My first daughter is definitely going to be named [name]Micah[/name] after my grandmother. Her name was [name]Beverly[/name] but her entire family just always called her [name]Mike[/name]. They were expecting a boy named [name]Michael[/name] and were quite surprised when a [name]Beverly[/name] showed up instead. She made it work, but I’m not brave enough to actually name a girl [name]Mike[/name], so [name]Micah[/name] it is.
With a girl [name]Micah[/name] is it too much to then name her brother [name]Eden[/name]? I don’t want constant confusion over which sibling is the boy or girl. If [name]Micah[/name] has a clearly feminine middle name and [name]Eden[/name] a clearly masculine one is that enough to clear up confusion?
This has way too much confusion. If you want to name your daughter [name]Micah[/name] with a feminine middle name, that’s fine. But [name]Eden[/name] is much to feminine to be used for a boy, even with a masculine middle name. It would be so confusing.
[name]Hope[/name] that helps!
What a neat story to be able to share with your child about the person for whom she’s named!
While [name]Micah[/name] and [name]Eden[/name] are lovely names, I definitely think they invite gender confusion individually, but especially when paired together. Although giving the female [name]Micah[/name] a feminine mn and male [name]Eden[/name] a masculine mn would help in some situations, unless you plan on using the middle names all the time, you will have some confusion. If I met you at the park and you introduced me to your children but didn’t say which name belonged to your daughter and which belonged to your son, I would assume that your daughter was [name]Eden[/name] and your son was [name]Micah[/name].
If you are really concerned about gender confusion, avoid using [name]Micah[/name] for your girl, and don’t use [name]Eden[/name] for your boy. I have known a female [name]Micah[/name]–and for that matter, a female [name]Michael[/name]. It’s not unheard of to use these names for a girl, but people will overwhelmingly think “boy” when they hear those names.
Still, [name]Micah[/name] is one of the softer male names, so I do think it’s a great way to go if you want to give your girl a masculine version of [name]Michael[/name]/[name]Mike[/name] in honor of your grandmother but are willing to deal with some confusion–and there will be lots of confusion. That being said, I can’t imagine a better, sweeter reason to give a girl a name that’s usually used for boys!
[name]Eden[/name] is newer to the name scene, but so far, I’ve only seen it used on girls.
Other ideas for honoring your grandmother:
Use [name]Michael[/name] or [name]Micah[/name] as a first or middle name for a son.
Use [name]Micah[/name] (or [name]Michael[/name], or [name]Michel[/name]–pronounced like [name]Michael[/name]) for a daughter’s middle name.
Give your daughter a feminine version of [name]Michael[/name] (such as [name]Michaela[/name] or [name]Michaele[/name] or [name]Michelle[/name]) for her first name or middle name.
If you like [name]Eden[/name], save it for a girl or use it as a middle name for a boy. Or consider using a similar sounding name for your son (such as [name]Evan[/name] or [name]Ethan[/name] or [name]Aiden[/name]).
I was never aware of [name]Eden[/name] being used as a masculine name. And while i know some people think of [name]Micah[/name] as unisex, i really don’t think it is - or if so, it definitely leans far more towards being male than, say, [name]Quinn[/name].
So yeah, i’d rethink this pair, to the point of using neither name as you intend, not just avoiding the sibset. What about [name]Micaela[/name], [name]Mika[/name], [name]Makayla[/name], [name]Marika[/name], to arrive at the nn [name]Mike[/name]? Or [name]Eden[/name] [name]Micah[/name] as a girl’s full name?
[name]Eden[/name] is actually in the top 1000 names for boys so it’s not that much of a stretch. If you name a girl [name]Micah[/name] and a boy [name]Eden[/name], I think you do need to be prepared to occasionally correct people as far as your kids’ genders. If that’s going to drive you nuts, you may want to avoid those names. If you can handle the occasional correction, than I’d say go for it. 'Cause you know what? Despite the prevailing wisdom here that being mistaken for the opposite sex now and again will ruin your kids life, it really won’t.
