The name Harvey for a girl?

jwooton5 · August 2014

My husband loves the name Harvey for a girl. I love it too... but am hesitant. I do love the nickname "Vee", which would work with the name. I'm just trying to get a sense of how people react to it. Any thoughts?

lifewrite · August 2014

Not my cup of tea. But if you really love it, at the end of the day it's your kid.

JennyP0222 · August 2014

If you want the cold hard truth I would head on over to the baby names board.

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Krista528 · August 2014

I have a son named Harvey. I can't imagine it being a girls name.

zagagirl04 · August 2014

Call me crazy, but when I hear Harvey I think of this:

Seriously, it's your kiddo and you get to name him/her whatever the hell you love! :-)

klax4 · August 2014

Honestly, I really don't like it. I picture a middle aged lawyer in a bad suit. Sorry!

janda426 · August 2014

Yeah I hate that name for a girl

Whitfry · August 2014

I don't like it. I can imagine all sorts of cruel playground taunts from that. If you like the nickname Vee, you could call her Vivian.

litt1er4 · August 2014

Not a fan

harveybaby2015 · August 2014

My husband and I really like a name for a girl that a lot of people might associate with a cow, not Bessie. We have decided not to share our name until birth because it is a name he and I both like, and we don't want to be swayed from sticking with what we both love. So, go with your gut and if you both agree then it sounds like you have your name. Harvey is a wonderful name! You decide if it is for your baby girl.

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janda426 · August 2014

harveybaby2015 said:

My husband and I really like a name for a girl that a lot of people might associate with a cow, not Bessie. We have decided not to share our name until birth because it is a name he and I both like, and we don't want to be swayed from sticking with what we both love. So, go with your gut and if you both agree then it sounds like you have your name. Harvey is a wonderful name! You decide if it is for your baby girl.

You seem like you might be partial to the name Harvey.

nina&bill · August 2014

If there is a history to the name (family name, famous family member) then I can see it. But just because, I think it's a hard name! From the perspective of how hard school could be, other kids, teachers, she could constantly end up in boys gym, etc. Maybe give her a girlie first name and make this her middle name!?!

CoozieInMyPurse · August 2014

TikTak said:

ToasterCat said:

harveybaby2015 said:
My husband and I really like a name for a girl that a lot of people might associate with a cow, not Bessie. We have decided not to share our name until birth because it is a name he and I both like, and we don't want to be swayed from sticking with what we both love. So, go with your gut and if you both agree then it sounds like you have your name. Harvey is a wonderful name! You decide if it is for your baby girl.
I like guessing games! Is it Annabelle?
My guess is Claribel! ;-)

Mine is Elsie!

As for Harvey. On a little girl - just no.

mrsIgoe · August 2014

I'm a huge advocate for name your kid what you want, and supporter of "boys names for girls" (my daughter is Sawyer)
But I'm having a hard time getting behind Harvey for a girl -sorry

052806 · August 2014

No.

stepherly · August 2014

Sorry - not a fan of Harvey.

MissyCee · August 2014

I totally think of Batman also. Unless it has some significance I think it's terrible. As others have said, there are a lot of names you can use to have the nn Vee.

EmAre · August 2014

I'm sorry, but it's a strong no for me!

wendyld · August 2014

Well, it seems you didn't need to go to the baby names board after all,

ngolimento · August 2014

Every single name I consider, I ALWAYS put it through a hypothetical middle school grinder. If the name is easily turned into a horrible nickname (like Ash. I really like it, but it'll get my kid called Ass for years) then it's gone.

I don't need to help flush my kid's social life down the toilet. I was bullied in school, no way am I helping my kid get bullied too.

harveybaby2015 · August 2014

The name was mentioned.. Haha. See, which is why I am not telling. People will say things that make you want to change your mind. But just because it isn't their cup of tea, doesn't mean it can't be yours!

chaysefaith · August 2014

I guess I'm the only one who thought of Steve Harvey :-/

I don't like it.

Similar to what Pele does, I imagine what it would be like to hear my kids full name at high school or college graduation and whether or not they would be embarrassed to have it announced to crowd full of peers and strangers alike.

tabitha722 · August 2014

I like it. We have a similar girl name chosen and I think that it's cute. Now, I will also say that it sounds older... And most men's names from previous generations are hard to go unisex (George, frank, Fred, etc). Either way, if you two can agree on something, more power to you! I do the graduation test when choosing first and middle combined with our last name. That it the yelling at them because they are getting into trouble again test.

capulet · August 2014

Darbie914 said:

Obviously, it's your child and you can do what you want. But you have to think of it this way: it's not going to be YOUR name. It's going to be your child's name, a name they will hear/spell/explain for the rest of their life. You have to take her into consideration.

