Reid for a girl's name

mirandaranae8 · May 2013

We just found out we are having a little girl. We had picked Reid out for a boy as it is his mom's maiden name, and I was wondering what everyone thinks of Reid for a girl.. and what middle name would sound cute with it!?

plunderb · May 2013

I like using mom's maiden name as a first name. Though it's a slam dunk for a boy, I think it's fine for a girl in this case ? especially if you're in the South, where there is a long tradition of giving girls family surnames as first names.

If you decide not to go with it, it would make a lovely middle name. I know several women with Reid/Reed as a middle name (family names).

If you use it as a first name, I would definitely pair Reid with an overtly feminine middle name.

blueturkey12 · May 2013

Idani:
I honestly don't like it. I really love Reid as a boys name. I like that you want to honor your mother's maiden name but I personally think for a girl middle is the only place for it.

I agree!

TheWop · May 2013

Idani:
I honestly don't like it. I really love Reid as a boys name. I like that you want to honor your mother's maiden name but I personally think for a girl middle is the only place for it.

Yep.

BethPSU · May 2013

Reid is all boy to me but I have a Reed so I am biased. Save it for a boy or use it as a mn.

msmerymac · May 2013

I, too, would use it as a middle name. If you want to call her Reid, you can do that. Or else give her a feminine middle name with a few nickname possibilities, like Elizabeth.

provwife · May 2013

Reid is not a pretty girl name. No.

Monicade27 · May 2013

Use it as a middle name instead

[Deleted User] · May 2013

Are y'all planning on having more children? Maybe you will have a boy later? Your choice if you want to save the name or not.

capulet · May 2013

I like family surnames as first names (DD and three of DH's siblings have them). I also like boys to have masculine names and girls to have feminine names. So I would use Reid as a MN (anything goes in that spot) or save it for a future son.

CeCe8579 · May 2013

I like it as a MN. If you are having more, I might save it in case you have a boy.

GingerCat20 · May 2013

The first time I heard the name Reid was on a girl I worked with as a teenager. It was her actual first name. I don't think it was weird at all and it suited her, but again I had no association with it beforehand.

g8trkim · May 2013

No... it's a boy's name. I would use it for the MN though.

Mrs.G123 · May 2013

Didn't some woman in the family have a nice first name you could use? Save Reid for the boys.

Zimger · May 2013

I understand the pull to use it because it's a family name. However, I think it is best in the MN spot.

Notwifezilla7 · May 2013

BethPSU:
Reid is all boy to me but I have a Reed so I am biased. Save it for a boy or use it as a mn.

Agreed.

sweetp83 · May 2013

I am apparently in the minority here, but I like Reid for a girl. I would probably do Reid Elizabeth.

SunshineMuffin · May 2013

The first time I heard the name was as a girl's name; her name was spelled REED. She was from an affluent family and, if I remember correctly, it was a family name. Several years ago, I met a man whose name was REID. I really didn't flinch. While it may be a man's name, my association with it is unisex.

JLGY · May 2013

NO!! Reid is NOT a girl's name. Leave it for the boys, please!

Reid for a girl's name

Re: Reid for a girl's name

Choose Another Board

Search Boards