So I discovered two names that my dh and I are going to add to our list because we like them but we are having a debate about which gender they are for. What do you think???
[name]Sutton[/name]–I looked it up on here and it says it is a boy name but to me I immediately thought of a girl but dh thought it was a boy when he heard it and was ok with it until I mentioned putting it on a girl. Then he was like uhh about it. So what do you think it sounds like??
[name]Greer[/name]-- Now this to me is a unisex name but when I looked it up I saw it was a girl name. I and my dh where surpised and both like it for a boy. Could it be used for a boy too?? It sounds really tomboy for a girl to me if used on one.
Also, what are your thoughts on these two girls names:
[name]Sutton[/name] sounds like a boy name to me…[name]Greer[/name] is for girls…[name]Guinevere[/name] is pretty I would spell it like this…I like [name]Sylvia[/name] and love the nn [name]Sylvie[/name]…but always picture that one psychic named [name]Sylvia[/name] in my head…I don’t know why…
I think [name]Sutton[/name] can go either way. Actress [name]Sutton[/name] [name]Foster[/name] might be its most famous bearer, but I think a boy could use it. [name]Greer[/name] is a girl’s name; I’ve never heard (or even thought) of a boy wearing it… It does feel spunky and tomboyish to me, too, though the only person I know by this name is very girly.
I think [name]Sylvia[/name] is lovely, as is related [name]Sylvie[/name]: soft, unusual, feminine. [name]Guinevere[/name] is very tied to the [name]Arthur[/name] legend [name]IMO[/name]. I wouldn’t use it unless I felt a strong connection to that mythology, but maybe that doesn’t matter to you. I would probably use this spelling, though.
[name]Greer[/name] is a Scottish girl’s name based on the name [name]Gregory[/name]. It was made famous by [name]Greer[/name] [name]Garson[/name]. When I hear the name [name]Sutton[/name], I think of the famous baseball pitcher [name]Don[/name] [name]Sutton[/name]. I still think there are many people who would have that association. So I would say that [name]Sutton[/name] could still be a boy’s name.
I would say boy for [name]Sutton[/name] and unisex for [name]Greer[/name]/[name]Grier[/name]. [name]Greer[/name]/[name]Grier[/name] is like [name]Harper[/name] to me, which I also wouldn’t mind on a boy.
[name]Sutton[/name] makes me think boy, and I have a hard time seeing [name]Greer[/name] for one gender or the other since I just dislike it so much. Your spelling of [name]Guinevere[/name] is my favorite spelling. I love [name]Sylvia[/name], but I love [name]Sylvie[/name] even more!
I think [name]Sutton[/name] for a boy, but in [name]Sara[/name] [name]Sheppard[/name]'s new novel she uses [name]Sutton[/name] and it worked [name]IMO[/name]. And I’ve known a male [name]Greer[/name] when he was in highschool. It worked for him as well. I think people would take them either way. I can’t see a male [name]Greer[/name] being teased for the name, as it’s so masculine sounding anyway.
I thought of a boy for [name]Sutton[/name] and girl for [name]Greer[/name], but I’m pretty traditional when it comes to unisex names.
I loove [name]Sylvie[/name], it seems like it would age well, and is sort of mysterious yet classic
[name]Guinevere[/name] is how I’d spell it, but I would like the nn [name]Gwen[/name], so I might go with [name]Gwenivere[/name] or [name]Gwendolyn[/name].
[name]Sutton[/name] rhymes with mutton… like sheep. I believe a female [name]Sutton[/name] can try the nicknames: “[name]Sue[/name]” or “[name]Tawnee[/name]” on for size.
But I think its more suited for a boy.
[name]Greer[/name] is an interesting choice because it is one syllable with double-e’s. I like that it ends with an “r” and the meaning is not so obvious. More boy for me than girl.
I actually like [name]Guinevere[/name] like that. I believe it is the original way to spell it.
[name]Sylvia[/name] is nice. You can also go with [name]Silvia[/name] if you prefer to emphasize the vertical lines of the i’s and l.
Or if the form of v’s appeal to you, “[name]Sylvia[/name]” it is.
You can try Silvea or Sylvea or Sylbia or Sylbea or Silbia. [name]Just[/name] tossing in some alternatives. In the end, they’re just variations of the lovely “[name]Sylvia[/name]”.