Genesis

[AdultFishcakes]

Partly to prove a point to DH, partly to confirm my thoughts is the above name for a boy or girl in your mind?

It's not a name for any human. So you're both wrong.
You'd have to have bats in the belfry to call a child Genesis.
There are, however, many good baby names within the Book of Genesis.

I didn’t cheat. I looked online after I’d supplied my guess.

@ExtremelyBoldSquirrels

I didn’t cheat. I looked online after I’d supplied my guess.

I was appealing to everyone, not you @ExtremelyBoldSquirrels

Ps concrete answers so far show a 50/50 split!

I’d guess at a boy.

Probably because the band is all male.

Although it could be either.

It's a great band.
But if/IF if (please don't) it was used as a child's name, I'd assume MALE.

Girl.

But really neither.

It’s a bit like asking “is bookcase a girls name or a boys name?”

No idea. I wouldn't have a clue on just seeing the name, and wouldn't really want to hazard a guess either.

It's (used as) a girls' name in the US, and it's fairly popular although I have a feeling you'd find there are very strong regional (and class) concentrations. I didn't look it up since you asked for gut reactions, but I have definitely seen it referenced as being is the US top 100 in the last decade - not sure if it still is. I've never actually met one.

It's not either. Really, really not.

But if it was then it would be a boy's name and the boy would look exactly like Phil Collins, even when they were a toddler. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WANT FOR YOUR CHILD?

@BeanbagMcTavish

It's not either. Really, really not.

But if it was then it would be a boy's name and the boy would look exactly like Phil Collins, even when they were a toddler. IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WANT FOR YOUR CHILD?

TBF my daughter looked like Phil Collins between 12 and 18 months so this is a point very much worth considering

If I was forced to assign it to one sex, I'd say girl. Though I agree with others that is isn't a name for a person in my mind.

I'm going to go with boy, although really in think neither.

Neither. But if you made me choose I'd say girl.

First thought, the band
Second thought, the Bible
Third thought, jenny from Emmerdale, her name was actually genesis so on that basis I'd say girls name, but not one that should be used ☺️

You can't cheat by looking it up online really because it's not a name. Name websites, if they include it, will just randomly assign it a gender or say it's unisex in the same way that most of them make up random meanings!

It’s a girls name. Not unheard of in the Traveller community where they tend to have Biblical names. I’ve taught two - both lovely girls.

How about Deuteronomy?

Awful, for either a boy or a girl.

Parents who use it would probably have a staff named Diesel or Tyson.

*staffie

There was one on Emmerdale who was definitely a woman.

Sounds like a boy's name to me.

I would assume girl

The only one I know of is female and known as Gen or Genny (pronounced like Jen or Jenny) for short

Hahaha how about Exodus for the second one, or go flat out with Letter to the Ephesians

As previous posters have said, it’s not a name for boy or girl.

Unless you are in a weird cult.