Do you think of Colby as a boys name or a girls name?

lindsay_walker444 · December 2009

My DH likes Colby for a boy. Does it sound too feminine?

LaurelBee · December 2009

It could be either I think, as long as the middle name isn't Jack!

katietclintt · December 2009

boy. But that's because one of my good guy friends name is Colby so I associate it with that.

ValentineBB · December 2009

I think of boy.

BeanLooWeen · December 2009

I used to think boy but now my first thought is Colbie Caillat

soon2Bmrspower · December 2009

I think boy, but I'm not really a fan though.

j_luvs_r · December 2009

I think of cheese and my aunt's dog. Sorry, it's nms for either a boy or a girl.

iristony · December 2009

I think of it for a girl, mainly because I grew up with a Colby, and another friend just named her little girl Colby Isabel.

I love unisex names for girls only. I think they are typically too femine for boys, just my two cents.

Jacquiemark · December 2009

I think of boy first.

krissyh21 · December 2009

I know a little girl named Colby, so I immediately think girl.

DNO · December 2009

I think of cheese... or the guy from Survivor a few seasons ago

Special*K* · December 2009

Boy...I love the name Colby!

CarBuck · December 2009

Mmmmcheeese. Lol.

mandyandmike2009 · December 2009

Boy

victoria1977 · December 2009

I think it's a boy name that is sadly used for girls as well. I like it and I don't think of cheese first.

And Ketch · December 2009

Boy

MWoodside · December 2009

Either. I think girl b/c I went to school many years w/ a female Colby though. It's a less common name though so unless a person has known a Colby it is not very gender specific.

AndLyn · December 2009

I think boy when I hear it.

BabyS. · December 2009

First thought is of Colbie Callet the singer, but I think it can definitely go either way.

3littleladies · December 2009

I'm in the minority. I think GIRL.

mustangirl5.0 · December 2009

Boy, but I love it for a girl.

GulfCoaster · December 2009

Neither -- I think cheese.

sturgeje · December 2009

i know a guy named colby and i would never think it to be a feminine name!

MrsEmm · December 2009

I love it for a boy

lsanpasc · December 2009

i'm a teacher and there's an 8th grade GIRL in our school named Colby.so it makes me think of her... and colbie callait. nowadays i feel like the rule is, unisex/neutral names are usually reserved for girls. this is just my opinion.

don't worry if it makes ppl think of cheese... i went to college with a girl named Brie. that's worse!

LovePink2850 · December 2009

I think of it as a boys name. I know only one Colby.

Mhild · December 2009

DNO:
I think of cheese... or the guy from Survivor a few seasons ago

I totally thought of the Survivor guy. He was hot.

So I guess boy.

LMS05 · December 2009

I grew up with a girl named Kolby so it's a girl name to me.

Eviebee · December 2009

Nope, sounds like a boy to me.

millikenk@shawnee.edu · December 2009

I know two people with the name Colby and they are both girls. But it's your child. If you like it and are okay with it, I say go for it!

alabaster_angel · December 2009

I think boy.

future_mrs.lambdin · December 2009

I think of cheese.

MrsEricH · December 2009

I think of it as a boy's name. Haha Colby Jack. Nice.

losmitty · December 2009

I like it better for a girl.

funnibaby · December 2009

Total boy!

Heather

ubermoose · December 2009

Hmmmm. I think it would work for either. It's not on my list, but I think it is among the better unisex names. It's not in the "was definitely a boy name, but now all those evil girl mommies stole it" camp. If I saw the name on a roll call, I would probably not make any guesses as to the gender.

BlindysWife · December 2009

Boy boy boy.

BlindysWife · December 2009

lsanpasc:

i'm a teacher and there's an 8th grade GIRL in our school named Colby.so it makes me think of her... and colbie callait. nowadays i feel like the rule is, unisex/neutral names are usually reserved for girls. this is just my opinion.

Grrr. This is why girls using boy names bothers me.

Kiki-licioius · December 2009

I think of cheese not a kid but forcing myself to move away from my passionate cheese obsession makes me think of a cute little boy.

Juno0901 · December 2009

I definitely think of boy and love the name!

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