This for a Boys name?....

[essexanon]

Hey all

so me and my other half literally cannot agree on any name for our Boy to be. and weve gone through 100's!

But I like the name Cadence for a boy? im in the UK and I don't think its popular here (which I like) but its quite popular in the USA for girls, although online suggests its unisex and girls spell it differently

Whats your opinion on it? can it work for our boy? (I haven't asked DH yet about it, as I cant be bothered for another argument) but id love to know the general view on the name before I approach it.

xx

I’ve only ever seen it as a girl’s name. And then only on Nashville.
No. I wouldn’t.

If it's popular in the US, it only takes one Cadence to become famous in the future and then your son is stuck with a name everyone will associate with a girl. How about Camden or similar instead if you like the American style of naming?

Nope. It's a nice name, but I would absolutely associate it with a girl.

How about Columba?

Look up the meaning of the name. I'd associate it with cycling.

It looks like an american girl's name.

It is like Kayden, only worse.

Awful. It’s not a name.

Sorry I agree, girls name in my mind

I don't think it's a nice name for either sex.

Ask your partner to introduce himself as Cadence and gauge his reaction. If you/he wouldn't be happy to use it for yourselves then it's not a good choice!

There’s a cadence in my sons class. I have also come across another at toddler group. They are both girls and English. We live in London.
I think it’s a nice enough name, but I wouldn’t use it for a boy personally.

I think of it as a girl's name.
How about Cody, Corey, Curtis.

If that is a boys name, it sounds quite feminine, in my opinion.

Awful girl's name, he wouldn't thank you.

Ah. Sorry OP, but I don't think that would be a nice experience for your son to have - growing up as Cadence. Caden is a boy's name, not one I personally like, but I think it would be a better choice.
Caden
Carson
Casey
or Lawrence, if it's the last part if the name you're attracted to.

It's a girls name. Sounds very effeminate anyway.

It sounds like kayden which is not good.

I don't think it sounds like a "girls" name, but then again I hate this obsession with boys having "masculine" names only. Cade is a cute nickname too. Nice especially if you're a musical family or into marching.

It's a girl's name and it's awful. How's about Camden? Carson? Caden?

I think people will assume he's Caden and the " ce " is a typo. I've only heard of a female Cadence

It's a girl's name to me.

And a cycling term.

Cadence is a term I associate with cycling, it's ridiculous as a name.

When it is used as a name, it's for girls. It has a feminine sound to it.

I know a girl called Cadence. I dislike it and even more so for a boy.

I think it’s more of a girls name

How about Clarence? That’s a v v unusual name but always used exclusively for boys. It really grows on you, promise

Meant to tag you @essexanon

I hear cadence and think of the engineering software.
It's also a word to describe the inflection in someone's voice or in music.

Now Clarence is lovely! I wouldn't have thought of that.

@BaronessBomburst thank you 😁 it is lovely isn’t it.