Brennan for a girl?

jennygirlmt · January 2012

DH and I are ttc #2 and are discussing names. H wants Brennan for a girl. It's is a family last name and I do love it, but for a boy, which he doesn't want.

I usually hate boy names for girls (though much to my dismay there are a few male Ainsleys), and those are the ones accepted by society as unisex. This is absolutely a boys name. Am I wrong? Could it be pretty for a girl (Brennan Avery, Brennan Marie)?

I hate being a beotch about this and vetoing him (especially when I'm trying to veto Blaise for a boy's name), but I really don't want to be those crazy parents who named their kid something stupid.

I just did a bit of searching as I wrote this and found this website. All the way at the bottom it mentions it as a "boys name but workable for a girl."

https://nameberry.com/blog/girls-names-unusual-stylish-choices

Thoughts?

CiderWench · January 2012

I don't like Brennan for a girl at all. Sorry.

sugarpumpkin716 · January 2012

oh my g-d no. just no.

CatiJ · January 2012

I definitely think it's a boy's name. However, I like Brennan for a girl a lot more than I like Peyton or Parker for a girl. I don't think Brennan Avery would work for a daughter AT ALL. If you decide on Brennan, I think you need a very feminine middle name. Marie is pretty.

HopeNotLost · January 2012

It's a boy name imo. My cousin's son is Brennan and I cannot imagine it ever being a girl name.

SassyRedhead · January 2012

Brennan = male.

Use Brenna for a girl

alohamora · January 2012

I think of it as a boy name.

aubreyan · January 2012

Use Brenna!!! Brenna Marie is a great name!

aubreyan · January 2012

Use Brenna!!! Brenna Marie is a great name! Or what about Brynn?

mattand jess · January 2012

I think its cute for a girl but then again I know a female Brennen. She did say that she's never met another female Brennen. Brynn might be a good compromise.

DawnJM25 · January 2012

I know a boy Brennan. To me, it's a masculine/boy name.

karen_loy · January 2012

is all boy!

magsugar13 · January 2012

boy

alliekat93 · January 2012

I think of Brennan as a boy too. Although, not saying I go off of this, but the most recent PBK catalog had Brannan for a girl (which I also thought was a boys name).

LiLTexan09 · January 2012

Like others have suggested, you could use Brenna!! That's the name we have chosen for our DD. Or Brynn?

Brennan definitely sounds more "boy" to me, but if you DO decide to use it, go with a very feminine middle name. Brennan Marie sounds nice.

kerribear1717 · January 2012

SassyRedhead:

Brennan = male.

Use Brenna for a girl

This! Brenna is a very cute girl's name!

Wiscisbliss · January 2012

You could use Brennan as a MN for a girl. Workable compromise?

LuckyMissus · January 2012

I see I'm squarely in the minority, but I would totally do it. Boy-ish surname-names on girls are a total guilty pleasure for me, and Brennan is a perfect example of what I love about them. Especially since it's a family name for you guys. In the South, we would double it up, I'm thinking: Mary Brennan.

However, I also think that Brenna is super sweet (I used to nanny for the most adorable little girl named Brenna, love her!) and I can definitely see Brennan as a girl's mn.

CCross22 · January 2012

LuckyMissus:

I see I'm squarely in the minority, but I would totally do it. Boy-ish surname-names on girls are a total guilty pleasure for me, and Brennan is a perfect example of what I love about them. Especially since it's a family name for you guys. In the South, we would double it up, I'm thinking: Mary Brennan.

However, I also think that Brenna is super sweet (I used to nanny for the most adorable little girl named Brenna, love her!) and I can definitely see Brennan as a girl's mn.

This!

That.Just.Happened · January 2012

I know a girl named Brennan, and I think Brennan Avery & Brennan Marie are both really pretty. I also love that it is a family name for you. But I also love the unisex names.

salt78 · January 2012

SassyRedhead:
Brennan = male.
Use Brenna for a girl

This. I love Brenna!

stahlop · January 2012

The first person I ever met with this name was a girl, so I always assumed it was a girl's name. It wasn't until I got older that I found out it was a boy's name. It seems really feminine to me (I had assumed that it was a female form of Brendan). I say go for it.

strawberrytree · January 2012

I would totally side-eye Brennan on a girl.

I LOVE Brenna though.

Why is your DH against using Brennan for a boy? I think it's a great boy's name!

PenelopePond · January 2012

Definitely boy.

And Blaise? Wow. I'd have to be super mean and out my foot down hard on that one.

redhotchili83 · January 2012

I cant think of anything besides Brennan has a mangina!

naybird · January 2012

blu-eyedwife · January 2012

SassyRedhead:
Brennan = male.
Use Brenna for a girl

Yup yup yup

MeghanTTC1 · January 2012

sugarpumpkin716:
oh my g-d no. just no.

This.

kmpls · January 2012

Not bad for a girl. Brenna is probably a better choice. I hate Brynn.

Cherbear013 · January 2012

I know someone who named their girl Brennan and I think its strange every time I say it. It doesn't help that the middle name is unisex either. Brenna would definitely be a better option!

jennygirlmt · January 2012

First, I smugly shared this with DH. He said he doesn't care what "you" think. I reminded him he needs to care what I think :-)

Second, I didn't realize Avery was a boy's name, I thought it was super feminine, hmm. Then again my only knowledge of the name comes from the pretty Avery on 30 Rock.

Third, My cousin is Brenna, so I'll probably refrain from that name and just move on. I might give him Brennan as a middle name, but definitely not a first.

Thanks! :-)

SnoopyLuv · January 2012

SassyRedhead:
Brennan = male.
Use Brenna for a girl

This. Ask your husband how he'll feel after the 20th person says "Oh Brennan, what a cute little BOY" He'll be PISSED. I bet.

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