Remy - thoughts? And ideas for a middle name?

[Blusteryday2020]

We’ve had a difficult job deciding on a boy’s name but Remy has recently grown on us. Just wonder what other people think of it? Would you associate it with a boy? As keep reading it’s a unisex name. And any middle name suggestions?

I think of the rat from Ratatouille. I'm not a fan.

I think of Remy Ma (ferndale rapper) and Rémy Martin the cognac.

I think of it as a boys name that for whatever reason feels like a girls name or at least unisex.

Female not ferndale. Predictive text error.

Another Ratatouille fan. I'm not sure i could call my own child it

I've always liked it since I was a teenage nerd reading X-Men comics.

Love it, know 2, 1 is old & 1 young. Plus it's completely normal in France.

My DB has just got a Labrador puppy and called her Remy.

I would think the name suits a boy better than a girl. I like it and think Remy James is lovely.

Ratatouille

I love it!

I prefer the Remi spelling - as mitigates all the Remy Martin thoughts ...

I think its mainly a girls name but quite like the Jeremias for a boy which it can be a shortening of... but would be ok for a boy
quite like long names as middle names for short names so carrying on with teh english/french feel
Benjamin
Christopher
Maximillian
Theodore
Gabriel

Remy is more common for males. The alcohol was named after a person, it's a name not just a brand.

It's a French boy's name. I guess my first thought is the town of St Remy. Doesn't it come from St Remigius originally?

Lucas is lovely.

I quite like it. I know a French man with the name and it sounds quite distinguished.

Another one who remembers the Rems from school.
A no from me.

If you do use it, Martin would be a good middle name.

I know a female Remy, I like the name

I like it a lot. Definitely a cool kid name.

I’m not bothered about the Ratatouille link at all. It’s just a film!

Main concerns are if people think it sounds very feminine or this association with a school insult. I’ve never heard it before, but will be a shame if every person over a certain age grimaces when we tell them his name!

I am nearly 60 and never heard Remy used as an insult (and yes, we did have a 'remedial class' at my secondary school.)

I know a (male) toddler called Remy. When I heard it, it just reminded me of the drink.

I think of it as a masculine name primarily and I have met several french men with this name through work. I wouldn’t use it but I like it and I think it’s very nice!

I really like it.

I know a Remi, middle name Christophe (his father is French).

I do think it sounds very feminine, even though I know that it's a male name.

Thanks everyone. I think I’m talking myself out of it after reading a lot of these. Just find boy’s names so incredibly difficult! We thought we had it sorted with Otis a little while back but have since had about three friends/acquaintances name their newborns that recently.

I really like it. I like the sound of it. I definitely think of a cool wee kid with the name but a great name for a man too.

I can't think of a middle name but I also found boys names hard. We fell in love with both our boys names after a bit of a struggle so finding another one was a step too far. So both my boys have family second names that mean something to us and sound good. Could that work?