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Kelly as a boy's name?
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Anonymous
Love it! Kelly was originally a boys name anyway, and I like it much better for a boy than a girl  Kinda hate it for girls actually, it sounds prissy.
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Anonymous
Kelly was originally a boys name. |
Anonymous
'Nobody' here. My Kelly is 4 and one of two in her school
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Anonymous
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Love it for a boy-- conjures up cute and athletic.
Don't love it for a girl. (Sorry pp!) |
Anonymous
| OP, name the boy Kelly. It is a fine name. |
Anonymous
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I know one male Kelly and it suits him fine. Also knew a male Shannon in college and lordy, lordy that boy was confident in his masculinity!
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Anonymous
| I knew a Shannon and he was a cute surfer too. |
Anonymous
Kelly fell out of the top 1000 boys' names in 2003 but had been up to #97 in 1968. It peaked at #17 in Utah in 1961. Kelly peaked at #2 in Deleware in 1978. Kelly is falling in popularity for girls, but still more popular than Sasha, Cecilia, Presley, Mallory, Teagan, Heaven, Dakota, Tiffany, Macy... 2009 260 2008 248 2007 222 2006 212 2005 175 2004 138 2003 124 2002 119 2001 124 2000 111 |
Anonymous
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I think there's a good chance your son will grow to hate his name and the experience that comes along with having it.
If you do use it (and i agree it seems compelling in your case and perhaps the fact you're giving it to him for good reason will resonate with your child and he will like his name so he can deal with any bullying better) then I'd give him a good strong masculine middle name that he could opt to use in the future instead. |
Anonymous
umm, where was this?? I knew a Shannon like that in college |
Anonymous
same here |
Anonymous
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Don't like Kelly for boys or girls.
The male Kelly I know isn't cute or athletic- he's bald and perpetually red. |
Anonymous
Haha, same here. PPs need to keep in mind that Kelly Slater will not be well known in 20 years. |
Anonymous
| I see Kelly and expect to meet a girl. |
Anonymous
| not a fan of Kelly period, but I like it better for boys than girls. |