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[Opinions] Paisley
Do you see this as a male or female name? Do you like it? I would only use it for a middle name to honor my relatives with the surname.
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Female ~ I used to babysit a Paisley AnneDH :-)
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The only Paisley I've ever seen was a girl, so it's a girl name for me. I don't like it very much.
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I think female, and I kind of like it.
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FemaleBut it's a town near where I live, and not a particularly great one, so I couldn't use it. At any rate it's surname-y and nms :-(
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Only like it for girls, just sounds more feminine to me. I don't mind it as a mn.
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Paisley is a "guilty pleasure" of mine. I adore it (ONLY on a boy), but wouldn't use it in real life. As a mn and to honor your relatives, though, I think it's fine.
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As in Paisley, Scotland? It's a place, not a name.
If you must, use it as a male's middle name.Kelclaire
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This seems to be the day I don't like the unisex names mentioned for either gender. Well, here's another one. Paisley, while feminine sounding, is very immature sounding for a girl, and much to frilly/sissy for a boy. I think of "pansy" for a boy. If it must be used, then, as you said, use it only as a middle name, since it's a family surname.
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I don't see paisley as a name at all, but as a 'colorful pattern of curved shapes' which are usually quite ugly, imo.
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Girl, just from usage.I don't like it, due to the fabric. However, to honor your relatives its fine.Siri
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I don't like Paisley at all. I don't care for the sound and I don't care for the paisley design in general. I see it being unisex although I know a little girl who was almost named Paisley (she became Delaney instead after her parents asked friends and family what they thought of Paisley.)
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To me, it's a male name and I'm not too fond of it.
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Male, don't like it (trendy). But use it if it's a family name. :)
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Female.And I love it btw, but only as a mn.:-)- Charlie
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MaleIt reminds me of Presley, which is male in my mind.I would recommend using Paisley as a mn. Paisley happens to be a (very ugly imo) fabric pattern as well as a surname.Miranda
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