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Help[Opinions] Huntley?
At my job at a call center, I received a call from a woman named Huntley. I don't know how old she is, of course, but I got the impression from her voice that she is at least in her forties. Then again, I could be wrong. But she's definitely an adult. I'm sure she must have been born long before the current surnames on girls craze.
Every now and then a strange first name will pop up, and I wish I could question the caller about the name, how they like it, how they got it, etc., but naturally I can't do that.
So what do you think of Huntley for a girl?
Every now and then a strange first name will pop up, and I wish I could question the caller about the name, how they like it, how they got it, etc., but naturally I can't do that.
So what do you think of Huntley for a girl?
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Totally nms. I can see the appeal of a surname name for a girl, but Huntley has two very unfortunate associations for me - hunting, and well, let's just say that the -unt is not the best. It does flow nicely if you take the name as a whole, but once I start dissecting it it loses its appeal.
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I don't find it at all attractive. There's nothing feminine or pretty about it, in my opinion. The 'hunt-' part of it especially puts me off it.
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Huntley is awful. I don't even like it on a boy. It had to have been a family surname - I can't imagine parents in the 60's thinking, "Oh, how about Huntley, that sounds cute."
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Eesh. Huntley isn't that common a surname, and it's notorious in Britain as that of Ian Huntley (who molested and murdered two little girls in a hugely publicised case six years ago).
So, no. No more Huntley than Hindley. But I do think it's interesting that a woman, especially in her 40s, ended up with such a name.
So, no. No more Huntley than Hindley. But I do think it's interesting that a woman, especially in her 40s, ended up with such a name.
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I'm not a huge fan of surnames as first names in general. Objectively, Huntley's at the tamer end of the spectrum, and the -ey ending makes it sound more like a first name than some.
It really wouldn't work in the UK (where I am) though, because of Ian Huntley, the Soham murderer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Huntley
It really wouldn't work in the UK (where I am) though, because of Ian Huntley, the Soham murderer.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Huntley
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Cute, but I like just plain Hunter best on a girl.
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I like it for a girl but I pefer Hunter.
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Eww, how awful! I wonder if she was teased at school, rhyming with slang word of a part of a woman's anatomy?
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My friend was going to be named Hunter if she was a boy and Huntley (not sure on the spelling) if a girl, but her parents decided against Huntley for the rhyming reason. I dislike Huntley in general.
ETA- The parents then decided on Kara.
ETA- The parents then decided on Kara.
This message was edited 5/15/2008, 12:02 PM
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Horrible. I think Shep Huntleigh from Streetcar Named Desire. Last names do not make good first names for girls.
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I don't like it because of the hunt- sound.
But it's common, at least in the South, for women to bestow their maiden names as first names on their daughter. It's not a recent trend, and I've even seen it creep up the East Coast in some families, although it's never been as prevalent as it is in the South. Just because it's trendy now doesn't mean it's not been done for years.
But it's common, at least in the South, for women to bestow their maiden names as first names on their daughter. It's not a recent trend, and I've even seen it creep up the East Coast in some families, although it's never been as prevalent as it is in the South. Just because it's trendy now doesn't mean it's not been done for years.
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My first thought was of Hundley from Curious George. ;)
I dislike Huntley in general - just not into "hunt" names - and I dislike it all the more on a girl.
I dislike Huntley in general - just not into "hunt" names - and I dislike it all the more on a girl.
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