Too feminine?

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My husband and I are expecting a boy on the 18th, and we're considering the name "Hilary", as in Hilary Knight, a male illustrator. Hilary is traditionally a unisex name, and we love love love it, but could still use a second opinion regarding venturing into dangerous territory, what with it being so feminine now and everything--any thoughts?

Weirdly - if this name was on a woman (and I say woman because I can't imagine it on a child - boy or girl) I wouldn't think of it at all as a 'feminine' name but on a male - yes very!
When I was a child my parents were friends with a couple called Lesley and Hilary and to this day I still get confused about who is the male and who is the female!

Sorry, I really don't like it. Its nice that it has meaning to you but I honestly think he would hate it when he's older. I know you shouldn't have to worry about him ever being teased , but you know what kids are like at high school, chances are he would have the piss taken and he'd hate his name

So sorry but it reminds me of Hilary Clinton 🙈

As a middle name? You could use it as a family "nickname"...

Sorry, but it’s a no from me too. You’d have to have a thick skin to carry it off. I wouldn’t like to put that on my child.
Perhaps use it for a middle name, if you love it.

He’ll hate you for it!

I like it. It's a completely unisex name to me. I don't think of Hillary Clinton at all - probably because it's spelled differently. I thought of Hilary Benn and Dr Hilary Jones. And strangely, although it's his surname, I always think of Edmund Hillary, the Everest climber, so it has a bit of an adventurous vibe to me.

Yeah I always thought it was too feminine on dr Hilary jones as well. I wouldn't use it.

Don't like it for either a girl or a boy.

I don't think it's a feminine name.
I think if you like it then use it because I doubt that he would be at school with other Hillarys.
It's not like calling him Sophie when there will be a lot of Sophies at school if that makes sense.
There are a lot of awful boys names being used at present, far worse than Hillary

I actually don't mind it. Your call OP