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Gene

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Florabelles · 09/04/2020 11:20

Interested to know whether you think Gene is due a come back for a little boy?

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daisypond · 12/04/2020 20:42

I don’t like it. Eugene is worse. I love Jean for a girl.

AlpacaGoodnight · 12/04/2020 20:14

Love it, it was top of our list if we had had a boy!

VenusClapTrap · 11/04/2020 20:44

I know a little boy called Gene. I like it.

emilybrontescorsett · 11/04/2020 09:21

I think Rick star, induvidual, artistic , cool.
Isn't Liam Gallaghers son called Gene?

IDontLikeMondays88 · 10/04/2020 19:47

I like it - Retro and cool

Bezalelle · 10/04/2020 10:55

Dreadful. Eugene is even worse! Like Eugenics.

Umnoway · 10/04/2020 09:56

I like it.

KatherineJaneway · 10/04/2020 01:10

Pitney

whatausername · 10/04/2020 01:07

Aggressive middle-aged American man with a square forehead and probably a sweater vest is all I can think of any time I hear Gene. It's a name I really really dislike. Buuuut we all have different tastes

custardlover · 10/04/2020 00:52

Eugene is still common in NI and I love Gene for short.

ErrolTheDragon · 10/04/2020 00:34

I see 'Gene' and think of chromosomes. I wouldn't have expected this name to make a comeback because the word now has such an important meaning beyond just being a name.

123Dancewithme · 09/04/2020 22:22

I agree with a pp that it feels quite American.

SquashedFlyBiscuit · 09/04/2020 22:10

I love Jean fir a girl but not for a boy at all. Its awful.

HedgeHogFoxBadger · 09/04/2020 22:08

I love this!
I have a 13 year old Georgina, never been Georgie but Genie. My nan is Jeannex

babynamelover · 09/04/2020 20:12

Not a big fan. I'm sure it's old enough to be cool though 😊

MikeUniformMike · 09/04/2020 20:10

Eugene is a bit too similar to eugenics.

I like Jean for a girl, but I don't like Gene.

SherlocksDeerstalker · 09/04/2020 17:16

I love it. It’s one of my daughters names.

Greenvilla · 09/04/2020 17:15

God awful

DramaAlpaca · 09/04/2020 17:12

It's an ugly diminutive of an even uglier name - Eugene.

Sparklypurpleunicornsaremyfav · 09/04/2020 17:09

Doesn't one of the Gallagher brothers have a son called gene?

SpratsOnParade · 09/04/2020 15:53

It's an incredibly ugly name.

Jossina · 09/04/2020 15:52

As a nickname for Eugene it's nice.

Thoroflo · 09/04/2020 12:26

I have a year and a half old Gene. We get a lot of blank looks when we tell people his name, but also a LOT of love for it. Only one person has asked if he’s a girl “J-E-A-N?!”.

He’s number 4 and the other kids and their friends haven’t batted an eyelid at it. And he has some great famous namesakes. It did take us a few days to pluck up the courage to actually use it when he was born though, we didn’t think we were brave enough 😄.

We’ve had a hard time picking a name for the new baby on the way because I feel like nothing will be as cool as Gene 😂

Ellmau · 09/04/2020 12:26

Feels a bit American. Originally short for Eugene I think.

ofwarren · 09/04/2020 11:56

I'd worry that people would think he was called Jean.
I do like Jean for a girl though.
That's his you pronounce it isn't it? Rhyming with bean?

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