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Remy or Remi for a girl

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DJME · 07/07/2017 21:44

Which spelling, does it matter? Thanks

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sosieso · 08/07/2017 20:04

I taught a girl called Remmie. Out of the spellings you have given I prefer Remi.

27Harper · 08/07/2017 19:41

I like Remy for a girl! If my DS was a girl I was thinking about naming her Remy bit people kept saying nooo that's a boys name, which is true it is predominantly male given but it's a tad ignorant and close minded. Go with whatever YOU choose OP it's your choice and no one else's xx

Laladog · 08/07/2017 19:38

Remy. Remi makes it look a bit more feminine but I like Remy a bit better.

oeufdepaques · 08/07/2017 19:28

I know a female Remi in her 30s.
It suits her and I think it's a good name.

Fwiw my name is a relatively well known English name. I live in a French speaking country and almost always get addressed as Monsieur Surname because my name doesn't have an E on the end and the (very rare) French version does. So... I wouldn't worry about conceptions in other countries much.

buttercup54321 · 08/07/2017 19:27

Both remind me of indigestion medicine.

RiverTam · 08/07/2017 18:32

Either way, it's a boy's name to me, so whichever you prefer!

florascotianew · 08/07/2017 18:27

Remigius/Remy/ Remy has been used as a male name in several parts of Europe for approx 2000 years. It's the same sort of traditionally male name as Roderick or Roger. That's fact, not opinion.

But if people now think Remy (or Roderick or Roger, for that matter) sound feminine, then that's obviously up to them.

Rowan is different. It's a much more recent nature name, without traditional gender associations and widely used for both males and females.

Weebo · 08/07/2017 16:26

I think Remi is lovely, who cares if it's a 'boys' name?

If my next baby is a girl I'm planning on calling her Rowan which is another name that gets flack on MN for being a boys name.

To me, Remi reads and sounds feminine anyway, so don't worry.

Onhold · 08/07/2017 16:22

Romy is awful. If you like Remi, then use it. I've never heard of Romy.

Onhold · 08/07/2017 16:19

It's a girls name.i know 2. Lovely name. Remy.

CarrieErbag · 08/07/2017 16:17

I like it OP.
I would probably opt for the Remy spelling.
I think on paper it probably looks more gender neutral which might be advantageous?

squishee · 08/07/2017 16:17

In France Rémy / Rémi is a boys' name. Romy is a girls' name. I like it. But hey.

MrsMarthaHudson · 08/07/2017 16:14

I prefer Romy for a girl.

Foniks · 08/07/2017 16:12

I think Beyonce called hers Rumi, not Remi?

I've always liked Remi. Growing up I only ever met Nigerians named Remi and didn't realise there was a Euro version for years Nigerian version is usually short for something like Oluremi though.

ShutupanddriveM5 · 08/07/2017 16:05

Beyoncé has just named her daughter this so expect people to think you copied her ;)

flumpybear · 08/07/2017 12:46

I like it, it was on my list of possible girls names along with Tabitha, sorrel and Saskia

Wallywobbles · 08/07/2017 10:31

Both male names in France.

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DJME · 08/07/2017 10:07

it looks like not many people are a fanSad

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Birdsgottaf1y · 08/07/2017 09:07

I know two Remi's, all girls, all under 10. One is dark and one is fair, it suits both of them.

I don't know its origin but it's becoming predominantly a girls name, the masculine being spelt with a Y.

ColourfulOrangex · 08/07/2017 08:44

Remi :) think it's nice for a girl but my girl hasn't got a "conventional" girls name it's unisex

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nooka · 08/07/2017 05:27

Remy is a boys name - well a French man's name really, I have met one, very French and suave he was too.(or of course a rat, not a bad film character to be named after). I don't think misspelling it with an 'i' makes it more feminine. If you are really keen I'd look for a longer name where you can use Remy/Remi as a diminutive. Or choose Romy instead.

KoalaDownUnder · 08/07/2017 03:00

Remi, if you must.

Pretty sure it's a boys' name. Romy is girls'.

Lynnm63 · 08/07/2017 02:58

Girls name Remy but she was a St Bernard. Only person I know is a man, same spelling.

IHeartKingThistle · 07/07/2017 23:25

I love it for a boy, would assume boy if I saw it written down. Either spelling OK.

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