The name Whitley

[happygirl]

What do you think of it. Do you consider it to be a girl or boy name?

I have a friend that going to have a baby and name it Whitley either way. I have never heard of that as a first name before but I really like it.

 

[JVL1018]

Whitley Gilbert from A Different World immediately comes to mind. Girliest of girls. Definitely not a boy name, to me!

 

[maelstrom]

Whitley Strieber, the author of "Communion", is the first person who comes to mind. So I think of it as a male name.

 

[tink20]

That's our dog's name....no kidding. Our dog is a girl. My DD named her. People always think its a weird name for a dog.

 

[PrincesCJM]

It's not a name that I would give to my child. As for a gender associated with the name, I'd say female because of the "Whit" part.

 

[happygirl]

That's our dog's name....no kidding. Our dog is a girl. My DD named her. People always think its a weird name for a dog.

What a cute name for a doggie Where did you little girl hear that name from?

 

[anniemae]

I think of a girl because the name sounds so much like Whitney.

 

[tink20]

What a cute name for a doggie Where did you little girl hear that name from?

Well we have had our dog for 3 years. I just asked DD how she came up with the name, and she doesn't remember. She said she had just heard the name and thought it was cute. Sometimes we call her Whit.

Here's a picture of Whitley

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/155644_176567282371765_2437244_n.jpg

 

[Buckalew11]

I think of Whitley Gilbert also. So...female for me.

I had a girl come stay with me last summer that was going to play football at our town's college. Her name is Whitley. I had a little trouble with wanting to say "Whitney" when I first met her but now I'd probably have a hard time getting the name Whitney off my tongue, lol.

 

[Gumbo4x4]

Whitley Gilbert from A Different World immediately comes to mind. Girliest of girls. Definitely not a boy name, to me!

My first thought as well.

 

[aprilgail2]

Sounds like a snobby boys name to me.

 

[lovesmurfs]

Whitley Gilbert from A Different World immediately comes to mind. Girliest of girls. Definitely not a boy name, to me!

My first thought as well. Wasn't she really stuck up? I don't have really positive connotations with the name.

 

[JVL1018]

My first thought as well. Wasn't she really stuck up? I don't have really positive connotations with the name.

Yes! Until Dwayne Wayne's love changed her for the better. LOL
I loooooved that show, I don't really know why, but I did.

 

[aprilgail2]

Yes! Until Dwayne Wayne's love changed her for the better. LOL
I loooooved that show, I don't really know why, but I did.

Dwayne Wayne?? Seriously that is someones name?

 

[JVL1018]

Dwayne Wayne?? Seriously that is someones name?

Well, in a TV show, not in real life.

 

[mombrontrent]

I have never heard of the name before but I really like it. More for a girl than a boy though since it is so close to Whitney, which is another name I really like.

That doggie Whitley is adorable.

 

[*JoGo*]

I know a 1yr old girl

Definitely a girl name.

 

[Miranda Danda]

I absolutely LOVE it!!!! I think it's cute and sweet!

 

[palmtreegirl]

Never heard of it before, but it definitely sounds like a girls name.

 

[Enchanted Minnie]

One of the twins had a little girl named Whitley in his class one year so I think little girl.

But in this day and age it seems some names are unisex. My 7 year old has a traditional Irish boys name...which is also used for girls. I didn't realize it at the time when I was pregnant.