- Ridley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"cleared wood"Description:
Director Ridley Scott made this one known, but few parents would get beyond the negative first syllable.
- Ridley
Origin:
EnglishMeaning:
"cleared wood"Description:
Can one prominent character affect the gender identity of a name? Definitely, as has supernatural bad girl Ridley Duchannes of the Beautiful Creatures series-turned-movie, played by the gorgeous Emmy Rossum. Before Duchannes, director Ridley Scott all but owned this unusual surname and so gave it a male spin, but it feels girl-appropriate too. And the trendy -ley ending, as in Hadley and Ashley, helps.