Get The Bump digital magazine >

tools: My Baby Calendar | Baby Namer | Gender Chart | How Big is Baby?

community

all boards


birth clubs


nest boards


my blog

my photos

my boards


200+ Easy Weeknight Meals!

Green living: Eco-friendly tips & tricks!

< Previous topic | Next topic >

All Boards > Baby Names

Sort:
12-05-2012 at 11:28 AM
pnutg
Not Ranked
Joined on 09-15-2012
2,428 Posts
43,031 Points
pnutg is online. Last active: 06-20-2013, 4:30 AMSilver

Tenley

For a girl. How do you feel about it? Ive been thinking about it since before I was pregnant. Just wondering what others think.
-1st BFP 5/24/12, EDD 1/25/13, MMC 6/19/12 at 8 weeks, D&C 6/29/12 -2nd BFP 9/15/12, EDD 5/20/13, It's a boy! C's birthdate is 5/22/13 www.peanut-gallerie.blogspot.com 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 11:31 AM
DoublePort...
Not Ranked
Joined on 02-14-2012
3,034 Posts
28,974 Points
DoublePortion is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 10:00 PMSilver
I wouldn't use it, but I don't hate it. It reminds me of Tinsley or Ainsley.
Image and video hosting by TinyPic
Me: 29 ~ Stage IV Endo ~ AMH .38 ~ AFC 8
AMH .97 as of 4/2012! ~ AMH 1.63 as of 4/2013!?!
Him: 28 ~ perfect swimmers
Laparotomy with partial oophorectomy 8/2009 to remove cysts/endo. Stopped BCP 4/2010.
Multiple clomid rounds from 11/2010 to 6/2011. ~ All BFN
IUI w/clomid 7/2011. IUI w/clomid & injectables 11/2011 & 1/2012. ~ All BFN
IVF #1:EPP 5/2012 ~ (4R, 3M, 2F w/ICSI). Both embryos txfrd. ~ BFN
BCP to manage endo from 10/2012 to 12/2012.
5/2013 Waiting for Donor Embryos

PAIF/SAIF always welcome!
If you're wondering about my avatar...it's a fried pickle chip shaped like a fetus! 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 11:34 AM
Washington...
Not Ranked
Joined on 03-07-2011
9,310 Posts
112,197 Points
WashingtonQueen is not online. Last active: 06-20-2013, 12:14 AMGold
I hate it. Sorry.
Adopted DS #1- Daniel Alan 12-8-05
Adopted DS #2- Sterling Michael 11-7-07
Xander Kobe born August 1, 2011 at 8:37am 8 pounds 4.4 ounces 20 1/2 inches
Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
Our second little August sunshine!! Due Date 8/24/13
BabyFetus Ticker 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 11:40 AM
plunderb
Not Ranked
Joined on 02-22-2010
Boston
5,104 Posts
36,043 Points
plunderb is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 9:26 AMSilver

I don't think it sounds very sophisticated.

But that's probably regional prejudice coming out as preference. Tenley is popular in the Midwest, Mountain West, and Great Plains, but not on either coast. Compare #66 in North Dakota vs. #1442 in New York.
Lilypie Third Birthday tickers Lilypie Pregnancy tickers
Baby Name Popularity by State 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 11:42 AM
Joy2611
Not Ranked
Joined on 09-02-2009
6,915 Posts
55,520 Points
Joy2611 is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 7:48 PMGold
It has a very trendy/2010ish vibe to it.  I would most definitely not use it.
** Your use of the apostrophe to pluralize words is making my eyes bleed. ** 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 11:45 AM
BlueRidge8
Not Ranked
Joined on 05-07-2007
NC
5,307 Posts
12,824 Points
BlueRidge8 is online. Last active: 06-20-2013, 4:39 AMSilver
It doesn't scream "classy" to me
Image and video hosting by TinyPic
Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 11:46 AM
mj.reilly
Top 500 Contributor
Joined on 07-13-2008
14,174 Posts
36,955 Points
mj.reilly is not online. Last active: 06-20-2013, 1:33 AMGold
Yuck. I really hate it. 
Oct 2013 BMB: June Siggy Challege | Photobomb [and a little extra] | JGL

