Shiloh

[RockyTigerScarf]

What are your opinions on the name Shiloh and do you prefer it as a boys or girls name?

Isn't there a film about a dog called Shiloh? I might have made that up but it sounds like a dog name to me

I like it for a boy. I seem to be in the minority though!

There is a (male) actor called Shiloh Fernandez, but as pp have mentioned the first thing most people think of is either the Battle or Brangelina - neither of which would be great associations imo. It is a nice sounding name though (and to me it leans more boy).

I absolutely love this name and it’s right at the top of our list of girls names! (17 weeks currently)

It means peace and is a biblical name, uncommon and beautiful in my opinion. As a teacher I’m glad I’ve also never taught one!

It doesn't necessarily mean 'peace', in the way that we would understand it today.
It's more like calling a child 'the Messiah' (which would in the distnat past have been understood as male).

www.biblestudytools.com/dictionary/shiloh/

or else it's simply a place name:

www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/shiloh

Bethany is a place name also used as a girls name.

Must admit that I'm not a fan of place names as personal names, though many people do like them.

Bethany = house of welcome of house of figs
Beverley = beaver lake
Paris = home of the Parisii tribe
Kimberley = forest of the royal fortress
Brooklyn = broken or marshy land
etc etc
Is a child any one of these?

Before anyone asks, Florence comes from a saint's name 'Florentinus' not the city.

'or' not 'of' - wretched predictive text

There was a film called Shiloh about a boy who befriended a hunting dog called he called Shiloh. They adored each other but his Hunter owner wouldn’t give him away.

It makes me weep. Shiloh is always a dog name to me.

Reminds me of Angelia Jolie’s child. I’m not keen on the sound for some reason.

@florascotia2 thanks for the links re the meaning of Shiloh, I love it even more.
To me the messiah is Jesus/Yeshua and so this ancient reference adds to the beauty of the name.

I know of people with daughters called London and Sydney. It doesn’t matter if it’s a place name if you like the name. Shiloh is not well known as a place name in western culture.

My honest opinion is you'd sound like an Angelina wannabe whatever the meaning of the name and your motivation. It's not an attractive name for me. Sorry.

This name goes way back to biblical times. If people want to think I’m a Brangelina wannabe that says more about them, it wouldn’t matter to me a jot.
Does this mean we avoid all names celebrities have chosen?
Ooops my friend with a clementine is copying Claudia Schiffer.
Don’t call your child Miles that’s copying John Legend... etc.

If you like a name then you like a name.

Makes me think of a silo used for storing silage on a farm

@florascotia2 Florence Nightingale was named after the city though as she was born there. Her sister had the middle name Parthenope after her place of birth.

Anyway, Shiloh...not keen. I associate it with girls as the best known person is Shiloh Pitt. It's not an attractive sounding name.

Is it pronounced “ shy low” ? I’ve never come across it in real life and I LIKE IT!

Brad and Angelina are old news anyway now

Oh to answer your other question I think it works equally for a girl or a boy

I think of it as a boy’s name because a friend of mine had it as one of his middle names. I had never heard it before, or since (except Angelina Jolie’s daughter). I really like it for a boy, but I wouldn’t raise an eyebrow if a girl was called Shiloh either.

I love it, but I would say for a boy.
Seem to be in the minority here though.

We have a friend called Shiloh. It really suits him.

Id just assume you’d copied Angelina and think it was a bit sad tbh.

I try to ignore celebrities private lives and I'm generally not interested but even I know the Angelina and Brad Pitt connection, so that's what I first think of.

Yes, I know about Florence Nightingale but she was not the first or only person to have been called Florenz/Florian/Flor/Floris or other names based on the old Roman name.
She was the exception rather than the rule.

www.behindthename.com/name/florence