My Choices.?

I'm 16 weeks pregnant, and might be finding out the sex of my baby in a few days. These are the name we've picked out for a boy and a girl. Lewis is the last name.





Girl - Ridley Adele Lewis


Boy - Kerrigan Ryan Lewis [He'll have his Father's initials and same middle and last name!]





But I keep getting a lot of people saying they hate the names! People tell me that Kerrigan is a girls name, and Ridley is a boys name, but it's untrue!





Kerrigan was originally an Irish surname which became an Irish boys name. Only in America did it become 'trendy' to call girls Kerrigan. Ridley is a unisex name, and I came up with the idea to call a girl that name from the game Radiata Stories. The second main character is a girl named Ridley Silverlake.





Kerrigan means dusky/dark and Ridley means reed clearing.





I really like the names, and my opinion won't change no matter what anyone says, but I'm curious what you think about them.





Are they REALLY that bad?! Some people seem to like them...

My Choices.?
I think they're both cute and although uncommon they're also not off the wall,so to speak. As for what everyone else says who cares cause it's your baby and your choice. I bet some of these people have children with the most common names ex. Emma,Taylor,Katelyn or Matthew,Luke,Connor and they will have to go through school being reffered to as emma .L and emma .S for example.... Kerrigan is a very strong and handsome sounding name in my opinion.Couldn't imagine it on a lil girl. I can picture a nany kerrigan as well as a gown man. Ridley is also cute and a different form of Riley basically.She sounds like a smart,classy woman and again suits all ages.I think it's great that you're set on these names and won't buckle under pressure when other's put down the name. Congratulations!!
Reply:Personally, I dont like the names and if you dont care what anyone else says, why go through all this just to be unphased by it. Names that people think are oppiste sex, wont change their minds and go throught all the research you did. So really, i would just go with your gut but listen to what people have to say at the same time.
Reply:Ridley souns a lot like Riley and also reminds me of Ridley Scott. Kerrigan I think connotes Nancy Kerrigan and that is why people think of it as a girls name. Honestly, I wouldn't use either of them but it's your kid and your decision. I really like both of the middle names you have chosen.
Reply:my first name is Charmin, imagine all the jokes i got in school. but my grandmother picked out my name - so i like it now. as long as you love the name, tell everyone else to go hang. this is your baby and the name should have meaning to you and the daddy. p.s. - i almost named my second son Ashley, but we changed our minds before he was born to name him after someone we both respected.
Reply:I think those are cute, but I think what you said about the "get rid" part might come true; i have a friend named madison who gets called things with the word mad in them all the time....but i like those names and i think they're cute!
Reply:I like Ridley Adele ....I think it's different enough but not too different to be made fun of.





I like Kerrigan too...I understand its use as a male name...but kids and adults today won't understand and therefore might make fun of it.





Good Luck...I hope this was helpful
Reply:im not sure about ridley for a girl..kinda reminds me of ripley...like ripley's believe it or not...Adele isn't bad tho. I kinda like that better as a first name. Kerrigan is cute for a boy tho..i like that. good luck =0)
Reply:I don't like them. Kids are mean these days! And both names are yuck anyways. . .





Maybe:





Riley Adele Lewis


Kristopher Ryan Lewis





~~Julie~~
Reply:I do like Kerrigan. It is different but not weird. Honestly I am not crazy about the girl name. It is your child and you should name her what you like and not worry about others. Good Luck!
Reply:don't like either sorry!! then again i'm 100% set on Rosemary and Penn despite other people's opinions so go for it if you want!
Reply:Kerrigan is cute for a boy or girl. Ridley is not an easy flowing name.
Reply:No they are not bad!


Listen!!! They are ur kids n ur choice what name to b n what not just dont listen or care what other say about this.
Reply:I like Ridley more than Kerrigan.
Reply:I don't like either of them, sorry.
Reply:As it is your baby then you have every right to call him/her Fungus Snot-nose if you felt so inclined.





Those names are fine - go with what you like :)





You are always going to get people who hate your choice and kids will twist a name all sorts of ways to make fun/get a nick name from it. Additionally, people tend to associate names with people they know and that will influence whether they like it or not.





Both your choices are original but as they are not daft, made up spellings or silly invented names then I can't see how anyone can overly object or really hate them. People might dislike the names and would dismiss them as a choice for their own children but who cares hey?





As for name genders, well Tracey, Beverley, Jude and Shirley can all be used for a boy can't they?
Reply:Both Kerrigan and Ridley are surnames, and therefore by default masculine. Personally I think both should stay as surnames as neither is particularly sophisticated or attractive, but I don't mind Kerrigan on a boy. This trend of taking surnames and using them as first names is becoming very stale and likely to date your child to this time period





Ridley on a girl is truly awful though. Why you would want "rid" in your child's name is beyond me. I can't imagine being able to take a grown woman called Ridley seriously, it sounds childish and frumpy. I doubt Ridley will serve her well in the professional world.





Adele on the other hand is beautiful. Adele or Adela Lewis sounds great, and you could tuck Ridley away in the middle name spot. Ryan Kerrigan sounds much more handsome than Kerrigan Ryan too.
Reply:It's your child. I think Ridley is absurd. Kids will say, "let's get RID of her."





Kerrigan is okay, once you get over the sex issue. Why don't you name the girl Kerrigan Adele Hart? So, regardless of sex, you still use the same name--Kerrigan.





TX Mom
Reply:I love them girl.





You have reasons for the names and actually know what they mean so that makes it even better. You're not being 'trendy' like most people who name their kids something like 'Candy'. Haha.





I love unusual names, your choices are great. Stick with them.





:)





Congrats!