Lake: Boy or Girl?

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Respondents: 44 (This poll is closed)

  • Boy : 10 (23%)
  • Girl : 21 (48%)
  • No gender preference: 13 (30%)

I don’t really like it as a first name just because most lakes are called [name_u]Lake[/name_u] Such-and-such so [name_u]Lake[/name_u] Surname would sound too much like a landmark in my opinion. That being said, non flowery nature names are generally pretty evenly unisex to me.

Ditto. I live in a state with a lot of lakes so that’s all I think of.

I would say girl only because I know a girl named [name_u]Laken[/name_u] and that was the first thing that came to mind. Then there’s [name_m]Tom[/name_m] [name_u]Brady[/name_u]'s daughter [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] [name_u]Lake[/name_u].

I love [name_u]Lake[/name_u]. It definitely feels girl to me.

I think it’s unisex, although I don’t recommend it. As others have said, [name_u]Lake[/name_u] “[name_m]Smith[/name_m]” sounds more like a place than a name.

If [name_u]River[/name_u] is the rambunctious little brother, [name_u]Lake[/name_u] is his calm-and-cool big sister. Still waters run deep, right?

I don’t really like it as a name either, but the only [name_u]Lake[/name_u] I know if a boy. So I think of it as a boys name.

Really, it could work fine on either gender.

I don’t really like it as a name either, but the only [name_u]Lake[/name_u] I know if a boy. So I think of it as a boys name.

Really, it could work fine on either gender.

I’d say it’s pretty evenly both. I feel the same about most nature names.

I think [name_u]Lake[/name_u] is a word that is best kept for a middle name choice for either gender.