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boy names for a girl
It just so happens that the 2 names DH and I can agree on for our baby girl are boy names. Opinions please...
Brett (MN choices: Riley, Madison) or
Wesley (MN choices: Jane, Mae)
Which sounds best...if any? TIA!
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Re: boy names for a girl
I like Brett for a girl. ?I don't like either middle name though- both are very trendy and overused, imo. ?Plus, Brett Riley sounds very masculine. ?I'd go with something very classic and feminine as a middle name.
I don't like Wesley for a girl.
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I have a girl friend named Brette with the "e"... makes it a bit more feminine. I've always liked it that way.
I think both are too masculine for a girl, especially the traditional Wesley.
Wait- so with the name Brett you would use a boy middle name, too? Wow, at least balance it out with a girl name!
Anyway, I agree with those that said these sound like total boy names, not unisex names (and I do like several unisex names). I have heard of Brett for a girl but don't love it and it still sounds boyish to me. But if I had to choose, I would go with Brett over Wesley. Not even sure I like Wesley for a girl.
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No. Those are not girl names. At all. Especially Wesley. Wesley Jane or Wesley Mae sounds like a transgendered person who got stuck halfway through.
And while I can *almost* see Brett for a girl, it would really, really need a super feminine middle name. Brett Olivia, Brett Samantha, Brett Theresa are all *almost* okay. (But they aren't really okay because Brett is a boy's name.)
This. Have you thought about how you would have felt if your parents gave you a decidedly masculine name? It's just not a nice thing to do to your child.
Why aren't traditionally girl names good enough for your baby? Would you consider naming a son Jane or Emily?
For the love of god, please don't name your daughter Wesley unless you want people to make fun of her name and assume it's a boy.
Are you tryingto make a pseudo feminist statement because I do not understand your reasoning.
Ditto
Personally, I like girl names for girls, and boy names for boys. There are a few that have been used interchangably lately, and it bothers me. I remember there was a girl in my elementary school named Corey (and I was obsessed with the two Coreys when I was little, yes I'm showing my age), and EVERYONE thought she was a boy on the first day of school. She had short hair, the whole bit. Looking back, I feel bad.
Brett and Wesley are strictly masculine to me. Sorry. Maybe think of names that have a unisex nn? (Josephine to Jo, or Michaela to Mike, or Alexandra to Alex ...)
ew no no no. Both are such strong male names..please don't ruin them by naming your little girl one of those. I feel the same way when people want to name their little boys girl names like Ashley and what not - it's just weird.
On the another note though - I like the middle names...can't you decide to go with one of those?
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I can't imagine looking down at a beautiful baby girl and saying Wesley or Brett. I do not understand why people don't want beautiful names for their beautiful daughters.
And you know that some mean kid is going to tell her that her parents really wanted a boy and that is how she got her name.
in the end, your kid, your business but I suggest you keep looking.
Brett is only vaugely unisex, Wesley is flat-out considered a boy's name. I'd keep looking.
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Leave some names for the boys!!!!!!!!!!!!