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Blair for a girl?

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Lornacharlotte · 27/07/2014 08:52

Mentioned to my mother I liked Blair for a girls name and she looked at me like I was mad. Anyone else like Blair or am I being daft?

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Mumof3xox · 27/07/2014 08:53

I do like this actually, sounds nice and strong

PrincessOfChina · 27/07/2014 08:54

Toni as a middle name?

ataposaurus · 27/07/2014 08:54

It's not terrible but I do think it is a boy's name. Also you cannot get away from the Tony Blair connection. But there are so many lovely girls names it seems a bit of a waste to me. What about Blythe, or Brooke (not to my taste but maybe similar).

Tuesday11 · 27/07/2014 09:38

I love Blair for a girl!

SurfBoredCat · 27/07/2014 09:50

I would like it if it weren't for Tony Blair

scarletforya · 27/07/2014 09:55

Oh no Op. Please don't. It's quite masculine and there's no getting away from the Tony Blair association.

Blythe is much nicer.

scaevola · 27/07/2014 09:56

I think it's a boys name.

How about Claire?

Politelydeclining · 27/07/2014 09:57

Nothing wrong with the name but have you considered 'Blair Witch'

CeliaBowen · 27/07/2014 09:57

Witch project

scaevola · 27/07/2014 09:58

By the way, the best known Blair was Blair Peach whose legacy is unlikely to vanish. There's a primary school named after him in Ealing.

Middleagedmotheroftwo · 27/07/2014 09:58

Blair witch would be my first thought too.

I think it's awful, sorry OP.

ShovettyMcShovetty · 27/07/2014 10:42

I don't hate it but it is unusual. If you like unusual, go for it! I don't think the Tony / Witch Project connection is a huge problem really. If it were me I would just bear in mind the accents where you live and imagine it being yelled out across a playground. That's my acid test!

SoftSheen · 27/07/2014 10:45

Awful.

weebarra · 27/07/2014 10:46

I know a female Blair and I like it. Fwiw, it's a common name here in Scotland and I don't think most people think of Tone.

Onesleeptillwembley · 27/07/2014 10:50

Truly awful. Apart from the terrible connotations with T Blair it's just awful anyway. Even for a boy.

Lighthousekeeping · 27/07/2014 10:52

I prefer Blake. Love it for a boy as well.

PancakesAndMapleSyrup · 27/07/2014 10:52

Noooooo. Its not good. And it does sound masculine anyway.

MuttonCadet · 27/07/2014 10:54

Not keen myself, Blythe is lovely, but has a very different feel.

zingally · 27/07/2014 11:48

I know a girl Blair, but it isn't a name I particularly like... You need a ton of personality to pull it off, otherwise you'll have a life time of "Blah" or "Blehhh" behind her back if she's anything less than a complete fire-cracker.

Lornacharlotte · 27/07/2014 16:18

Thanks everyone, hadn't thought of the tony or witch connection tbh but doesn't bother me too much. Like that it sounds strong and is a wee bit different. Do like Claire also but not so keen on Blythe or Brooke.

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Keepsake · 27/07/2014 16:32

I think Gossip Girl has changed it, and 25 and unders might be just as likely to make a Blair Waldorf association as any of the above.

I like Blair, and Briar too.

ShadowFall · 27/07/2014 16:36

I just can't get away from the Tony Blair connection here.

It sounds more masculine to me, but not sure if that's because I'm thinking of Tony Blair.

burgatroyd · 27/07/2014 17:55

Sounds noisy, like blaring.
A honking horn.
I imagine pingu's lips stretching tulip like when this name ius shouted across playground.

squoosh · 27/07/2014 18:31

Very East Coast preppy. Her friends would be called Sloan and Blythe.

Alisvolatpropiis · 27/07/2014 20:36

Are you a Gossip Girl fan? Lead girl in that is Blair.

I quite like it myself but it is all too synonymous with Tony. I quite liked Thatcher for a boy but that would come across as making a political statement via my child, so it's probably best left alone, with Margaret Thatcher being as divisive as she is.

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