Finley for a Boy?

I think it sounds more like a boys name than a girls name, but these days, anything goes. My rule of thumb is try to think of hearing it shouted across a playground, and decide if it will get a child beat up. Terrible, I know, but kids can be so cruel. :(
Finn as a nickname is really cute, tho.

It is very unique. In my honest opinion, the first thing that comes to mind is "fish".
It is a very cute name though!!!

It's different, but not in a bad way. I see it as a boy's name. I say go for it if you like it!

I like it, but the bottom line is you need to like it, and you do, so it shouldn't really matter what everyone else thinks. As for sounding girly, maybe it's just one of those names that goes both ways, like Avery or Jordan or Ashton. Follow your heart.

There was a little boy at daycare named Pheneun..we called him Phen(Finn). Not the same I know, just simular. I like the name but it's moreimportate that you like it! Our oldest son's name is Skeet....everyone askes us about it. WE LOVE HIS NAME!

I love it too! Cograts girl

Congrats!! I love the name. What I always did was practice yelling at the new baby to see if it rolls off the tongue easily. I mean, as much as your going to be correcting the child in future years, it has to be easy to say! Then, I would practice saying it in a loving tone. If it still sounds good, you have a keeper.

I also did not tell people the name of my 3rd until very late in my pregnancy and only because people begged and promised that they wouldn't make ANY comment about it. I didn't want their input.

As far as how the name sounds, I do not think that it sounds to girly. I named my daughter Lindy, which we found on the boy's list...

Good luck!

i do think finley sounds just a bit feminine, but i really love "finn" as a nickname. i'm all about nicknames! :)

The problem with names is that the masculine/feminine connotations change over time. I have an older cousin who is my mothers age, his name is Marion. At the time, it wasn't a womans' name. My Uncle's first name is Sherril. It wasn't a girls name at the time. I think you should name your baby what you like(nothing that's a gag name like Dusty Rhodes, or Clay Potts) and pay attention to the initials of the first middle and last name so that they don't spell anything embarrassing. You could name him Finley, and then give him more common male middle name so if he doesn't like it later, or if the name becomes feminized later down the years (like what happened to my Uncle)he can go by the middle name.
I like Finely, by the way :)

I think it is adorable.

Something that I did was keep the names or the idea of the different names just between my husband and myself due to the exact reason you are now second guessing the name you like.

A lot of people have a lot of opinions and want to voice them.

Once you have the baby and say, this is the name we have chosen, they are less likely to say it is too girly... they will love it and think it fits your new baby very well!

Good Luck and congratulations!!!!

I dig it! Love Finn as a nickname as well!

One of my really good friends has a little girl named Finley but then my mom worked with a guy who named his son Finley. So I think it's fine either way. Personally, I think it's a little girly but that's just me! Don't let anyone influence your decision! If you like it then go for it! Oh, we also have a friend who just named their son Phinneus (pronounced Finius) and they call him Phin...I think that's a cute alternative if you're ultimately going to call him Fin/Phin.

I don't think it sounds girly at all, more of a boys name I think. Did you see the movie, The Notebook? One of the characters was called Finn, probably short for Finley. It's a nice name, Congratulations!

I had never heard of that name til my friends named their little girl that.