Remy

Jb&Jb

What are your thoughts on Remy.  No background, no hints, no guesses as to the sex, not knowing whether it's a full name or nickname.

 I want your impressions without clouding your judgement with the details.

Keri Marie

I love it!

I know a lot about this name.

Love, love, love! 

elainej

Sounds like a nickname - for what, I'm not sure. Definitely doesn't sound like a stand-alone name. Many people in New England will say that they associate the name with Jerry Remy, sportscaster & former Red Sox player.

HannahO28

I think of it as a French boy's name, or a NN for Remington (which I don't like) or Remus (which I do like).

I like the sound of it. I think it's unique and ages well and everything.

I do tend to think of the rat from Ratatouille---but that's ok. It's a nice name.  

joyfullyfound

I like it, but as a nickname for a boy. Defs for a boy - I think it's sort of weird for a girl. DH and I are considering the name Jeremiah, and we'd do Remy for short.

BrittRN+

I hate it. I know a male dog named Remy and a poor little baby girl named Remington nn Remi

Jb&Jb

Keri - what are your thoughts/feelings?  Which way do you lean as to sex?

BFab11

French boy's name; I also think of the rat from Ratatouille. I like it!!

UsafWifey09

Remy.. reminds me of the rapper Remy Martin and it's also a cognac.

Moxie27

first thought..dislike.

second thought...alcohol.

third thought...the name of the character in "higher learning" who joined the white supremacist group on campus.

swarleyRN

I think it is a great French BOY name (ray-MEE).

I like it a lot. The R?my that I dated was a great guy.

I would assume it was a boy.

I would assume it was his full name.

But, I also like Remus (REE-mus) as pp suggested, even though it has a different sound.

I would get a little crazy eyed if it was a girl. Yikes.

lovetohike

I think it is super cute for a boy!

emikat

Remy Martin, the cognac, was first thought.  

AlphabetFish

Thought #1: This name always sounds incomplete to me. I know it isn't, but still--it sounds like something is missing or like it's a nickname. Not a fan.

Thought #2: Boy's name. Only.

Thought #3: Gambit.

juniper19

French man

Middlesnpoddles

I know a Middle Eastern woman named Reme (pronounced Ree-mee, or Reem sometimes people call her).  I'm not sure how Remy is pronounced but that's what it makes me think of.  She's beautiful and a great mom so I have good associatiion with it!  I love it.

Loganswife

I like it as a nn, but not as a given name.

Keri Marie

Jb&Jb:

Keri - what are your thoughts/feelings?  Which way do you lean as to sex?

Remy is traditionally a boys name but the author Colette has a sexy female character in her "Claudine" book series named Remy and I now love it for girls as well.

I think it works as a nickname (American) and as a full name (French).

I also wish it was used more than it currently is. I really love this name. Great choice! 

CarolynDouglas2012

I love it but I seem to stand alone when I say that I immediately think girl. I think it is the "ee" sound at the end. Makes it sound feminine to me. 

l_elizabeth

I know a guy who drives a Remington addition truck, and his girlfriend calls it his "remy." It's the most annoying thing ever. Unfortunately, it's sort of ruined the name for me. I definitely think boy though, I can't see it for a girl.

BackseatDriver

I like it as a nn for boys.

strawberrytree

Yeah, a French boy's name. Maybe it's just me, but I'd think it was a little weird to see a boy with the name Remy Johnson or something, unless it was short for Remington or something. I knew a Remington growing up, and he went either by Rem or Remmie (spelled that way). 

LDW80

Sorry, all I think of is a dog since that is my MIL's dogs' name....short for Remington.

robynlesley

I think boy from New Orleans.

sunnyday016

I like it as a nn for Remington. For a boy only.

EXL311

sunnyday016:

I like it as a nn for Remington. For a boy only.

Me too!

fineskyline

This is one of my favorite girl names.

I prefer it on a girl, personally. Love it!

bwralc

I'm the weirdo here but I think of Olivia Wilde's Character on the TV show House.  They call her 13 all of the time but I believe her first name is Remy.

Jb&Jb

Ok, since I got a fantastic amount of feedback, i'll go ahead and show the cards.

 

We're thinking about using it for a boy.  I was inspired by the name years ago from a corny show on the USA network about a detective in New Orleans named Remy.  I loved it further even after my father's best friend named his male black lab Remy.  I used to work with a woman that was lebanese that had a son named Romy and I liked that as well.

My only hang up is that it's pretty short and maybe a little off from our naming style (Lillian, Bronson) so I considered just putting Remington on the birth cert, calling him Remy, and letting him decide if he wanted to go by Remington Middle name (potentially Albert) Last name (which is french) or R. Albert Lastname or R.A. Last name (which is what grandfather uses officially - abbreviations) or of course Remy Middle Last. 

 We are not pregnant yet, but our girls name is set in stone (Georgia Rosine) but we are ttc soon and are trying to hash out the boys name early because we aren't finding out the sex and that's generally when we discuss names!

 Thanks!

cloud9climber

LOVE it.  it was on my short list for boys but we're having a girl.  LOVE it!!!

guilletskichuk

sunnyday016:

I like it as a nn for Remington. For a boy only.

This.

I went to high school with a male Remi. It was pronounced Re-mee. He was quite nerdy so that's the association I have with the name.

However, Remington sounds like a strong, masculine name to me. If that is what you name your DS and call him Remy for short, I'd like that!

Harper'smom

The first and only Remy I know is an 8 year old girl spin have a tough time not associating with a little girl. I like it for a girl and don't think it is a good name for an adult man that is not French.

Rushmore

I know a girl named Remy- pronounced Reh-mee

I wouldn't choose it myself. When I first heard it, I thought it was strange, but now I associate it with a certain person and am used to the name now. 

ObLaDi

I like it!

My first association is Ratatoille (which I love even though I probably just butchered the spelling), second is Gambit, third is 13 from House. I prefer it for a boy. I like it with a French last name. I don't think I like Remington, although I do like Remus and Jeremiah.

karen_loy

French boy's name, or a NN for Remintong (boy)

cowgirltu

I work with a Ryan who goes by Remy.  Like it!

LBF DPT

It's definitely French, boy all the way, reminds me of Remy LeBeau (Gambit from the X-men) but that's not a bad thing.

 I like it.

mrsp+3

I like it!  I totally think of it as a boy's nn for Remington, but that's probably because I have 2 friends with boys with that name.