The name Addison... boy or girl?

adamsbabble · March 2010

We aren't PG or TTC but we are always talking about boy's names. If we have a boy his name will be Grant and have had a hard time agreeing on a middle name. I really like Grant Addison and it IS actually a boys name but of course it is now popular as a girl's name. I will admit that while I am not a fan of boy's names for girls, Addison is one that I am not as opposed to as some others--but at the end of the day it is still traditionally male. I know it is up to us in the end, but I'm curious what others think. Is Addison a boy's name or a girl's name (in your opinion)?

sistrkate · March 2010

I think it sounds like a boy's name.

becca070707Ken · March 2010

My sister is pg and her girl name is Addison and boy name is Liam. I think girl when I hear Addison, but that could be b/c i'm a Grey's Anatomy geek

addslove · March 2010

Well since my husband's name is Addison...BOY!

margauxa1 · March 2010

I think that especially used in a middle name it sounds good as a boys name. My name is Margaux Adrian and my parents used the boy spelling for Adrian and I think it sounds good.

DH and I plan on using a traditional boy name as a middle name if we have a girl (it's picked out but we're keeping it a secret).

Grant Addison sounds really handsome to me!

adamsbabble · March 2010

addslove:
Well since my husband's name is Addison...BOY!

That's right! Forgot about that! Thank you for helping me make my case!

johnandkristin · March 2010

I think of it as a girl's name.

whatyoudotome · March 2010

I can't help but think girl.

vbmeg · March 2010

At first glance I think girl (probably because of Greys) but I think Grant Addison sounds like a good boys name.

Of course I'm not one to talk about the gender issue:-)

MelissaMc22 · March 2010

Do you like Atticus? I do!

adamsbabble · March 2010

vbmeg:

At first glance I think girl (probably because of Greys) but I think Grant Addison sounds like a good boys name.

Of course I'm not one to talk about the gender issue:-)

You did it right though... like you, most people I know go with a girly or traditional middle name if they have a unisex first name. However, we have friends who just had a baby girl and named her Blake (which I don't think of as a unisex name but rather a completely boyish name) and then gave her a boyish middle name as well (Carson or Carter or Cameron or something). Let's just say for argument's sake that it is Carson... does Blake Carson sound girlish at all? I just don't get it but that's fine. I mean would you have ever named Ryan something like Ryan Carter or Ryan Blake since you went with a unisex first name? And I'm not judging either, I think everyone should pick the name that they love, I'm just curious.

adamsbabble · March 2010

MelissaMc22:

Do you like Atticus? I do!

I do! I love names from classic literature too! I did actually throw that one out there but DH prefers more traditional names and at the end of the day I probably do too.

escape1st · March 2010

I know two recently born girls with the name Addison, but I think it sounds more "boyish."

pinkylu · March 2010

I like it better as a boy's name.

vbmeg · March 2010

adamsbabble:
vbmeg:

At first glance I think girl (probably because of Greys) but I think Grant Addison sounds like a good boys name.

Of course I'm not one to talk about the gender issue:-)

You did it right though... like you, most people I know go with a girly or traditional middle name if they have a unisex first name. However, we have friends who just had a baby girl and named her Blake (which I don't think of as a unisex name but rather a completely boyish name) and then gave her a boyish middle name as well (Carson or Carter or Cameron or something). Let's just say for argument's sake that it is Carson... does Blake Carson sound girlish at all? I just don't get it but that's fine. I mean would you have ever named Ryan something like Ryan Carter or Ryan Blake since you went with a unisex first name? And I'm not judging either, I think everyone should pick the name that they love, I'm just curious.

That is exactly why she has a traditional "girly" middle name. I figure if she hates Ryan down the road, she can choose to go by Elizabeth if she wants. And of course Elizabeth is my middle name too:-)

A friend of mine just had a nephew named Page. Yep...spelled just like that.

Klmorgan83 · March 2010

I think it should be a boys name, mainly because it has "son" in it. But that being said I can only picture a girl when I hear it....but that's probably because I've only know girls with that name. But I think Grant Addison sounds great!

Right now our front runner for future girls names is Avery....which is traditional male, but I only know girls with that name. If we do have a girl and go with that name she will have a girly middle name.

addslove · March 2010

adamsbabble:

addslove:
Well since my husband's name is Addison...BOY!

That's right! Forgot about that! Thank you for helping me make my case!

And to further prove my point, Addison is a family name on DH's side and it just so happens that the original Addison was a pirate and was definitely a manly, man. Wink

Miller238 · March 2010

I always thought of it as a girl's name, but that is only because the two Addison's I know are girls.

stillwaiting12 · March 2010

I'm not expecting yet, but I have my names picked out already If I have a girl it will be Addyston Belle and a boy will be Michael William all of the names except for Addyston are family names and Addyston I just love for a girl. I know it's not the same as Addison, but I associate them both with girls and I am will most of the PP's, I think it all has to do with Greys!

cops_wife · March 2010

I think of "son" names as boy names, but I also think since Grey's Anatomy/Private Practice, it has become better known as a girl's name. I wouldn't use it for a boy now.

bgsugrad · March 2010

Honestly, never thought of it as a boy's name for some reason. But it doesn't sound bad as a middle name. It has always been on the top of our list of our future baby girl's names. But, that being said, we have an Avery and I have heard that used numerous times as traditionally a boy's name too.

l.m.k. · March 2010

I think girl because of Grey's Anatomy. But I don't think it's ONLY a girl's name - it's like Peyton or Ryan - I've heard of people using it for both a boy or a girl.

brittanyandcj · March 2010

That's actually our #1 choice for a girl's name.

rachel06 · March 2010

Girl, but that could be due to the fact that I know SOOO many girls that have that name. It's pretty darn popular.

little-peanut · March 2010

I love Grant Addison! I vote boy since only up until a few years ago I had only heard it as a male name. I think it is hugely popular now as a girls name so many people associate it with a girl.

But I have no room to talk either about unisex names. If we have a girl down the road, we will name her Ellis Olivia and Ellis is a traditional male name. If we have another boy, Avery and Emery are on our list and those can be viewed as female names.

wheelber · March 2010

I think of it as a girl's name.... but that's because we have our baby names picked out and it is the our #1 girl's name (Addison Faith and Carson David).

I do think that Grant Addison sounds great too! Go for it!

hav2run · March 2010

The only Addison's I know are all girls.

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