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October 21st, 2009, 08:36 PM
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| |  Charlie or Charley?
Hi everyone,
This is the only name that DH and I can agree on so far! We're having a little boy and we both love Charley/Charlie but not sure what the best spelling is. I've had a few people suggest it's a girlie name - I totally disagree but it made me wonder if the spelling would effect if others saw it as a boys or girls name. What do you think?
For the record I would have gone with 'ie' if I hadn't had the 'girlie' comments 
Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
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October 21st, 2009, 08:42 PM
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i think for a boy the only way i would spell it was Charlie! charley is too girly for me
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October 21st, 2009, 08:42 PM
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I think it's a cute name. I like it spelt Charlie.
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October 21st, 2009, 08:45 PM
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I like it Charlie but I'd probably call him Charles on his birth certificate. Just my opinion
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October 21st, 2009, 08:46 PM
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i know 4 Charlies (all boys) and they spell it the "traditional" way - I think Charley actually looks more girly! - When i saw that way of spelling it, my first instinct was to pronounce it Char-lei 
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October 21st, 2009, 09:04 PM
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Thanks girls. It's good to have my gut feeling confirmed!
Do you automatically think girl or boy when you hear 'Charlie?' Still feeling a bit worried that it's become more of a girls name these days.
That said we don't have any other options that we both like. I love Finn but DH won't even consider it, which is not like him so he obviously really doesn't like it 
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October 21st, 2009, 09:32 PM
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When I hear Charlie I (& DH) initially think boy. I like Divvy's idea of putting Charles on the birth certificate though. It is a cute name, but he may not want Charlie when he's a grown man.
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October 21st, 2009, 09:42 PM
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Originally Posted by olive  i think for a boy the only way i would spell it was Charlie! charley is too girly for me |  |
October 21st, 2009, 10:22 PM
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Charlie or Charli. Charley is more for a girl i think.
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October 21st, 2009, 10:49 PM
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Another vote here for CHARLIE for a boy 
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October 21st, 2009, 10:59 PM
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Charlie for a boy, but Charles for the Birth Certificate 
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October 21st, 2009, 11:05 PM
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Agree...Charlie is a boy's name, especially as Charles on the birth certificate. (My pooch is Charlie...he is well and truely a boy)
I think Charley does look more girly....and I do know a girl named and spelt Charleigh
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October 22nd, 2009, 07:59 AM
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I agree that Charley looks a bit too girly, I'd definately be going with Charlie, gorgeous name!
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October 22nd, 2009, 08:05 AM
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I love the name Charlie. Spell it with an ie though not an ey. I would also put Charles on the birth certificate as Divvy suggested.
I still see it as a boys name.
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October 22nd, 2009, 07:32 PM
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Charlie = boy for me!
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October 22nd, 2009, 07:37 PM
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all the male Charlies I know are Charles on their birth certificate.
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October 23rd, 2009, 08:26 PM
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Yep, I'm just going to repeat everyone else LOL.
I like Charlie, not Charley, and would probably go Charles on the birth certificate.
FWIW though I automatically think girl when I see the name Charlie, but that might just be me as we were going to call Jazz Charlie.
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October 23rd, 2009, 08:38 PM
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I think Charlie for a boy for sure!
As you can see from my sig I have a daughter Charli and I purposely left the E off because when written on paper Charlie looked more boyish to me and without the E looked more feminine.
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