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mom2be328
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not telling anyone but you girls...
mom2be328
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This is my favorite board to visit, I truly value all of your opinions. My husband and I do not want to share our name with friends and family so I am turning to all of you for help. What do you think of the name Blake Ashley or Blake Alexandra for our little girl? We are also open to suggestions, we have a generic last name so are looking for something a little different but not trendy. Thank you so much :-)
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Re: not telling anyone but you girls...
It's really cute and both names flow well, I'm just not a huge fan of boy names on girls.
Of the two, I prefer Blake Alexandra.
I think you will not get much support on this board for using a top-100 boy's name for a girl. I don't really care very much about the "boy names for girls" issue, but I do care about the popularity issue. You say you're looking for something "a little different," so I would say that Blake's high popularity for boys (it has been in the top 100 every year since 1989) might make it too common for you.
As an alternative, you might consider Blair, which is similar to Blake in many ways, but is not popular or trendy for either boys or girls.
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I think it's alright, would much prefer Blair like pp suggested. Blake seems a bit too harsh for a girls name to me.
I would classify using a boy's name on your girl as trendy.
I was also going to suggest Blair as an alternative.
I really like Alexandra, though!
Blake is a boy name
and its trendy
Brooke?
I usually don't mind boys names for girls, but Blake for a girl would take a certain type of girl to pull off.
I'd avoid it.
ETA: I like the suggestions of Brooke and Blair.
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I don't think the flow is right.
Ashley Blake or Alexandra Blake sounds better to me, flow wise.
Names that I would consider different but not really trendy would be:
Arden
Briar
Camilla
Dahlia
Everly
Fallon
Gisela
Juniper
Lilith
Marlena
Phoebe
Taryn
Zara
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I am also in the opinion that I'm not a fan of Blake as a name for a girl. Also Blake to me is a surname since I know someone by the name of Alexandra Blake.
I am usually ok (depending on the name) with some unisex or more dominately male names on femals, but not in this case. Sorry.
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I like Blake, but I think of the guy from Workaholics. I just don't see it on a girl that well.
Of the too names though I would pick Alexandra. And I like the suggestions people are making about Blair and Brooke.
My middle name is Blake, so we'll be naming our LO Blake if it's a girl or a boy. In my area, there are quite a few female Blakes of all ages, so I feel like it won't be side-eyed by friends and acquaintances. I personally think it's like Parker for a girl or a boy. They both work.
Of your two choices, I like Blake Alexandra the best!