that i think about it though it seems weird that they are spelt and seperated that way, because the I spelling would seem more feminine and the O spelling would seem more masculine. Hmmm.
But overall yes i agree, devon is girls, devin is boys.[/quote]
Ha, maybe this is regional? In my experience all the girl [name]Devin[/name]'s I’ve ever known have spelled it ‘in’ while all the boys I’ve known are ‘[name]Devon[/name]’ or maybe it’s justly evenly used for both?