It would confuse me if I heard the two names together. And middle names aren’t going to make that big of a difference in life unless you go around calling them by their first and middle names together all the time, which you likely will not be doing. But [name]Micah[/name] can work on a girl, definitely. [name]Eden[/name] is all girl to me, I do not like it for a boy at all. I would choose something more masculine to avoid confusion.
Yes. [name]Micah[/name] is a boy’s name and [name]Eden[/name] is a girl’s name so there would be a lot of confusion. I promise you the majority of people will assume your daughter is a boy and your son is a girl with those names.
What about [name]Michaela[/name], or even [name]Everly[/name], to honor your grandmother? Or maybe name your daughter Eden and your son Micah?
Also I really recommend you don’t name your son [name]Eden[/name]. It’s so feminine.
I disagree with the posters who say [name]Eden[/name] can’t work on a boy. It’s so close to the uber-popular [name]Aidan[/name] trend I think it definitely has the masculine ending to it. I’m not a fan of masculine names on girls as a whole but [name]Micah[/name] would honour your grandmother well. There’s the alternate spelling [name]Mika[/name] which I’ve seen on girls, though since the pop singer [name]Mika[/name] spells his name that way too I don’t know if it’d eliminate gender confusion. And I know both male and female Edens.
If it’s going to bother you with your kids being called the wrong name on occasion, I’d only use one or the other and maybe keep the other one for a middle, but I don’t think it’s the worst thing in the world. Unisex names are just that, unisex, and girl [name]Micah[/name] and boy [name]Eden[/name] is far more acceptable than, say, girl [name]Jason[/name] and boy [name]Rose[/name].
[name]Eden[/name] would tend to confuse people and I’ve seen it more on girls, never on a boy. You could always use [name]Ethan[/name], [name]Evan[/name], [name]Aidan[/name]. Or you could always name your girl [name]Eden[/name] and your boy [name]Micah[/name] or [name]Micheal[/name]
Eh, I’m on the fence here. [name]Eden[/name] is more commonly used as a female name while [name]Micah[/name] is more commonly used as a male name, at least right now. Now assuming that doesn’t change, most people would probably think [name]Eden[/name] is the girl and [name]Micah[/name] the boy. Does that bother you? If not, then go for it. Personally I think they are both unisex.
[name]Way[/name] too much gender-bending. You and the children will constantly be explaining. Why not name the boy [name]Micah[/name] and the girl [name]Eden[/name]?
[name]Way[/name] too much unisex! I know two female Edens and one male [name]Eden[/name] and I only know a male [name]Micah[/name]. I would assume [name]Eden[/name] was a girl and [name]Micah[/name] was a boy, and that’s definitely how I prefer it.
I think they could work individually; together, I would switch the genders in my head. If you were to only use one, it sounds like [name]Micah[/name] has far more weight and personal importance, so I would go with [name]Micah[/name] FeminineMiddle (maybe even [name]Eden[/name]?) and opt for a different boys’ choice.
100% too much confusion. Very few will know their middle names, so yes, it’s going to be highly confusing.
If you’re insistent on [name]Micah[/name] on a girl, then you really can’t use [name]Eden[/name] on a boy with out having confusion. Why can’t you just name her [name]Michaela[/name]? And nn her [name]Micah[/name] or [name]Mike[/name]. Or even [name]Misha[/name] which is a touch more feminine in [name]North[/name] [name]America[/name] (if that’s where you’re living).
I understand why you want to use [name]Eden[/name] though, it is technically unisex, and it’s also a male Hebrew name when pronounced “Eh-den”
I REALLY like [name]Micah[/name] for a girl; it’s a great name so why not share the wealth?
I also think [name]Eden[/name] would do ok-ish as a boy’s name.
But when you have both in the same family, I definitely think it’s a little too confusing. There are many original boy names out there that I think would suit this situation better.