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Drew (girl)

64 replies

Azitwas · 01/04/2023 09:45

I really love Drew for a girls name. We are due in July and only really like this name for a girl. We don't know the sex. Grandfather is Andrew so it is also after him.

My only reservation is we don't have a feminine sounding surname, so written down as a full name and read, to me sounds like a boys name. I may be overthinking and does it really matter... lots of unisex names around now...

I'm looking for some views? Thanks

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Luredbyapomegranate · 02/04/2023 01:07

It’s usually short for Andrew.

I wouldn’t.

Ldd89 · 01/04/2023 23:37

My name is Drew and I’m frequently complimented on my name as it’s still quite unusual. Never had any issues in school growing up or being told it was a ‘boys name’. I would go for it, I’ve seen it used recently for a middle name, I know a Lilly Drew and an Ella Drew.

cleanthegutter · 01/04/2023 22:00

I've always thought that Andi for a girl is quite cool. Although we also have a fairly masculine sounding surname and I appreciate that may not work.

I wanted to call my second baby Stevie if it was a girl (it wasn't and we ended up with a very traditional name) but when I said it aloud with our surname it just reminded me of an old, crude taxi driver.

ChildrenOfTheQuorn · 01/04/2023 21:20

villamariavintrapp · 01/04/2023 19:19

I don't like boy's names for girls, think it's sexist as never happens the other way round. And especially wouldn't use Drew which is so heavily associated with one individual.

Agree!

TheOriginalEmu · 01/04/2023 21:09

My name is Drew! No I’ve has ever thought I was a guy, and I have a masculine first name as a surname too. It’s never hurt me

PaigeMatthews · 01/04/2023 20:39

i immediately think of drew barrymore and i just love her. She seems so lovely on anything ive seen her inZ

squidgem · 01/04/2023 20:34

I think Drew is lovely as a girls name. I have met a young girl called Drew, I don't think of it as a boys name at all. It's unisex.

KirstenBlest · 01/04/2023 20:01

@AndTheListGoesOn , Lesley is from Leslie, a boy's name. There are lots of Lindsays and different spellings of it my age, but it was a boy's name. As @villamariavintrapp pp, they fall out of use as boys' names.

villamariavintrapp · 01/04/2023 19:50

@AndTheListGoesOn those are all boy's names that are now used by girls. People don't call their sons those names anymore because they're girly, and they see that as a bad thing. Fine for a girl to aspire to masculine qualities, but not the other way round.

AndTheListGoesOn · 01/04/2023 19:43

villamariavintrapp · 01/04/2023 19:19

I don't like boy's names for girls, think it's sexist as never happens the other way round. And especially wouldn't use Drew which is so heavily associated with one individual.

Lesley, Stacey, Hilary, Ashley.... I'd say these are all widely accepted as women's names yet they are used for men too.

UsingChangeofName · 01/04/2023 19:29

I don't like giving girls, boys' names - or boys, girls' names in truth, though that seems to happen far less, so it's a no from me.
Drew is short for Andrew, and clearly a boy's name.

villamariavintrapp · 01/04/2023 19:19

I don't like boy's names for girls, think it's sexist as never happens the other way round. And especially wouldn't use Drew which is so heavily associated with one individual.

KirstenBlest · 01/04/2023 16:56

I don't particularly like unisex names, but I agree with @AndTheListGoesOn about not using an elongated name just for the sake of it.

AndTheListGoesOn · 01/04/2023 16:37

Drew is lovely for a girl, I like unisex names. Don't draw it out to some weird elongated name for the birth certificate just for the sake of it. If you like Drew, call her Drew x

KirstenBlest · 01/04/2023 15:48

@gerbilcrocus , my phone said 31.03.23. My laptop says 01/04/23. That's technology for you.

Strangely enough, I have a clock that sets itself and it always seems to be 3 minutes slow.

Winterisalmostover · 01/04/2023 15:25

RememberNancyDrew · 01/04/2023 15:11

I only know Drew as a girl's name - never heard of it for a boy - I am in the states.

It's short for Andrew. Scottish.

RememberNancyDrew · 01/04/2023 15:11

I only know Drew as a girl's name - never heard of it for a boy - I am in the states.

DandelionPockets · 01/04/2023 15:07

Really love Drew as a girl's name. I would go for it if you like it.

RightWhereINeedToBe · 01/04/2023 15:05

I have a 'male' name too and nobody's ever assumed I was a guy now I think about it.

percypal · 01/04/2023 13:50

I know a female drew I really like it for a girl

EmilyGilmoresSass · 01/04/2023 13:46

I have a masculine first name. When I was younger, I never came across another little girl with my name and got teased often. Now, many years on, my name is quite commonly unisex and it doesn't bother me at all. So ignore all the 'it's definitely a male name'. I actually think Drew for a girl is lovely and far bloody nicer than the girls and boys sharing Jayden, Parker etc.

HappyJellyBaby · 01/04/2023 13:40

I know an Andrewina . . .

ourflagmeansdeath · 01/04/2023 13:38

It really does seem incredibly masculine to me despite Drew Barrymore etc. It reminds me of this celebrity's daughter called Maxwell Drew which is basically a boys name!!

But I think if you went for it, it would still be lovely, you would just have to correct people a lot. 😊

gerbilcrocus · 01/04/2023 11:21

KirstenBlest · 01/04/2023 11:01

@gerbilcrocus , Drew Barrymore was named after her father, John Drew Barrymore. Michael Barrymore is a british tv presenter.

Look at the calendar 😂

spuddel · 01/04/2023 11:10

I have a Drew (male). Love it as a name for either sex. Go for it!

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