The gender "rule"

Bexx24 · May 2013

What are your thoughts and suggestions?

We have a Micah. Not really a "gender neutral" name, but not unheard of on the girl side either. I know that most of the advice on baby naming is that if you have a male name that could lean towards the "feminine" side to try and go with either a matching male name of a similar quality for a boy and for a girl go with something distinctly feminine.

So far our highest contender on the list is Judah for a boy and Eden for a girl. Judah I think would be fine, but is Eden too... neutral? Would you assume they were two boys or two girls, or would you get that there's a boy and a girl involved.

Lengthy post. Sorry. Thanks!

also sorry that for whatever reason it will NOT let me delete or edit these old tickers! Gah!

ShinyStuff · May 2013

I can't see your tickers because I'm on mobile. So you're off the hook.

My thinking is: Micah is a boy name. Judah is a boy name. Eden is a girl name.

led2009 · May 2013

I would never think of Eden as a boy name. Do I would autopmatically think you had a boy and a girl.

provwife · May 2013

I would always assume Micah and Judah are boys and Eden is a girl.

Great sibset and names in general!

Lue94 · May 2013

It's sad that parents are naming their daughters Micah, but it's a boy's name just as Judah is. Eden is all girl to me.

sonshine0609 · May 2013

ShinyStuff:
My thinking is: Micah is a boy name. Judah is a boy name. Eden is a girl name.

This

baloneydisc · May 2013

I know a couple of female Micah's, but it's still a boy name to me. Judah is a boy name and Eden is a girl name. I don't think people will be confused with any of your name choices.

queenbone · May 2013

I don't think any of those names are gender neutral. Micah & Judah are male and Eden is female. Just because a name ends in the -ah sound does not qualify it as feminine.

The only thing that I would consider remotely unisex would be Mica, but in general I think rock names tend to go boy IMO, unless they are a gemstone. And you will be using the Biblical spelling.

ETA: typo

Mochadoodle · May 2013

Micah is very much a masculine name. And Judah is, too. Eden, on the other hand, is very feminine. I would totally get that there's a boy and a girl. You have nothing to worry about!

whoopsybaby · May 2013

provwife:
I would always assume Micah and Judah are boys and Eden is a girl. Great sibset and names in general!

+1

inthelost · May 2013

Happy_Yahoo_Personaler:
Micah = boy
Judah = boy
Eden = girl

this...just like all the PP's said

NydaP · May 2013

Micah and Judah are boy names, Eden is a girl name. I don't think Micah is gender neutral at all, and definitely not a girl name. If I heard Micah and Judah, I would think 'two boys'. And if I heard Micah and Eden, I would think 'boy & girl'.