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Spencer for a girl?

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popsicled · 26/10/2018 20:24

Could this name suit a girl? What is your opinion?

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Booskina · 01/11/2018 22:53

I love it; same with names like Blair, Blake etc for girls sound great to me.

Twelve8Ts · 28/10/2018 20:13

Love this. Think it’s pretty cool for a teenager too!

hallodarknessmyoldfriend · 28/10/2018 18:02

I like it, but it also depends if you are in the US or not. I think it might be considered a boys name in the UK.

greathat · 28/10/2018 17:44

Hideous name anyway, even worse for a girl

1sttimeDD · 28/10/2018 17:38

Kelsey Grammer (of Frasier game) has a daughter is called Spencer Karen Grammer so perhaps it's more American?
I see no reason why it wouldn't work for a girl if you paired it with a more feminine sounding middle name?

pixieloux · 28/10/2018 17:31

It’s only just charted for girls in the top 1000s in the US, last year. BNOG is a very ‘in’ thing there and it’s only just charted despite a popular TV Show... I think a girl Spencer would get more than a few Hmm reactions in the UK.

IsTheRainEverComingBack · 28/10/2018 15:54

@IzzyGrey on what planet has it ever been unisex?

IzzyGrey · 28/10/2018 11:57

It is unisex and I think it's awesome for a girl!

LotsToThinkOf · 27/10/2018 19:39

Great name to attract a lot of attention...

MrMeSeeks · 27/10/2018 19:28

Love it, but only for a girl

SilverySurfer · 27/10/2018 19:21

Horrible

MikeUniformMike · 27/10/2018 13:16

No.

llangennith · 27/10/2018 12:48

Why do some parents want to make life difficult for their DC?
It's a boy's name ffs.

oneofthose · 27/10/2018 12:10

I know a little girl called Spencer and it is lovely and unusual

pixieloux · 27/10/2018 12:04

I honestly hate it on a girl but I don’t like boy names on girls. It would work in America where it’s a very in thing to do but I think she’d always be ‘girl Spencer” here and judging by the comments most people will just think you’re a fan of Pretty Little Liars (I’ve never watched it so didn’t make the connection personally)

Slappinthebass · 27/10/2018 11:19

I always thought it was unisex.

Whipsmart · 27/10/2018 10:01

My friend's daughter is called Spencer... I was a bit  about it when I heard the name but I didn't realise the general hatred for it was so strong! And I've only just twigged about Pretty little liars - my friend is a big fan 

ireallydontcare · 27/10/2018 09:47

Thank god I'm not alone! I work with a girl who called her DD that because of PLL. It's a boy's name and it's pretentious. The colleague has form for thinking she's better than she is though.

CupMug · 27/10/2018 09:44

Sorry but it’s another no from me too. I don’t like the name for either a boy or a girl.

Belindabauer · 27/10/2018 09:39

Awful for a boy let alone a girl.

Galvantula · 27/10/2018 02:27

Just no.

Sungura · 27/10/2018 02:17

I strongly prefer it as a boy's name. Of course you can do as you like. This is your child. You see how people feel here for most part, though, and it's not good.

Aintnothingbutaheartache · 27/10/2018 01:55

Absolutely fucking ridiculous, are you for real?

Birdie69 · 27/10/2018 01:51

Nope. It's a surname or a boy's christian name. For a girl it sounds all wrong to me.

Dawsonforehead · 27/10/2018 01:40

Sorry I don't think it suits a girl

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