Miles (6.5) | Fiona (3.5) | Ian (1) | "Clementine" (Oct 2013)
Lilypie Maternity tickers


The 2012 Ultimate -aidan Guide (Boys): Beyond the Top 1000 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 11:47 AM
pas1224
Not Ranked
Joined on 12-03-2012
2,051 Posts
37,273 Points
pas1224 is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 5:54 PMSilver
It's NMS and while it may be cute for a little girl, I don't think it ages well.  It also reminds me of the girl that was The Bachelor a few years ago.  She was sweet though :)

Anna Catherine 7/23/2012, 35 weeks 5 days, 5lbs 5 oz
IT'S A BOY!!!
BabyFruit Ticker 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 11:50 AM
corkietn
Not Ranked
Joined on 05-27-2010
827 Posts
11,194 Points
corkietn is not online. Last active: 06-18-2013, 8:11 PMBronze
I'm sorry, it reminds me of something from Teen Mom.
BabyFruit Ticker Image and video hosting by TinyPic 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:01 PM
mamainsept...
Not Ranked
Joined on 03-15-2010
1,308 Posts
9,244 Points
mamainseptember is not online. Last active: 06-17-2013, 7:27 PMBronze
I think it's adorable for a 4 year old but doesn't age well, sorry!
Lilypie Third Birthday tickers Lilypie Pregnancy tickers 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:03 PM
TofuMama7
Not Ranked
Joined on 06-29-2010
2,771 Posts
20,886 Points
TofuMama7 is not online. Last active: 04-12-2013, 9:52 PMSilver
I don't think it's horrible, but it sounds very trendy to me, and not very sophisticated. I think it would be cute on a little girl, but not an adult woman.
BabyFetus Ticker Daisypath Anniversary tickersLilypie Second Birthday tickers Image and video hosting by TinyPic 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:06 PM
shellyco
Not Ranked
Joined on 03-16-2012
1,270 Posts
6,765 Points
shellyco is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 11:12 PMBronze
It is extremely trendy in my midwest state.  I think it's cutesy and doesn't age well. But there are worse names out there.   
TTC since July 2011 with MFI
BFP #1 12/12/11 CP 12/18/11
BFP #2 12/28/12 EDD 9/10/13
DH varicocele surgery 8/2/12
IUI #1: 50 mg Clomid + Ovidrel + IUI= Trigger hell/BFN
IUI #2 on anniversary of our loss: 50 mg Clomid + Estrogen + IUI= BFP
Beta #1: 37 Beta #2: 115 Beta #3: 2804
It's a girl! Increased NT- normal amnio test, A/S scheduled for 4/29
Image and video hosting by TinyPic Image and video hosting by TinyPic
Lilypie Maternity tickers 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:06 PM
JulianneJa...
Not Ranked
Joined on 07-13-2012
775 Posts
9,113 Points
JulianneJacks is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 10:17 PMBronze
plunderb:

I don't think it sounds very sophisticated.

But that's probably regional prejudice coming out as preference. Tenley is popular in the Midwest, Mountain West, and Great Plains, but not on either coast. Compare #66 in North Dakota vs. #1442 in New York.

Ha ha- I knew a very sophisticated girl named Tenley who grew up in a suburb outside NY.

When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.  
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:17 PM
pnutg
Not Ranked
Joined on 09-15-2012
2,428 Posts
43,031 Points
pnutg is online. Last active: 06-20-2013, 4:30 AMSilver
I worry about how it will age as well. I dont typically like trendy names but i dont know anyone with this name. Thanks for the feedback!
-1st BFP 5/24/12, EDD 1/25/13, MMC 6/19/12 at 8 weeks, D&C 6/29/12 -2nd BFP 9/15/12, EDD 5/20/13, It's a boy! C's birthdate is 5/22/13 www.peanut-gallerie.blogspot.com 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:22 PM
Notwifezil...
Not Ranked
Joined on 10-13-2005
Southern New Jersey
9,881 Posts
17,320 Points
Notwifezilla7 is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 8:58 PMGold
NMS
Lilypie Kids Birthday tickers Lilypie Fourth Birthday tickers Lilypie First Birthday tickers NotWifezilla  
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:29 PM
LeahB12
Not Ranked
Joined on 06-14-2005
Michigan
3,069 Posts
25,258 Points
LeahB12 is not online. Last active: 06-20-2013, 2:57 AMSilver
I don't like it. To me it's trendy and doesn't age well.
5 losses, lots of failed cycles, 2 miracles
J arrived 4/19/10
A arrived 5/16/13
 "When it's dark enough, you can see stars." Ralph Waldo Emerson 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:34 PM
nlscroggin...
Not Ranked
Joined on 10-24-2011
1,357 Posts
25,311 Points
nlscroggins is not online. Last active: 06-10-2013, 10:09 PMBronze
nms at all. i dont think it ages well and seems overly trendy.

