to name my little girl this?

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I have two boys already and am expecting a little girl in 3 months.

I like the name Brogan as the first name. I have read this is a male Irish name but know a few girls called brogan.

When I tell people the name they do that . Oh that's nice....With a weird smile face.

Do you like Brogan Rose or Brogan Raine? Or am I being silly.

Sootgremlin Yes I agree totally.

You could try the exotic Vogon instead? ;) (sorry)

It's an ugly sounding name which makes me think of bogey and bog,

squoosh It also depends on whether the DD likes her own name. IMO it's a bit to go with an outlandish name without thought for the child that's going to have to make a conscious decision to change it if they don't like it, it's not fair.

At least if it's a 'usual' name there's less to get bullied about.

It's hardly Moonunit

I like it, I don't know any myself but I like that lots of other people seem to know only lovely Brogans

I actually quite like Bro as a nick name as well

Moon Unit is a much prettier name.

I am very surprised there are people here who've heard of it used as a first name, to be honest. Speaking as an actual Irisher, you would be laughed down the street for calling your child Brogan.

I think it's really awful.

Broken. Bogey. Ogre. Very ugly.

It's fake-Irish sounding, and very American (and not in a good way).

I hate the trend of giving boys' names to girls. I bet the people who do this would never dream of calling their son Rachel etc. If the name itself catches on as a girl's name, it makes things hard for boys who already have the name.

I know a Brogan, in Ireland. I think it's a nice name.

Also the OP has said pages ago she has decided on the name. Some of the later posts are pretty harsh.

I think anything with Raine sounds like a dodgy fortune teller in a seaside town! Brogan Rose, however, is really lovely.

I am known for my love of unusual names (got a good-natured and humorous kicking on here for Tostig a few years ago), but I'm really not feeling Brogan. It feels empty somehow...no firm meaning, or provenance.

Yeah, Tostig wouldn't be for me, minou, I'd worry about losing him in Ikea

I think the provenance point is a good one, I find it harder to take to names of dubious origin for some reason.

I don't dislike the surname for first name thing per se, I have a DC with one myself, (boy) but I do think it really depends on the name and it's a bit weird to call a girl something that is such a masculine sounding surname and I agree Brogan sounds harsh and ugly and too much like bog/ogre/bogan/bogey/bogus. None of them are terribly nice associations.

Don't like it

I wouldn't want a name that was constantly confusing people. You (as in people, not you personally) have to remember that you're not naming a baby, you're naming a future adult. So think about how people will react to that name in an adult. When your daughter walks into a room, do you want people to say "oh I thought you'd be a bloke".

My husband has a masculine name, but it is a girl's name in France, and the contraction is a girl's name in the US. It doesn't tend to confuse anyone in the UK though.

Another thumbs down, sorry - bogan is the Aussie word for 'chav' as loads have said, and that's the first thing I thought of. Closely followed by 'bogey'. And 'brogues'.

You should do precisely as you please, though. Obviously.

PS Rose miles better than Raine, in my humble etc

I like it actually. It makes me think a feisty, strong woman. :)

Ghastly.

I hate this American trend for plucking random Irish surnames out of the ether and giving them to children as first names.

I have never met a fellow Irish person who does not find this fad both ridiculous and unfair to the poor child.

Both Brogans I've taught had a Scottish parent so I assumed it was Gaelic but obviously not. I'm pretty surprised at the outrage. As a teacher I come across some 'ahem' interesting names but I find Brogan pretty inoffensive.