Really love the name River but a question

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RedCrab · 15/01/2017 15:11

How do you use it/ what kind of surname do you need to have without it sounding like it's the title of an actual river?

Our surname with it sounds like an actual river somewhere. But I love it so much for Dd2 due soon. Gah.

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RedCrab · 15/01/2017 15:21

Yus Marmite - trying to decide if I care enough to use it or not. Somewhat ironically, the other name I really like - that has really grown on me - is Phoneix Another "is it a boy or girl's name" name. Not to mention generally appearing to cover River Phoneix's name!

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MarmiteDoesYouGood · 15/01/2017 15:18

It's primarily a boy's name.

I think it has the potential to sound like the name of a river with basically any surname. Just something you have to live with and decide you don't care about if you really love the name. (I'm a fan of it).

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RedCrab · 15/01/2017 15:18

It's unisex but more commonly known as a boy's name: nameberry.com/babyname/River/girl

This is very true Autocorrect

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BobbieDog · 15/01/2017 15:17

Its one of those names which i have no idea which sex its aimed at.

Whatever surname you put with it its always going to sound like a river somewhere.

abbsisspartacus · 15/01/2017 15:15

Song? Seriously my question would be boy or girl? After all you have river Phoenix and river song so?

Hulababy · 15/01/2017 15:15

I think it's the name of Jamie Oliver's new son.
I thought it was more of a boy's name but no idea why.

AutoFillContact65 · 15/01/2017 15:13

Isn't it a boy name? I guess it can be either.

AutoFillContact65 · 15/01/2017 15:12

Haha I never thought of that.

I guess it's the context - people know it is a human name and not referring to a river!

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