When I first heard it, it was introduced to me as a girls name but I met a little boy called [name]Sailor[/name] a few months ago, and since then I’ve loved it for a boy.
So what do you think, boy or girl?
Unisex like [name]Tailor[/name]/[name]Taylor[/name]. I don’t really like it though…cute on a kid but kind of silly on an adult really. Cute nickname but I can’t take it seriously. Sorry.
Also the-er names feel 90s to me- [name]Tyler[/name], [name]Schuyler[/name], [name]Hunter[/name], ect
Boy if I had to choose, but a “sailor” is not an image I would want…“cuss like a sailor” comes to mind.
Hmmm…girl for me I think.
I don’t like [name]Sailor[/name] for either gender. It works well for the young but we all grow up one day. Since we spend most of our lives as adults this word is too cutesy and I don’t think it ages well. It also has dubious connotiations (Swear like a sailor/Well, hello there, sailor…). I think it should be put out to sea!
Yeah, the phrase ‘cuss like a sailor’ and the whole boat association puts me off using it for either, so I probably wouldn’t - it’s probably suitable for my guilty pleasure list!
Anything goes for a GP list, lol.
^^agree. I think it is a cute nickname for a kid, but not appropriate (maybe thats not the right word… nice? Fitting?) for an adult. A 40 year old man or woman named [name]Sailor[/name] is just weird to me.
Now, [name]Sailor[/name] would be great for a boy or girl dog, however 
I don’t like it for either gender, but it seems masculine.
[name]Sailor[/name] is much more appropriate for a boy, in my opinion. It’s certainly not a favorite of mine, but I don’t see why it wouldn’t age almost as well as other occupational/surname names like [name]Mason[/name], [name]Cooper[/name] or [name]Smith[/name]–some of which are mega-popular now and thus mostly seen on little boys, but which have seen occasional use for many years. I knew of an elderly man in a nearby community who was named [name]Sailor[/name]. However, do not do what parents of one baby in my state did. On a hospital website I’ve watched for years, I saw an online birth announcement for a baby boy named [name]SAILOR[/name] [name]JACK[/name]!
I like [name]Sailor[/name] as a middle name for either gender. It can add flavor to another wise dull or boring name. The sound and meaning is appealing to me. I wouldn’t use it as first name. The name feels male, but because it rhymes with [name]Taylor[/name] it feels like it could be for girls too.
[name]Sailor[/name] for a girl has been a guilty pleasure of mine (though I’d never use it). I heard of a female [name]Saylor[/name] (spelled something like that) and it worked for her, so I guess I’m not that negative about it.
[name]Love[/name], love, love for a girl - one of my super guilty pleasure names that I most likely will never (get to) use. It’s always read very girl to me.
Seems masculine to me but then I think of [name]Sailor[/name] [name]Moon[/name] and the [name]Sailor[/name] Scouts so it could see it for a girl. I’d definitely use it; I like hippie/nature names
My issue is pronunciation. I pronounce [name]Sailor[/name] as “sail-er”. I prefer “say-ler” but the spelling [name]Saylor[/name] doesn’t evoke the same seafaring image as [name]Sailor[/name]. And even though it is a legit surname many will think it is a kre8tive spelling
Boy. I have met a girl named [name]Sailor[/name] and wasn’t a fan. It would be cute on a boy.
Other unique occupation names
[name]Drummer[/name] (You could do [name]Drummond[/name] nn [name]Drummer[/name])
[name]Turner[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Baird[/name]
[name]Sawyer[/name]
[name]Miller[/name]
I think it’s more of a girls name.
I’d actually put it on a boy. My favourite book is “Anil’s Ghost” by [name]Michael[/name] Ondaatje. There’s a ‘character’ in it who they call [name]Sailor[/name], and he was a man.
I wouldn’t use it myself, though… I’m not really one for English noun/ occupational names.
I believe it could work for both. I think [name]Sailor[/name] would suit a boy, but the [name]Saylor[/name] spelling would be more fitting for a girl. It’s not my style but I do like the imagery that accompanies the name.
I had a 2nd grade student named [name]Saylor[/name] last year who is a girl so I can only picture it on a girl now.
sailor moon, girl