My top choices for my baby are [name]Rowan[/name] for a girl and McKay for a boy.
[name]Rowan[/name] is a name I have loved for as long as I can remember. But I am worried that the name is being used for more boys than girls. I want to give her a girly middle name. I love the name [name]Sofia[/name]/[name]Sophia[/name] but am open to suggestions.
McKay is in some ways a family name and I love it. The Mc part is after my sister [name]Mackenzie[/name] and the [name]Kay[/name] part is after myself. But I am worried that its to unique or that its to girly because I came up with it by using 2 girl names. His middle name will be [name]James[/name] after my father.
What do you think? What middle names would you suggest for [name]Rowan[/name]? Is [name]Rowan[/name] to masculine? Is McKay to feminine and to close to my name [name]Kayla[/name]?
I love the name [name]Rowan[/name] and don’t think it’s too masculine, though it is more popular for boys. For middle names I would suggest:
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Jemma[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Esther[/name]
[name]Rowan[/name] [name]Genevieve[/name]
I’ve never heard of McKay before but I like it. I don’t think it sounds too feminine on a boy, you could nn him [name]Mac[/name].
Although McKay does mean “son of [name]Kay[/name]” technically, the Mc prefix has been taken over by girls in [name]America[/name]. I do think, unfortunately, that it is a bit too feminine and may be confusing with your first name. Also, [name]Rowan[/name] is definitely unisex (even though it is probably used more now for girls, and I think it is a beautiful name for a girl) but when I hear the names together, McKay sounds more feminine to me and [name]Rowan[/name] more masculine. [name]Rowan[/name] is beautiful though, and I love it with [name]Sophia[/name]!
That being said, I think McKay in the middle would be just fine for your little boy! It sounds like a possible surname, which is great in the middle, and it has meaning for you. So don’t let it go altogether! I wouldn’t use [name]James[/name] as the first name, though, because it doesn’t match the style of [name]Rowan[/name]. To honor your sister, what about using [name]Mack[/name] as the first name? Or what about [name]Kayson[/name]/[name]Kason[/name]? The second choice may seem a bit too trendy, but I do like the sound and it would have meaning for you!
Actually [name]Rowan[/name] on the last SSA list still ranks higher for boys (in fact it went up for boys and down for girls compared to the 2008 list).
I think McKay is a bit to feminine. I know a girl with the middle name McKay. Maybe you could use Mckay for a middle name instead? [name]Rowan[/name] McKay could actually work for either gender, although I prefer [name]Rowan[/name] on a boy.
I’ll be honest, when I saw your post I definitely thought [name]Rowan[/name] was for the boy name and McKay was for the girl name. [name]Rowan[/name] is a unisex name, and certain people are going to associate it more with girls and other will associate it more with boys. You’ll have to accept that some confusion is bound to happen if you use the name [name]Rowan[/name] for either a boy or a girl. If you’re not okay with that and you feel like you’ll get angry inside when well intentioned people mistake your girl for a boy, then I’d recommend a different name. If that’s no problem for you, then I like another posters suggestion of using [name]Rowan[/name] whether you have a girl or a boy!
McKay, on the other hand, doesn’t strike me as a unisex name, I think it’s just become all feminine. I don’t understand why, but in the US, the Mc____ names have all become girl’s names. I have a friend who’s daughter’s middle name is McKay.
[name]LOVE[/name] these names!!!
[name]LoVE[/name],[name]LOVE[/name], [name]LOVE[/name] McKay!!! Good choices
Now, for middle names…
McKay [name]James[/name] is great, other choices…