Yay, found out we are having a girl!
We love the name Bayley or Baylee
What do you guys think of the name and which spelling????
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Yay, found out we are having a girl!
We love the name Bayley or Baylee
What do you guys think of the name and which spelling????
Bailey.
Sorry. I'm just all for traditional spelling ;)
my friend had a little girl in April this year and named her Bailey (traditional spelling) :)
I'm assuming you want to change the spelling to make it more girly?
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I have a 6 yr old girl name Bailea, we changed the spelling to look more girly.
Out of ur choices of spelling i like Baylee :)
How will the alternative spelling benefit the child?
I prefer the original spelling too.. Bailey
Such a pretty name!
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Love Baylee, looks very girly :)
I love Baylee.
Very cute name, however you choose to spell it.
One of our little girls middle names is Bailey, traditional spelling as it's a family name, I do like Baylee as well though..
Not a huge fan of the name myself sorry. Unusual spelling will mean people get it wrong their whole life. But each to their own! :)
I think it depends on how you want her name pronounced. If you want it pronounced in the traditional way, I would spell it Bailey.
If you want it pronounced Bay- Lee, then go with Baylee. I prefer Bailey.
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Jude 07/10/2008 | Lilac 16/06/2011
I really like the name but prefer the traditional spelling. I've never been a fan of changing the spelling of a name, it seems to be a bit of a fad at the moment.
I really like the name for a little girl, but TBH I think those spellings actually make the name look more harsh and masculine. Sorry.
a friend of mine has a little girl Bailie. i prefer tradition spelling though
bailea is nice. and timeless. :) you could grow old with bailea, but baylee (which I read as bayleaf) and bayley (which I read as barley on first glance) don't seem timeless and are a bit awkward.
Ultimately though, the name you choose will be the right one. "a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet"...
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I prefer the traditional Bailey too, sorry I just don't think I like the other spellings for it. Nor do I like bailea only because it has the option of becoming Bai - Lee - Ah with the A ending.
Its a cute name - would never have thought to use it for a girl but I think its really sweet.
Actually I don't mind this spelling!!:
I'm not a fan, not just of the spelling but the name, reminds me of booze lol...but hey, I'm not a part of your life, all that matters really is if you like it. I knew a Bailey who was awesome :) (but it was a guy)
I think of it as a boys name but it sounds nice for a girl too. I like the spelling Bayley.
Thanks for your replies.
I didnt think I was changing the spelling as I got it from a baby name book and under the name 'Bailey' it said the female version is 'Bayley' also I thought 'Baylee' was a bit more girly.
Same here hun, i actually got Bailea from the alternative spelling section of bailey, it anoys me when people ask why i messed with the spelling, im like i didnt it was in the book! lol:
For me i see Bailea as a more male name, but it was hubbys turn to choose, so i agreed if we could have different spelling. and it totally suits her
I like it spelt Bailey.
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I have a normal name with a whacky spelling and it's a nightmare. Just go with Bailey.
I'm not a fan of Bailey but if you must use it please use the traditional spelling.
It's hard as a person when you have a name that no one is 100% sure how to pronounce. I guess that's how I feel about baylea and baylee etc etc... nice name when you are told how to say it, but I'd rather not have to be told.
Love the name!! (My DS is Bailey), However we named him Bailey as that was my Mum's maiden name and we also loved it as not every single kid will be called the same
I may be biased, but I am not a big fan of alternate spelling, its frustrating when people spell your name wrong, so spelling it different means there is a very big chance most people will assume it is spelled differently.
IMO if its spelt Bailey then the child would get confused for being a boy iykwim? I think Baylee is a great way to make it more girly.
I really liked the name Bailey for a boy but seeing as my DD is Kailey that could get a bit weird :p
I'm a big fan of traditional names and traditional spellings, but if you choose this name, then choose whatever spelling you like :)
When I see bailea, or Bailey, or Baylee, I hear the same thing. Same name, different spelling. I prefer bailea over Baylee as an alternative spelling (when I say Baylee I saw bay leaf!! I know.... Stupid right!!?)
I have Darcie, which sounds the same as Darcy, but I just thought it looked more girly seeing as it is a unisex name.
It's your baby, so it's up to you :)
I like baylee looks girly, but then she will forever be spelling it to people so maybe stick with Bailey
I agree.:
I think the spelling Bailey suits a boy and Baylee suits a girl. Just likeAshley is originally.the boys spelling and Ashleigh is the girls. I don't like Baylea...it looks funny. My name is Kirsty-Lea and I do have to.spell it for ppl because they automatically write Kristy-Lee or the pronounce it like 'leah'...however it's my name and I love it. Im all for changing names slightly for a bit more individuality. I'd rather my name have 'ie' instead of the y...and in baby names I have picked out I favour y over the traditional I and e..eg jasmyn and jaymes. So what if you have to spell ur name. Some ppl are daft that they couldn't spell simple names like robert and kylie anyway. Change the spelling hope you like! Its not like you've picked crazy spelling
We have chosen this name for a boy (if we ever have one!) But we will be going with the traditional spelling Bailey
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I am a fan of traditional spellings.
DD2 is Marley. And TBH, I really REALLY wish I had spelt it Marlee. For this kind of name (Ashley, Marley, Bailey) where it is so androgynous, I can totally understand the need to make the name a bit more obviously feminine. Bailey is a traditional spelling, but traditionally the name was masculine.
I prefer your Baylee. It is not like you are taking 'Natasha' and turning it into 'Naytarschya' just for the hell of it.
FWIW, my DD1 is 'Charlotte' - you would not believe how many times I have to spell THAT to people. O_o