Wren for a boy

Boy Names
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Our baby boy is due in [name_u]November[/name_u] and we finally have a shortlist that we are both on board for. We both like ‘[name_u]Wren[/name_u]’ (we’re in Australia, so for us a wren is one of our most beautiful blue birds) but we’re worried it’s a bit too feminine for a boy.
Thoughts?

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Not too feminine for a boy at all!

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[name_f]Welcome[/name_f] to Nameberry, @Mairead14! :wave:

I love love LOVE [name_u]Wren[/name_u], boy or girl.

It’s doubly cool on a boy because you’ve got the [name_m]Sir[/name_m] [name_m]Christopher[/name_m] [name_u]Wren[/name_u] connection, as well as the sweet nature link. It’s used more for girls, yes, but the sound is objectively entirely gender neutral, and it’s unusual enough that I don’t think it comes with strong gender expectations either way.

Congratulations and good luck! :four_leaf_clover:

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[name_u]Wren[/name_u] has always sounded very masculine to me! So fun and fresh on a boy!

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The only person I know named “[name_u]Wren[/name_u]” (albeit spelled differently) is a boy, so the sound is plenty boy to me!

Also I love the bird connection.

If you’re willing to go with a longer name, you could always do [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u] nn. [name_u]Wren[/name_u]. But I think [name_u]Wren[/name_u] works all by itself for a boy just fine.

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I think I actually prefer it for a boy! it’s very handsome :heart:

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I really love the spelling Ren and it reads all-boy to me, whereas I would assume that Wren is a female. LawRENce has been suggested, but there is also Soren or Warren and I’m sure there are others if you wished to consider those.

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I think [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is perfectly gender neutral. A friend of mine has a younger brother who is named [name_u]Wren[/name_u] (actually short for [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]), and he wears it very well! I’ve never known anyone to remark that it’s feminine except on NB where the name is much more common.

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I think it works for a boy - not too feminine, but lovely all the same!

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I think it’s entirely unisex! [name_u]Wren[/name_u] would work wonderfully as a name for either gender.

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I see the spelling [name_u]Wren[/name_u] as a male name, but it’s lovely for either gender, imo :blush:

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Wren is an awesome name! I love it for both genders. It would sound very cool as a first name for a boy!

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Thank you so much everyone for your lovely and helpful replies :heart::heart::heart:

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I think it sounds gentle but not feminine! I’d love to see a male [name_u]Wren[/name_u], though I second [name_u]Wren[/name_u] being used as a nickname for [name_u]Lawrence[/name_u], [name_m]Soren[/name_m], [name_m]Warren[/name_m], etc. if you are worried or want to give your son options.

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I adore Wren for a boy. I consider it a unisex name, and it is so rare I really don’t think many people are set in thinking it’s a “girl name” (I wouldn’t let that stop you even if they did!). Wren is one of my top names for a boy and I’d use it in a heartbeat (I’m in Australia, too).

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I think [name_u]Wren[/name_u] works for a boy

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I actually see it as more of a boyish name than a girl’s. I definitely think you could use it for a boy. Especially if you pair it with a strong middle name. Like [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_m]William[/name_m] or [name_u]Wren[/name_u] [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] etc.

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I think it works wonderfully for boys and it would be quite refreshing to see it on a boy xx

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Ren seems more like the boy version to me.

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I actually think [name_u]Wren[/name_u] is much cooler on a boy!