Eden or Shay for our baby girl

[AutumnLoves]

Hi everyone, my boyfriend and I are really struggling picking a name for our daughter who is due in September. My boyfriend has his heart set on the name Shay but I love the name Eden. If we choose shay the middle name will be either Olivia Talia or Alexia. If we choose the name eden the middle name will be Renée. The surname is Smith. What do you guys think.. Shay smith or Eden Smith?? Just thinking to think if the names will age well too.

I don't mind Eden, much prefer it to Shay.

Shay is a boy's name for sure - l know a Shay and although l am not keen on the name, (sounds like a nickname) he is the loveliest most caring little boy.

I know an (Irish) little girl called Shay, spelled Shay. Really didn't like it when I first heard it but its grown on me. Neither name is particularly to my taste but Shay Smith is nicer than Eden Smith.

Eden is just a name that is in too many strip club names (Garden of Eden, etc etc) for me to think its nice to associate with little girls, to be honest. I also think its a bit 90s - I'd put it in the same category as Jade.

Eden is a beautiful name ;-)

Shay is a boys name. I’ve taught 2 Eden’s one boy, One girl, both naughty.

I know an (Irish) little girl called Shay, spelled Shay
That's very odd, because it's short for Séamus. I can't believe any Irish person would give that name to their dd.

Shay is awful, sorry.

My DD is called Shae it's unisex.

Shay is a boy's name, so it's Eden for me.

Eden much better than Shay.

I thought Shay was a boy's name anyway- like that goalkeeper Shay Given?

Oh I love both. The only thing about Eden though. It makes me think of the horror movie Eden Lake. On that basis I think I prefer Shay.

"Shay's a boys name."

Actually it's unisex as is Eden

I think they are both nice, but I've only known boy Shay's.

What about Shayna ?

I'm not sure that just because someone called a girl Shay, it's suddenly a unisex name....

I really don't like Shay, and the only ones I've ever met are boys.

Eden is rather pretty - I'd go with that!

Where I live shay is very very downmarket. Dare I say, chavvy 😬

I dont like Shay im afraid, I would probably think it was a boy (Madeline Shaws son is called Shay) and I'm not keen on Eden. I do think Eden is a bit chavvy. Similar to Nevaeh.

Eden Renee is pretty

Yep I decided 12 years ago Shae was unisex, look it up the net agrees with me.

Eden

Eden. I dislike the name Shay very much and it seems more of a boys name to me. Also Shay Smith doesnt sound right together.

Eden Smith sounds much better

Not keen on either for a girl, but Eden is better than Shay.

DD2 is Eden, she's nearly 15 and we've had nothing but compliments on her name.

I've only ever heard Shay for a boy, but then again I'd only heard James for a boy until recently too.

I think Eden is better with your surname.

Eden. Really don't like Shay (sorry) but Eden is gorgeous

Shay is definitely a boys name.
I like Eden though, it's pretty.

Shay is a boys name to me (and the ones i know are badly behaved ones!)i think eden is nice