Is this a girl's name now?

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Blair

I'm really crushing on this name and both DH and I see it as a boy's name but the few people we've mentioned it to say they think of girls (Blair from Gossip Girl).

Is this a real issue or is it still very much considered a male name? I have never met any female or male Blairs so I can't even use that as reference.

Our other choices are Fraser, Ashley and Lachlan.

I think of it as a boys name but suppose it can be used for boy or girl.

Did you want a boy?
Is that why all the names on your list are predominantly boys' names?

Hm. It’s not really a name to me. Maybe more a boy name, but people do mention it on here for girls. I don’t know any. Your other names are much better.

I think it’s a girls name, I’d be surprised to meet a Blair and realise they were a boy. Same for Ashley.

What does “really crushing on this name” mean? Does it mean you really like it?

I see it as a girls name, again because I grew up watching alot of American TV shows and it always seemed to be girl characters named Blair. However I don't think it's "girly"

2 boy Blair's in my school class in 1974 Glasgow. Who are these people who have not heard of it as a boy's name?

I just think of Tony.

It’s not quite as bad as Thatcher mind.

@RemyHadley

I think it’s a girls name, I’d be surprised to meet a Blair and realise they were a boy. Same for Ashley.

But Ashley is a boys name. Ashleigh is the girl version and is much newer.

Blair I know from Home and Away so I vote boy.

Live Lachlan

There was a female Blair in my year at college. There were lots of Clares.

Why don't you change your own name to Blair, Fraser or Lachlan, and give your DD the first name you have now?

I'd think it was either a name for a Scottish boy or a surname.

Are you English?

It's a surname (former prime minister and others).

It's a place name of several very well-known Scottish villages (Blair Atholl, Blairgowrie etc).

It means big field or meadow in Scottish Gaelic, when it's mostly pronounced 'blaahrrr'. Blair (sounding like 'air') is an English-language version.

It's the name of a huge and nationally well-known farmed salmon processing plant www.fishfarmingexpert.com/article/quick-fix-mowi-plans-extra-processing-plant-at-fort-william-by-mid-2021/

This is just my opinion, but unless your family or your husband's family had the surname Blair (there is a Scottish tradition of calling sons by their mother's family surname) I would not consider it for a boy or a girl.

But your choice, obviously.

I know of 1 female blaire and 1 male Blair - go for it!

Is op having a girl? I thought she was having a boy by the way she's phrased it

@NameChange30

Did you want a boy? Is that why all the names on your list are predominantly boys' names?

I interpreted the OP as she is having a boy and is worried that everyone will think "that's a girl's name!" if she calls him Blair?

@AdelaideK

Is op having a girl? I thought she was having a boy by the way she's phrased it

I agree. She’s having a boy.

@MikeUniformMike

There was a female Blair in my year at college. There were lots of Clares.

Why don't you change your own name to Blair, Fraser or Lachlan, and give your DD the first name you have now?

Eh??

She's having a boy.

Why would she give her son her name?

Is that what you did, pick a name, changes yours to it and then gave yours to your child regardless of sex??

Soz, I don't like the name Blair.
Lachlan is the best of the ones you like, imo.

I would think Blair was a girl, Ashley could be either and Fraser and Lachlan are both obviously boys.

I love Fraser and Lachlan, they’re our number one and number two choices 👌🏻

I think it's pretty unisex, though I've only ever heard it on girls, but even then very rarely. Personally I don't see the appeal, sounds like someone saying bleurgh in my local accent.

We are having a boy

Forgot to mention on the post and see people are making comments about the gender. We are having a boy. Hence why all names are not names.

why all names are for boys*

Not sure how that typo happened, sorry

Ahhh I misread. Yes I think you're all right.

This is the problem with "unisex" names or boys' names that become popular for girls... they get "tainted" by the association with girls and people don't want to use them for boys any more

OP I think Blair would be ok for a boy but prefer the other names on your list.

It's not because it can be used for girls, it's because of the association with Tony Blair.

Cross post!

Sorry, didn't read OP carefully enough.

The girl Blair I thought had an odd name when there were so many Clares around. I think it sounds like Blare so isn't that nice a sound.

I know female Ashleys.

Fraser is fine as is Lachlan said the scottish way.