Shay for a boy?

[Peacefrog23]

Hi,

We like shay and are considering this name for a boy. Although i know it can also be a girls name, do you think it sounds girly?
Or suits a boy better?
What are your thoughts?

Thanks in advance x

Is Shea not pronounced She-a ?

Shay definitely a boy's name. I know of one, he is irish, in his 70's and its short for Seamus

Use the name Seamus - then have Shay for short. Seamus is an Irish name and pronounced Shaymus.

As I said on your other thread, I really love it 😁 one of my favourite names for a boy or girl!

Sea short for Seamus is fine. Shay as a stand alone name is very much the c word.

I really like it for a boy! Only think of a boy when I hear it x

I think it's absolutely awful. It's very chavvy.

I love it for a boy. We are considering it as a nickname for Seamus on another thread!
It is cool and simple and easy to pronounce.

Love the name Shay 😁

Hey @Peacefrog23 wanted to alert you to the other thread about the name “Seamus” currently on the main page. It seems like people LOVE Seamus with nickname Shay. It seems that Shay on the birth certificate is less popular. I absolutely love this name - not a name I would have thought of myself so thank you very much for bringing it to my attention 😍

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/3769289-Seamus

I know a Shay who is a girl. I think its a very obvious girls name.

No Shay is unisex but when Shay is a nickname for Seamus, it’s clearly a boys’ name

Taught a Shay once, lovely name. He was a lovable shit.

I’ve only ever known it as a boys name.

Boys name for me.
Shane
Kashai

Theres a Shay at my kids school but he spells it Che. Like Gavara.

It’s a really common Indian boy’s name. I quite like it but prefer the Spanish spelling (Che)

It’s a common enough old man’s name in Ireland. Deeply unfashionable, and not showing any signs of becoming hip.

I know a little Shay (boy), so I would assume a Shay was a boy (and I much prefer it for a boy than a girl).

I don’t like it. Seamus is nice enough but just Shay isn’t to my taste.

I’ve only ever met boys called Shay though I have met a female Shaya.

It's fine for a boy. There's a boy in my son's class called Shay.

It sounds as though half the name is missing.

I really like Shay for a boy. Cool name

My first thought was 'traveller community', followed by 'chav'.

I know siblings Shay (girl) and Sean (boy).