Rider or Ryder?

whitney57 · March 2013

We're nearly 100% that we're having a little girl, but I've had some friends (yes, plural) recently that we're told and expecting one gender and whoops, turns out the u/s tech was wrong! We're working on backup boy names, just in case. We both like Rider/Ryder, although I'm not sure which is the more "classic" spelling. What would your preference be?

lifeonthehill · March 2013

I prefer Ryder

icogburn · March 2013

Ryder is my cousin's name, but he is a boy. So I think it can be gender neutral for sure.

evaazalea · March 2013

icogburn:
Ryder is my cousin's name, but he is a boy. So I think it can be gender neutral for sure.

i assume its your back up boy name, I prefer Ryder and strongly disagree that it would be gender neutral or remotely unisex, a name that sounds like ride her is not something I would give to a DD.

hollowway · March 2013

For a boy I like Rider or Ryder. But i would not use it for a girl. think of the innuendo "ride her" if touch were to use it for a girl.

bsinno · March 2013

equibabe611:
For a boy I like Rider or Ryder. But i would not use it for a girl. think of the innuendo "ride her" if touch were to use it for a girl.

oh my goodness, that would be awful! Not a fan of random "y"'s but "Ryder" looks better to me in this instance

capulet · March 2013

I don't think either of them is classic, honestly. If you're going for the random-last-name-as-first name thing, I would pick Ryder, I guess. But it sounds like you're trying to be edgy either way.