This. I disagree with people who say, "If you love the name, that's all that matters!" because you aren't the one who has to live with the name, your child is. I think Harvey would be a reaaaalllly hard name for a girl to live with.

bumpuser10258960 · August 2014

Sorry. I'm with the others on this. :-q

FrecklesInside · August 2014

No, it is awful. Why do people think boy names on girls is so cute? You think you are saying sex doesn't matter, but I think you are saying the opposite. Why does a girl need a boy name to be cool or unique? Naming a child isn't about you. You don't have to go through life with the name. IMO giving your child a name like this is such a disservice to them and their future. Names matter.

I also think going to the BNB is a good idea. And for everyone that is like, who cares what others think...well, that is what people will think behind your back and eventually to your child's face as he or she grows up. I *do* think that, to an extent, it matters what others think.

bnizzlebizzle · August 2014

Harvey makes me think of Harvey Fierstein. I grew up with a boy's/unisex name and it was pretty difficult (especially before puberty) but I like it now. A better middle name would have helped when I was younger. I've known a Harley and I like that name for a girl.

myjessesgirl · August 2014

zagagirl04 said:
Call me crazy, but when I hear Harvey I think of this:

Seriously, it's your kiddo and you get to name him/her whatever the hell you love! :-)

This is exactly what I thought. But it is not a bad name at all.

kmvisioli · August 2014

Harvey could be tough for a girl...Harley is similar and has a bit more of a feminine touch.

goofygoff · August 2014

The name always makes me think of Harvey Milk. Definitely thumbs down for a girl.

jwooton5 · August 2014

Wow! I guess it's pretty unanimous! I have a traditionally masculine name and love it, so I never thought that was a major issue.

It's just so "old-timey" old man (it's a family name in both our families). Funny, when I ask people in person they say they adore it, but I've always suspected they were just being polite... I think I have my answer now

janda426 · August 2014

I hate when people are like "well if it's what you want, then I guess but it's NMS...."

There's a difference if you're not a fan of the name George or Michael or something but it's still a name that makes sense for a person. Harvey is so harsh and masculine, I guarantee if you polled 100 women none of them would rather their name was freaking Harvey. There's no debate on this. It's a terrible name for a girl

hbloring · August 2014

Oh the name game... It's so difficult and there is no pleasing everyone! I think it's important to consider long term effects of names: Harvey for a girl may lead to confusion in school/work as to her gender (on paper, not in person)...

Perhaps something more neutral like HARVARD (I think it's neutral but maybe not) or alter the spelling to something more feminine like HARVIE?

klax4 · August 2014

heyitsmamac said:

klax4 said:
Honestly, I really don't like it. I picture a middle aged lawyer in a bad suit. Sorry!
You should watch suits. Main character is a not so aged, attractive lawyer in a very nice suit named Harvey. That's what I think of first. So, not a fan.

For a pic of said sexy lawyer, Google Harvey Specter or Gabriel Macht. Yum.

I watch suits. Harvey specter is super hot but for some reason he's not what I associate the name with.

FrecklesInside · August 2014

hbloring said:
Oh the name game... It's so difficult and there is no pleasing everyone! I think it's important to consider long term effects of names: Harvey for a girl may lead to confusion in school/work as to her gender (on paper, not in person)...

Perhaps something more neutral like HARVARD (I think it's neutral but maybe not) or alter the spelling to something more feminine like HARVIE?

Sigh. Changing the spelling DOESN'T make it feminine, it makes it spelled wrong!!! Names spelled incorrectly make the parent look unintelligent and give the child a lifetime of having to spell their name/explain their name.

Also Harvard, Harley etc. Are equally awful.

janda426 · August 2014

What the fuck? Harvard isn't even a first name for a boy. Harley is a motorcycle or a name for a dog. Why do people take random words and assign them as names to be you-neek?

wishiwaspreggo · August 2014

As someone who grew up getting bullied for an AWFUL last name, I beg you to reconsider.

My last name is spelled like an immature insult but it's pronounced with silent letters. For example, it's like having the last name Terd and having to tell everyone it's pronounced "Tear." Of course everyone is going to call you Turd.

I'm 32 and to this very day, I'll get phone calls asking "Hi, is this Ms. Ter... Tar... Turd?" NO YOU FUCKING MORON!!!! THINK before you SPEAK. Seriously. Or call me by my first name if you're uncertain and feel you might offend me.

C has a blessedly generic last name, and that's my gift to our child. I'm changing my last name to hers, too, but I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Soon!

Anyway, point is, having to explain your name sucks really, really hard. And you cannot change your given name. Think carefully before you decide to give your daughter a name like Harvey, because honestly, I picture a 300 pound truck driver with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth.

Normally I'm pretty cool about interesting first names, but Harvey for a girl? It's much too masculine.

mermaid1113 · August 2014

I am all about androgynous names, but I will have to agree with everyone that Harvey on a girl is a no go. I do like someone's suggestion of Harley though!

Since we are mentioning what we thought of when we heard Harvey- I thought of Sabrina the Teenage Witch (TV show from the 90s).

maisonduchoco2 · August 2014

I'm like the pp who thinks of the character from the show Suits. Harvey is most certainly a boy in my mind. Sorry OP, but I would not want to make my daughter live through that during the awful tween years.

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