Name similar to Shea?

My partner and I are TTC and with the expectation that I might be pregnant soon, I’ve been trying to come up with names for our potential son or daughter.
I’ve always been in love with the name [name_u]Shea[/name_u] for a boy but I’m reluctant to name our child that since all throughout school there was a girl named [name_u]Shae[/name_u] in a younger class who was an awful bully.
I’m hoping my fellow berries can help come up with a name that’s maybe similar to [name_u]Shea[/name_u]?
I’m really conflicted about what to do.

I really like [name_u]Shea[/name_u] on a boy! I immediatly thought of [name_u]Grey[/name_u]/[name_u]Gray[/name_u] and [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] as alternatives, which I think are both great names as well! Other names that have similar style in my opinion are:
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_m]Ridge[/name_m]
[name_m]Briggs[/name_m]
[name_m]Crosby[/name_m]
[name_m]Soren[/name_m]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_m]Talon[/name_m]

I love [name_u]Shea[/name_u]. We have Schaeffer (after theologian [name_u]Francis[/name_u] Schaeffer) on our list and I love th NN [name_u]Shea[/name_u].

If you are well-removed from high school, and can let go of the memories, I think [name_u]Shea[/name_u] is a great name.

Other names that start with S:
[name_u]Sullivan[/name_u] ([name_u]Sully[/name_u], [name_u]Van[/name_u])
[name_m]Samson[/name_m]/[name_m]Samuel[/name_m] ([name_u]Sam[/name_u])
[name_m]Simon[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]

Four letter names:
[name_m]Luke[/name_m]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_m]Cash[/name_m]
[name_m]Knox[/name_m]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]

I love [name_u]Shea[/name_u]!

Some ideas

[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m] /[name_u]Shaun[/name_u]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m] (pronounced shay-mus)
[name_u]Shane[/name_u]
Chai
[name_m]Cian[/name_m]
[name_m]Cale[/name_m]
[name_u]Tai[/name_u]
[name_m]Cove[/name_m]
[name_f]Alta[/name_f]
[name_m]Hart[/name_m]
[name_u]Alva[/name_u]
[name_m]Hoshea[/name_m]
[name_u]Finlea[/name_u]
[name_m]Joshua[/name_m]

Oh, the suggestions of [name_m]Hayes[/name_m] is wonderful!

[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_u]Lane[/name_u]
[name_u]Dean[/name_u]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]

[name_u]Ray[/name_u]
[name_u]Roy[/name_u]
[name_u]Shane[/name_u]
[name_m]Trey[/name_m]
[name_m]Troy[/name_m]

I think that really depends on what you like about [name_u]Shea[/name_u]. [name_f]Do[/name_f] you like the sh- beginning? The fact that its one-syllable? Unisex? Irish?

Some suggestions that fit into one of more of these categories:
[name_u]Ash[/name_u]
[name_m]Asher[/name_m]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Bo[/name_u]
[name_u]Brady[/name_u]
[name_m]Brody[/name_m]
[name_m]Cale[/name_m]
[name_m]Callan[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Dane[/name_u]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Grey[/name_u]/[name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_m]Kane[/name_m]
[name_m]Liam[/name_m]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Pax[/name_u]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]/[name_u]Reid[/name_u]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_m]Seamus[/name_m]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_u]Shane[/name_u]
[name_u]Shaw[/name_u]
[name_u]Shelby[/name_u]
[name_m]Shepherd[/name_m]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloan[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]

[name_m]Just[/name_m] use [name_u]Shea[/name_u]. Why let some bratty kid ruin a name you love? Start finding other associations. I’ve known some female [name_u]Shea[/name_u]/[name_u]Shay[/name_u]'s but for me, it’s a masculine nature name (shea tree). I don’t associate [name_u]Shea[/name_u] with them.

If you want [name_u]Shea[/name_u] as a nn, then [name_u]Shane[/name_u] or [name_m]Seamus[/name_m]

[name_m]Trey[/name_m] came to mind right away, but I do think [name_u]Shea[/name_u] is fine on a boy and I wouldn’t be concerned about an unkind girl from a few years ago unless you still see her.

[name_u]Shane[/name_u] or [name_u]Shay[/name_u].