Currently crushing on the name [name_m]Puck[/name_m] for a girl. 
What are your thoughts on her and what vibe does this name give you? [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] girl name is [name_f]Bess[/name_f] and I think [name_f]Bess[/name_f] & [name_m]Puck[/name_m] would make such a fun and spunky sibset! I can totally picture them in jeans overalls, ponytails and playing in the mudā¦ 
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[name_m]Puck[/name_m] is pretty cool, it gives more biker girl, leather jacket, and bright red lipstick to me
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I think itās a cute, lively nickname with a laid-back, outdoorsy vibe! Although I would definitely stick to using it as a nickname only, since itās so very masculine to me, what with Shakespeareās Puck being an overwhelming association! (As well as some other issues, like the fact that it rhymes so closely with the F word & the go-to nickname Pucky sounding like a racial slur)
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Itās so much fun as a nickname but wouldnāt do it as a full name (mainly due to the f-word). Maybe something like [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f] āBessā and [name_f]Philippa[/name_f] āPuckā would work, especially with a C or K middle. I can see it on a spunky outdoorsy kid, and as an adult it has a sort of hippie vibe or an alt/cool biker girl vibe like [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] suggested.
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I canāt wrap my head around the masculine fae [name_m]Puck[/name_m] being a girlās name. [name_m]Even[/name_m] Pack, which is the Gaelic version, seems too tied to the character.
And as a teacher, Iād say, yeah, no. For obvious reasons in the US.
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Iām likely dating myself here but not a fan because the association is hard to break for me. There was a person on the [name_m]Real[/name_m] World, named [name_m]Puck[/name_m], back in the 90ās who was so obnoxious they got kicked off the show. I believe the obnoxious character in the movie Sheās All That was based off him. Itās very hard for me to separate the name from the persona and se this name in a positive light.
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[name_m]Puck[/name_m] is so full of energy ā sparky and cool. I did know a [name_m]Puck[/name_m] (from the Netherlands ā she was arty, skater-girl vibes), though I do wonder how it would fair in an [name_m]English[/name_m] speaking country (the f- rhyme, hockey puck, puckeredā¦). But I do think itās so cool
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I just think of hockey pucks. I know itās fairly popular in the Netherlands though.
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I can see your vision but I think (and this is me) it works mostly for a moment in time - itās not a name I see outside a sibling / little buddy duo and nostalgic, bucolic scene.
In Australia too, thereās a zeitgeisty saying āI said Puck, missā (a way to get out of saying F word, from Summer Heights High).
I agree with making both Bess and Puck nicknames so thereās so versatility around them, especially Puck - Penelope, Philippa, Persephone, and even something entirely stretchy like Charlotte or Beatrice where Puck is used just because. (Then Elizabeth or one of its many variants.)
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No way in the USA.
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I can definitely see the spunky, storybook charm of [name_m]Puck[/name_m], but as a full name itās not really my style. It feels more like a cool nickname to me than a given name. I picture a mischievous, energetic kid with scraped knees and a big imagination. [name_f]Bess[/name_f] & [name_m]Puck[/name_m] do have a fun, playful vibe together though, I can absolutely see the overalls, muddy adventures, and ponytails aesthetic you described!
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I think in an English-speaking context it is much too close to the F-word and she would probably be teased about it. Maybe it works in other cultural contexts though.
I can see it being a sweet nickname for an impish, mischievous child.
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I like the suggestion of a first name like [name_f]Phillipa[/name_f] with the nickname [name_m]Puck[/name_m] ..
I like the option of the formal name with the more spunky nickname 
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I think itās cute! It reminds me of hockey.
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Iām fascinated by Puckās use in the Netherlands for girls, and I want to love it! [name_m]The[/name_m] tie to [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m], the short-and-spunky 1 syllable (which is starting to be my kryptonite), and the fact that I am seemingly obsessed with the names the Netherlands love right now. Itās taking me a while to disassociate from the [name_m]Puck[/name_m] in [name_m]Glee[/name_m], which I never really liked, and I donāt find it that pretty (though it is very cool!). [name_m]The[/name_m] relation to the F word never really occurred to me, ironically, but that does make it problematic. [name_f]Bess[/name_f] and [name_m]Puck[/name_m] is a fun duo, but Iām wondering if [name_m]Puck[/name_m] might be better suited as a middle or a nickname. At least in the [name_m]English[/name_m] speaking world. I do like it with a frillier girlsā name though, like [name_m]Puck[/name_m] [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] or [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] [name_m]Puck[/name_m]?
Good luck!
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I like it as a nickname! [name_f]Bess[/name_f] and [name_m]Puck[/name_m] feels very Shakespearean and Elizabethan to me while also feeling lively and tomboyish. [name_m]Puck[/name_m] is also the daring and strong-willed female lead in [name_m]The[/name_m] [name_m]Scorpio[/name_m] Races by [name_f]Maggie[/name_f] Stiefvater.
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Never heard of [name_m]Puck[/name_m] as a first name till nowā¦agreeing with the other commenter that, at least in the US, this is probably not your best choice.
[name_m]Puck[/name_m] is super cute! I do think it feels better suited as a nickname but itās adorable and spunky.
I adore [name_m]Puck[/name_m]! Spunky but whimsical. A jokester with a sweet disposition. [name_m]Radical[/name_m] love and a wild heart
I have strong associations with the mischievous [name_m]Shakespeare[/name_m] character (which to me is a good thing). If that is also your association, this is a stretch, but maybe [name_m]Puck[/name_m] could be a nickname for [name_m]Robin[/name_m], since [name_m]Puck[/name_m] is another name for [name_m]Robin[/name_m] Goodfellow in the play.
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