I’d like to give my baby girl the middle name [name_u]Shane[/name_u] after a family member (a boy) but my husband wants a different spelling, [name_u]Cheyne[/name_u]. I like it, but I want to be sure the pronunciation is the same. Is this name often seen on girls and how is it pronounced? Would it be interpreted as “Chain”? [name_f]Do[/name_f] many girls have this name?
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I’m not too fond of it, sorry.
The first thing I thought was that it looks like a nickname for [name_u]Cheyenne[/name_u], and then I indeed thought it was pronounced Chain. [name_u]Shane[/name_u] is masculine, and therefore [name_u]Shane[/name_u] or any spellings of it, isn’t common on girls.
I’d suggest using a name with a similar sound to stil honor [name_u]Shane[/name_u], some you could use are [name_u]Shannon[/name_u] or [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]. Or even [name_u]Shay[/name_u] (although I prefer it on boys).
I think it would be fine in the middle. I find that we don’t use our daughter’s middle name that often, so explaining it and getting mispronunciations will probably be few and far between. I will admit that I did have to put some thought into the pronunciation, but I don’t see why it couldn’t work. What first name were you thinking of using? That might sway me more one way or the other, even thought I really think it would be fine.
[name_u]Cheyne[/name_u] is really challenging. I agree it looks a lot like [name_u]Cheyenne[/name_u], just misspelled, and it also looks like chain. Since it’s a middle anyway, why not go with [name_u]Shane[/name_u]? If you want to honor the name without using the exact name, [name_u]Shane[/name_u] is an Irish variant of [name_m]John[/name_m], like [name_m]Sean[/name_m], so any of the feminine Irish forms of [name_m]John[/name_m]/[name_m]Sean[/name_m] could be good, although the prn might be different. There’s the lovely [name_f]Sian[/name_f], the pretty if a little dated [name_f]Shana[/name_f] and [name_f]Shauna[/name_f], and probably some others.
I thought – CHAIN!!! Are you kidding? Perhaps that is an over-reaction, but on more considered second thought – still no.
Why not just [name_u]Shay[/name_u]? Or even [name_u]Shaye[/name_u]? So much more feminine.
I did know how to pronounce [name_u]Cheyne[/name_u] but that’s only because I’ve seen that spelling before (as a surname). The guy was a bank robber and ran over a police officer, killing him.
[name_f]My[/name_f] cousin (male) is named [name_u]Cheyne[/name_u] after a surfer. I guess because I’m used to it I don’t see any problem with this spelling and it looks better to me than [name_u]Shane[/name_u]. I always thought that the name would have fit a guy or a girl when spelled this way.
I admit I’m more fond of [name_u]Shaye[/name_u]. But what about [name_u]Shayne[/name_u]?
I don’t like it. I thought at first it was a misspelling of [name_u]Cheyenne[/name_u], and then I realized it was a misspelling of [name_u]Shane[/name_u]. I don’t like misspelling names and I don’t like masculine names on girls, so…my vote is no.
I knew how to pronounce because I went to school with a boy named [name_u]Cheyne[/name_u]. I don’t dislike it for a girl since it’s the middle name.
I actually think it’s great. It’s an old English name derived from the [name_m]Norman[/name_m] [name_m]French[/name_m] word for ‘oak tree.’ I think it’s beautiful. And since it’s a tree, I see no reason why it’s innately masculine and couldn’t be used on a girl.
I really like it!! The sounds are beautiful and I think it fits in well with unisex names like [name_u]Blaise[/name_u] & [name_u]Quinn[/name_u]. [name_u]Shane[/name_u] is showing up as unisex on nameberry. I don’t mind boys names on girls anyway, especially in the 2nd spot. Personally I would stick with the original spelling, or maybe [name_u]Shayne[/name_u].
Nice suggestions but I’m a [name_u]Shannon[/name_u] and my [name_f]Sister[/name_f] already used [name_u]Shae[/name_u] for her daughter! [name_f]My[/name_f] Husband has now gone off the idea so I guess [name_u]Shane[/name_u] won’t get a mention this time round. I really would have preferred [name_u]Shane[/name_u] or [name_u]Shayne[/name_u] anyway.
So, starting over again!
The first name is [name_f]Poppy[/name_f] by the way.
[name_f]Sian[/name_f] is nice…
At a glance I read it as [name_u]Cheyenne[/name_u], sorry but I think that would be a common problem. I’d honour with [name_f]Shayna[/name_f] or [name_f]Siobhan[/name_f].
What about [name_f]Shaina[/name_f] or [name_f]Shayna[/name_f] or [name_f]Shainah[/name_f]? Not sure if anyone put these or not.
I know a girl called [name_u]Cheyne[/name_u] (pronounced [name_u]Shane[/name_u]) so I can instantly pronounce it correctly - for what you’re looking for, anyway.
But, when I first saw the girl’s name on a social networking site I didn’t know how to pronounce it! Not even a name came to mind! However, as it’s going to be a middle name I do not see a problem… I do think [name_u]Shayne[/name_u] will be fine on a girl though. 
No! [name_f]My[/name_f] brothers name is [name_u]Shane[/name_u] and it is such a strong, masculine name so even when you change the spelling it sounds like [name_u]Shane[/name_u]. I did go to school with a girl named [name_f]Shaina[/name_f] (so pronounced [name_u]Shane[/name_u]-uh). Much prettier in my opinion, so you could use as a name to honor a [name_u]Shane[/name_u]. I love unisex girls for names, but the masculine boys names on girls no!! Or maybe you could use it in the middle name spot, or something similar, or save it for a boy??
[name_f]My[/name_f] name is [name_u]Cheyne[/name_u] but pronounced “Cheyenne" and a lot of the time my name gets called out as “Cheyne”.
[name_f]My[/name_f] sister made a joke about the Shane/cheye thing, that if she had a son she’d call him [name_u]Shane[/name_u] but spelt [name_u]Cheyne[/name_u].