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Help[Opinions] Adlay
I came across this name while reading a newspaper article about Adlay "Adi" Gideon Stenroth, a Finnish officer who served in the French Foreign Legion in 1920-1930. Adlay was also his father's middle name, his full name being Otto Adlay. (And just for a fun fact: Adi Stenroth had a sister Helena "Nelly" Adelaide while their mother was simply Mary.)
Adlay seems to be a variant of Adlai (pronounced as AD-lay in English and AHD-lie in Finnish). I think the spelling with a Y makes it look more like an surname and thus quite trendy looking as the names with "ley" and "lay" suffixes are currently popular in the English speaking countries.
So all the anglophones here: does Adlay give you more Biblical or surname-y vibes? Could it be used in modern times?
Adlay seems to be a variant of Adlai (pronounced as AD-lay in English and AHD-lie in Finnish). I think the spelling with a Y makes it look more like an surname and thus quite trendy looking as the names with "ley" and "lay" suffixes are currently popular in the English speaking countries.
So all the anglophones here: does Adlay give you more Biblical or surname-y vibes? Could it be used in modern times?
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