me: 26 - DH: 29
ttc #1 since june 2012
-dx: PCOS & hypothyroidism-
-Dec '12-SA: normal & HSG: all clear-
-Jan '13- clomid 50mg = BFN-
-Feb '13- clomid 100mg = BFN-
-March '13- clomid 150mg = BFN- 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:36 PM
plunderb
Not Ranked
Joined on 02-22-2010
Boston
5,104 Posts
36,043 Points
plunderb is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 9:26 AMSilver
JulianneJacks:
plunderb:

I don't think it sounds very sophisticated.

But that's probably regional prejudice coming out as preference. Tenley is popular in the Midwest, Mountain West, and Great Plains, but not on either coast. Compare #66 in North Dakota vs. #1442 in New York.

Ha ha- I knew a very sophisticated girl named Tenley who grew up in a suburb outside NY.

I would pay good money to see her parents' faces when they realize that their daughter's name is a sensation . . . in Idaho.

For the record, I'm not endorsing regional prejudice, just trying to be introspective about why I react to names in certain ways. The fact is that I am the Ivy-educated, East Coast boogeyman your congressman warned you about (I'm typing this from a Starbucks!). So when I see a name and think "hick" I am coming to that snap judgment from a very particular background. And I try to be reflective about those prejudices rather than just saying "Eeeew, gross!"

Lilypie Third Birthday tickers Lilypie Pregnancy tickers
Baby Name Popularity by State 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:46 PM
bsinno
Not Ranked
Joined on 04-09-2012
867 Posts
15,980 Points
bsinno is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 7:59 PMBronze
NMS.
Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:56 PM
jobiann
Not Ranked
Joined on 10-09-2007
Iowa
7,206 Posts
52,968 Points
jobiann is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 2:39 PMGold
NMS.

Lilypie First Birthday tickers
Lilypie First Birthday tickers
Anniversary
 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 12:59 PM
SuperDeDup...
Not Ranked
Joined on 05-27-2011
6,226 Posts
69,290 Points
SuperDeDuper is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 8:59 PMGold
I know one Tenley, she's a lovely person and I would consider her sophisticated.  I'm not a fan of the name though. 
Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker

 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 1:04 PM
mbody
Not Ranked
Joined on 07-30-2011
912 Posts
13,533 Points
mbody is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 8:40 PMBronze
People naming their babies Tenley and Tinley keep popping up on my facebook. I don't care for them too much, and wouldn't use them, but wouldn't side eye it either. I don't think it's a name that grows well.

Anxiously awaiting baby #1! Baby BOY Due: May 30, 2013! Lilypie Maternity tickers 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 1:16 PM
MrsJ723
Not Ranked
Joined on 05-02-2012
3,561 Posts
57,068 Points
MrsJ723 is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 3:12 PMSilver
NMS. All I think of is the Tenley Town section of DC/Tenley Town metro stop.
Lilypie Fourth Birthday tickers Lilypie First Birthday tickers 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 1:16 PM
juniper19
Not Ranked
Joined on 07-07-2004
NYC
3,460 Posts
3,563 Points
juniper19 is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 8:48 PMSilver
plunderb:

I don't think it sounds very sophisticated.

But that's probably regional prejudice coming out as preference. Tenley is popular in the Midwest, Mountain West, and Great Plains, but not on either coast. Compare #66 in North Dakota vs. #1442 in New York.

Woah!

