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Sage: Boy, Girl or Neutral

MandyBeeSLPMandyBeeSLP member
edited June 2016 in Baby Names
I have only heard of Sage as a boy's name until I started frequenting this board, and here it seems more popular for girl's. What do you think, is Sage more of a boy's name, a girl's name or is it truly gender neutral? 
Me: 29, DH: 32
Married: July 22, 2008
Fur babies: Phoenix and Yeti (both cats). 
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September 2016- Infertility Testing
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Treatment: 
October 2016-January 2017- Metformin, Clomid/Letrozole, hcg trigger, progesterone
IUI- 2/17/2017 BFP 3/2/2017! 


Sage: Boy, Girl or Neutral 96 votes

Boy
15% 15 votes
Girl
62% 60 votes
Gender Neutral
21% 21 votes
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    SmrBrd2012SmrBrd2012 member
    I definitely see it as feminine, although I've never known anyone with that name.

    https://www.behindthename.com/name/sage/top

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    magsugar13magsugar13 member
    an herb
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    bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    Boy 

    Side note: I'm shocked how much this name has been popping up lately. 


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    BringmemylongswordhoBringmemylongswordho member
    I'd accept Sage as gender neutral  (because it's an herb) but since names like Rosemary and Violet arenever used for boys,  I have a hard time swallowing Sage as neutral. 
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    MandyBeeSLPMandyBeeSLP member
    Bringmemylongswordho said:
    I'd accept Sage as gender neutral  (because it's an herb) but since names like Rosemary and Violet arenever used for boys,  I have a hard time swallowing Sage as neutral. 
    I think Sage is slightly different though, because it is a homonym and can also refer to a wise old man, or as an adjective meaning wise. 
    Me: 29, DH: 32
    Married: July 22, 2008
    Fur babies: Phoenix and Yeti (both cats). 
    TTC#1 since: May 2015
    September 2016- Infertility Testing
    dx: Low Progesterone, Vitamin D Deficiency, Borderline PCOS
    Treatment: 
    October 2016-January 2017- Metformin, Clomid/Letrozole, hcg trigger, progesterone
    IUI- 2/17/2017 BFP 3/2/2017! 


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    justdoit93justdoit93 member
    My DDs MN is Sage so personally I say girl.
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    Cricket99Cricket99 member
    I've known several kids with the name Sage and it has been an equal mixture of boys and girls. I wouldn't side eye it on either.
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    elizabethannette85elizabethannette85 member
    I've only ever met females named Sage IRL so it's a heavy lean towards being a girl name for me.
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    sagoonsagoon member
    The only Sage I've ever met was a girl so I think of it as feminine, but I wouldn't clutch my pearls if I heard it on a boy.

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    LizaKate1213LizaKate1213 member
    I had this argument with my husband recently. He wanted to name our baby boy Sage but it's all girl in my mind.
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    caseyw8784caseyw8784 member
    it's a delicious herb.
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