Can Owen be a girl's name?

MsCrispy

I have new next door neighbors and my husband and I went out and introduced ourselves when we saw her in the yard. She has a kid named Owen. For some reason, I though the kid was a girl...I think another neighbor told me.

The mom told us the kid's name is Owen. The kid is 6 and was wearing a pretty unisex outfit (jeans + green t-shirt) and had a kind of girly haircut, but could just be a really long boy cut. So both my husband and I were kind of stumped and you obviously can't ask what sex the kid is...so I'm asking you guys...can Owen be a girl's name or is it definitely a boy?

Also here is the funny conversation I had with said kid:
Kid: So you have two kids?
Me: Nope just one. (I'm holding DD and had just introduced her)
Kid: Oh...where is she?
Me: Um...she's right here.
Kid (disappointed - I guess baby =/= kid): How old is she?
Me: Almost 8 months.
Kid: So she's zero.
Me: Yeah, I guess she is.

jurcgirl

I guess it can be..it is my sister's dog's name, but that is a boy too...so who knows?

solsburyhill

I continue to be surprised by the gender that goes with the name so I say anything goes. 

 

jupiterthecat

A lot of people are egregiously misusing boys names as girls names these days. Didn't some celebrity just name her daughter Maxwell? I've also heard Michael and James, which just boggles my mind. But I've never heard Owen. It's certainly possible that your neighbor is one of those types who slaps her daughter with a boy name and just expects people to get it, but it's more likely that he's a boy with a girly haircut. A lot of little boys have pretty long hair these days. 

CurbsideProphet

Anything is possible, but I would assume boy.

T&HLove

I say boy.. But you just don't know with some people

KBaker421

jupiterthecat:

A lot of people are egregiously misusing boys names as girls names these days. Didn't some celebrity just name her daughter Maxwell? I've also heard Michael and James, which just boggles my mind. But I've never heard Owen. It's certainly possible that your neighbor is one of those types who slaps her daughter with a boy name and just expects people to get it, but it's more likely that he's a boy with a girly haircut. A lot of little boys have pretty long hair these days. 

I know a girl named Michael.  It's funny though because she married a Michael.  it's confusing on FB because i have to really pay attention to which one actually posted.