@nat108 - I think because, personally, [name]Forest[/name] is a harsh sounding name with hard consonants. Whereas [name]Briar[/name] and [name]Rowan[/name] have have softer sounds (the b and w). Plus, for me, there is a different imagery with the names - with [name]Forest[/name] I see more of a lumberjack, rough and tumble type of boy, whereas that kind of imagery isn’t present with [name]Briar[/name] or [name]Rowan[/name].
To me [name]Forest[/name] and [name]Briar[/name] have a soft sound, [name]Rowan[/name] is harsh. [name]Forest[/name] is a location, I don’t picture a person. I see an expanse of trees and flowers, with [name]Bambi[/name] and Thumper frolicking about
I love [name]Briar[/name] but it is a thicket of thorny roots and branches- not pretty. [name]Rowan[/name] is a shrub, and some grow into trees- also not pretty. Girl [name]Forest[/name] and boy [name]Forest[/name] give me the same imagery a flush, green forest
I think it’s unisex, but I would probably prefer it for a boy.