Corley - A Baby Girl or Baby Boy Name Blessed with Family Heritage

We believe that Corley would be a lovely name for a baby boy or girl. The mom who submitted the name didn't specify if the name is to be given to a daughter or a son. To our disappointment the only information that she gave in the form was that it was her grandfather's last name. We would have loved to hear more about both the ancestor as well as the baby.

It is a classic southern tradition to choose a name for a baby boy or girl from surnames of ancestors. If the name isn't suitable as a first name it's slipped onto the birth certificate as a baby's middle name. Nevermind if the first and middle name have to be back to back. Great-grandmother's or grandfather's family name will make a fabulous third or even fourth name if push comes to shove as it often does for naming practices in the south.

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So, what do you all think?

1.) Could Corley be used as a name for a baby boy or girl, a boy only or a girl only?

2.) Can you make some suggestions for appropriate middle names that would work with this name?

I can imagine a modern Southern Belle proudly wearing the double name, Corley Elizabeth, can't you?

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Update: We got a followup from the mom who initially shared the name, Corley, with us (see comments section). She indicated that her baby girl would indeed be named Corley Elizabeth! What a scrumptious named based on family heritage.

Here's hoping that she sends us a cute baby picture to post on Corley Elizabeth's page so that we will have a pretty face to associate with the unique baby girl's name.