 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 1:16 PM
JulianneJa...
Not Ranked
Joined on 07-13-2012
775 Posts
9,113 Points
JulianneJacks is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 10:17 PMBronze
plunderb:
JulianneJacks:
plunderb:

I don't think it sounds very sophisticated.

But that's probably regional prejudice coming out as preference. Tenley is popular in the Midwest, Mountain West, and Great Plains, but not on either coast. Compare #66 in North Dakota vs. #1442 in New York.

Ha ha- I knew a very sophisticated girl named Tenley who grew up in a suburb outside NY.

I would pay good money to see her parents' faces when they realize that their daughter's name is a sensation . . . in Idaho.

For the record, I'm not endorsing regional prejudice, just trying to be introspective about why I react to names in certain ways. The fact is that I am the Ivy-educated, East Coast boogeyman your congressman warned you about (I'm typing this from a Starbucks!). So when I see a name and think "hick" I am coming to that snap judgment from a very particular background. And I try to be reflective about those prejudices rather than just saying "Eeeew, gross!"

Haha- I am a "little ivy" graduate from a very tony area outside of NYC. We probably come from similar backgrounds. I understand what you mean about how  your background influences your prejudices. It makes me giggle when I see the name prejudices on the board and the reasons. For example many of the girls I grew up with had boy names like Cameron or Tyler. It's an east coast prep school thing. Meanwhile names like Ruby and Pearl are really popular on this board but they would not go over well with my friends from college. Everyone is influenced by their own experiences.

 
When the Lord closes a door, somewhere He opens a window.  
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 1:17 PM
chelsb@cc....
Not Ranked
Joined on 12-12-2007
CuteLittleTown, UT
5,445 Posts
8,837 Points
chelsb@cc.usu.edu is not online. Last active: 03-15-2013, 4:19 PMSilver
LOVE LOVE LOVE it!

Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker
 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 1:23 PM
capulet
Not Ranked
Joined on 02-23-2003
Connecticut
2,658 Posts
15,906 Points
capulet is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 8:22 PMSilver

MrsJ723:
NMS. All I think of is the Tenley Town section of DC/Tenley Town metro stop.

Yeah, I think of this too.  As with PPs, it sounds to me like a trendy name that doesn't age well.

DD born 10/10/07 * DS born 11/25/11 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 1:30 PM
ObLaDi
Not Ranked
Joined on 02-18-2008
Boston
3,713 Posts
21,667 Points
ObLaDi is not online. Last active: 06-20-2013, 1:02 AMSilver

plunderb:
The fact is that I am the Ivy-educated, East Coast boogeyman your congressman warned you about (I'm typing this from a Starbucks!). So when I see a name and think "hick" I am coming to that snap judgment from a very particular background. And I try to be reflective about those prejudices rather than just saying "Eeeew, gross!"

Haha, I'm this person too. Although I'm not in Starbucks at the moment Smile

Unsurprisingly, I hate Tenley. I find it super-trendy, cutesy, and unfeminine to boot. 
Image and video hosting by TinyPic
Baby Birthday Ticker Ticker 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 1:46 PM
AnnieBN
Not Ranked
Joined on 10-19-2012
2,346 Posts
30,941 Points
AnnieBN is not online. Last active: 06-19-2013, 4:00 PMSilver
It's NMS.

BFP #1 1.22.13 EDD 10.04.13 MMC at 8w5d
Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers
BFP #2 4.23.13 EDD 1.3.14 MMC at 7w3d
Lilypie Angel and Memorial tickers 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
12-05-2012 at 1:57 PM
Rtjw
Not Ranked
Joined on 11-07-2012
58 Posts
1,014 Points
Rtjw is not online. Last active: 05-29-2013, 12:38 AMNewbie
I don't care for it. Also reminds me if Tenley from The Bachelor with the really annoying voice.
 
Report Abuse
Reply
Quote
Page 1 of 2 (45 items)   1 2 Next >
Hot Topics

New dad or dad-to-be? Chat with other dads here!
Visit the Dads & Dads-to-be board

Need baby shower inspiration? Get ideas here!
Visit the Baby Showers board

Chat with other crafty moms here!
Visit the Crafty Moms board

search boards

choose another board