Gene

[Florabelles]

Interested to know whether you think Gene is due a come back for a little boy?

I love it!

Has it ever gone away?

I've not heard it used on babies for a long long time. I think it would be adorable on a little boy and is suitable for an adult too

My toddlers best friend is a gene.

I love it. A few celebrities have Gene's so I'm sure it will become more widely used.

I can't get Amy Schumer's kids "name" out my head when I hear Gene.

Gene Attell Fischer

Genital fissure...

I'm sure that isn't his actual name, but still...

@ZebraKid71 aw that's lovely! I imagine they are complimented on the name a lot!

@pipgirl404 oh dear!!!!!!

It was what I wanted to call my DS but couldn't get DH onboard. I still look at him & think he's a Gene

Absolutely love it.

Love it

It's lovely and has a cool, retro sound to it. And I have never taught one (20 years teaching in schools with 1000+)

I'd worry that people would think he was called Jean.
I do like Jean for a girl though.
That's his you pronounce it isn't it? Rhyming with bean?

Feels a bit American. Originally short for Eugene I think.

I have a year and a half old Gene. We get a lot of blank looks when we tell people his name, but also a LOT of love for it. Only one person has asked if he’s a girl “J-E-A-N?!”.

He’s number 4 and the other kids and their friends haven’t batted an eyelid at it. And he has some great famous namesakes. It did take us a few days to pluck up the courage to actually use it when he was born though, we didn’t think we were brave enough 😄.

We’ve had a hard time picking a name for the new baby on the way because I feel like nothing will be as cool as Gene 😂

As a nickname for Eugene it's nice.

It's an incredibly ugly name.

Doesn't one of the Gallagher brothers have a son called gene?

It's an ugly diminutive of an even uglier name - Eugene.

God awful

I love it. It’s one of my daughters names.

Eugene is a bit too similar to eugenics.

I like Jean for a girl, but I don't like Gene.

Not a big fan. I'm sure it's old enough to be cool though 😊

I love this!
I have a 13 year old Georgina, never been Georgie but Genie. My nan is Jeannex

I love Jean fir a girl but not for a boy at all. Its awful.

I agree with a pp that it feels quite American.

I see 'Gene' and think of chromosomes. I wouldn't have expected this name to make a comeback because the word now has such an important meaning beyond just being a name.