Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Bemusedley, I Relay a List Most Painstakinglee Talleigh-ed

Or, "How I, on Another Site, I Saw Yet Another New Name Ending in 'lee', and How I Set Out to Discover Them All".-leigh.

I'm not sure who started the '-ley' epidemic, but I have a feeling we have Shirley Temple and Hayley Mills to blame, as well as author George Barr McCutcheon (who gave a female main character the male name Beverly). Regardless, for your own amusement and horror, here are all the '-ley/lie/leigh/li/ly' names given to baby girls in 2010 (for names with multiple spellings, only the most common is given).
I'm sorry.

  • Emily
  • Kaylee
  • Hailey
  • Riley
  • Lily
  • Natalie
  • Kylie
  • Ashley
  • Bailey
  • Carly
  • Kimberly
  • Molly
  • Callie
  • Ellie
  • Allie
  • Marley
  • Leslie
  • Kinley
  • Charlie
  • Miley
  • Ainsley
  • Brylee
  • Hadley
  • Paisley
  • Presley
  • Brynlee
  • Kinsley
  • Kelly
  • Harley
  • Halle
  • Nayeli
  • Annalee
  • Kenley
  • Mckinley
  • Jaylee
  • Holly
  • Finley
  • Julie
  • Yareli
  • Tenley
  • Jolie
  • Rosalie
  • Braylee
  • Raylee
  • Maylee
  • Araceli
  • Keely
  • Amelie
  • Shaylee
  • Adalee
  • Kensley
  • Millie
  • Bentley
  • Everleigh
  • Angely
  • Berkley
  • Zaylee
  • Blakely
  • Ailey
  • Yaneli
  • Tinley
  • Anjali
  • Lynlee
  • Tinsley
  • Janelly
  • Shirley
  • Amberly
  • Oakley
  • Skylee
  • Makaylee
  • Karely
  • Taylee
  • Heavenly
  • Eisley
  • Adley
  • Whitley
  • Mckenley
  • Henley
  • Tylee
  • Hartley
  • Emberly
  • Brenley
  • Shelly
  • Denali
  • Greenlee
  • Beverly
  • Quetzalli
  • Avalee
  • Lovely
  • Jubilee
  • Leily
  • Arleigh
  • Novalee
  • Tilly
  • Sicily
  • Leigh
  • Brinkley
  • Mallie
  • Neely
  • Tali
  • Zuly
  • Noeli
  • Daylee
  • Mali
  • Coralie
  • Evalee
  • Cylee
  • Waverly
  • Idaly
  • Shylee
  • Breleigh
  • Marily
  • Coley
  • Atley
  • Kingsley
  • Jennalee
  • Ily
  • Wesley
  • Brantley
  • Ripley
  • Orly
  • Mariely
  • Ciclaly
  • Isley
  • Haisley
  • Polly
  • Emsley
  • Brooklee
  • Madilee
  • Jesly
  • Kaisley
  • Kesley
  • Ensley
  • Quinley
  • Bradley
  • Metzli
  • Naleigh
  • Hensley
  • Langley
  • Valley
  • Anaily
  • Dolly
  • Sonali
  • Annlee
  • Brentley
  • Ollie
  • Azalee
  • Suley
  • Zylie
  • Nashly
  • Makylie
  • Truly
  • Conley
  • Averly
  • Tigerlily
  • Yaeli
  • Esli
  • Hanalei
  • Tensley
  • Britlee
  • Kialee
  • Ridley
  • Mahaley
  • Zolie
  • Nylee
  • Jaydalee
  • Dally
  • Chaeli
  • Hanley
  • Mattingly
  • Mckinsley
  • Saralee
  • Galilee
  • Anareli 
  • Arceli
  • Nazli 
  • Yameli
  • Kiralee
  • Talei
  • Gabrielly 
  • Jazly
  • Kamali
  • Naraly
  • Wrigley
  • Brendaly
  • Camily
  • Janalee
  • Nayalee
  • Starlee
  • Yariely
  • Heli
  • Shivali
  • Sully
  • Soli
  • Suhailey
  • Greeley
  • Merly
  • Nollie
  • Onalee
  • Siddalee
  • Tanley
  • Danielly
  • Dianely
  • Emmanuelly
  • Isaly
  • Layali
  • Seeley
  • Graylee
  • Isabelly
  • Jehieli
  • Jiali
  • Narely
  • Nirali
  • Norely
  • Pailey
  • Sahily
  • Yaresli
  • Aleli
  • Ameyalli
  • Bexley
  • Celie
  • Darly
  • Lakely
  • Nefeli
  • Timberly
  • Tully 
  • Yoeli 
  • Yorley
  • Zali
  • Airlie
  • Benelli
  • Chanley
  • Chesleigh
  • Hiley
  • Huntley
  • Ixareli
  • Jakaylee
  • Josely
  • Loxley
  • Marbely
  • Shefali
  • Thaily
  • Vaishali
  • Analily
  • Brinsley
  • Brooksley
  • Darisley
  • Draylee
  • Endsley
  • Gracelee
  • Hatley
  • Kentley
  • Kinberli
  • Krystalee
  • Luley
  • Marali
  • Mayerli
  • Medley
  • Mialee
  • Mythili
  • Nelani
  • Rochely
  • Saheli
  • Sareli
  • Saylee
  • Thessaly
  • Wendoly
  • Yaheli
  • Yanali 

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