I keep getting mixed reviews, please help!

[DaraJohnson]

Hiya, everyone! Recently I've been toying with the name Remi for a girl, and have been putting up polls and asking for opinions on some websites. I just think it's such a nice name. Cute and simple, not so out there, but still very much a real name. But I keep getting mixed reviews from everyone; some people absolutely adore it, and some say it's a guy's name. I know a number of women who are named Remi, so that was a bit of a surprise.

Have you guys ever met a Remi in your life? What do you think of the name?

I know a boy called Remi and it reminds me of the Drink Remy Martin. Kemi or Demi ? Xx

I know one girl Remi/Remy (not sure of the spelling). She’s mid twenties and very cool and creative

Even worse than Remi is trying to be cool and putting an acute accent above the e but not changing the pronunciation. God awful.

I like it! I thought it was a boys name but actually It ranks slightly higher for girls than boys (in the uk) on the darker greener website. I think I've just seen a male one on house of cards?

Anyway I think it's a lovely name and if you like it, go for it, and stop worrying what we all think

I like it!

I don't know of anyone called Remi/Remy so wouldn't know if either ispelling implies male or female

My friend in America has a 3 year old called Remington and they call her Remi

I went to school with two boys called Remi one was nice one was an arsehole. Never met a girl called it though lol

It's a man's name in France

I know 2.... both boys...

It is a male French name usually spelt Remy. My DF is french and he says it’s quite an old man’s name over there, a bit like naming your child Raymond or Albert over here.

@FinallyGotAnIPhone A little girl called Remington 😱

@chipsandgin no worries at all!! I’ve never heard of those school sets, maybe a generational/part of the country thing.

I don’t take offence to anything 🙂
I think because the name is my kid now it doesn’t bother me if people don’t like it, because you forget the name when you know the person (if that makes sense!)
Saying that, I’ve only ever got great responses to it... to my face 😂

I like it.

I know one- she's lovely.

( if you're on here, " hi Remy")
😊

I like it.

Love Remy.

Hello! First of all, thank you all for taking the time to reply, and thank you for being honest
Many of you told me that the most important thing is that I love it, not the internet or random people. I think I've forgotten that along the way to find a "perfect" name, which does not exist. There's no name that can be loved by everyone, and as long as a name doesn't have incredibly negative associations to it, my opinion matters most. The person will always be more striking than a name, and that goes for everyone😍
Thank all of you sooo much for reminding me that, even those who were negative towards it!

Wrapping up, I think I'll stick to the name Remi eventually. I love how it sounds, and there are enough female Remis out there for it to not be too masculine. Thank you all so much, and have a wonderful day

Do you watch Blindspot op??

The rat from Ratatouille. Love that film

I love Remy/Remi for boys and girls.

I like it and I would say it's more of a girls name than a boys name.

I named my son Levi everyone hated it at the time I loved it so stuck with it, he is 15 now and I still love the name, he likes his name and is glad I chose it.

I like unusual names- but when a friends announced she'd called her girl Remy- my first though was "just what??" Id never heard of it and then felt t was slightly too sickly sweet but also trying to sound French- so dont like it, no.

It just makes me think of remifentanyl which is an anaesthetic drug commonly used in theatres!

Probs not an issue for you though

I know 1 remy, a boy

You’re going to be disappointed if you’re waiting for a majority ‘like’, names aren’t like that. I think Remy sounds cheap, for example. But that’s because I prefer a different style of name. I wouldn’t be bothered by opinions from an anonymous website, or even several, unless I wasn’t sure of the name myself.

Perhaps you just need to keep looking?