Thoughts on these for DD1?

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Really like the names Rae and Drew for a girl? Could I have some thoughts please? I'm in the UK if that helps at all.

I like Rae. Drew I would always think of as a boys name.

Rae I would assume is a nn for Rachel.
Drew is a boys name.

I think Drew is fine for a girl because of Drew Barrymore, she's the first person I think of when I hear Drew. I don't really like it though. I don't like word names.

Rae is fine as a nickname bit not a given name. Makes me think of Star Wars. Or the bloke who lives next door.

I don't like either of them.

Drew is a boys' name.

Hmm interesting! Thanks for the replies so far, hoping to get some more :-)

I've taught both a Rae and a Drew (both girls, a few years ago) - both lovely girls so I would always have positive connotations with those names

I like them both!

Like Rae but not Drew

I like them both. I prefer Rae but that's because it is a shortening I use for my daughter's name (different spelling though)

My friend (50s) is Raella which I always thought was pretty.

I really like both but slightly prefer Rae.
I wanted to use Aurelia with nickname Rae for dc1 but he was a boy

They’re both ok. I like Rae as short for Rachel/Reina but I’m not keen by itself. Drew is fine, not my taste but fine. I think because of Drew Barrymore and the fact that it’s not very popular generally it works okay for a girl.

They're both bad. I hate the sound of Rae. Drew is slightly better but not by much. I think of it a boys name.

Rae has become one of those default middle names here. Like Rose used to be.

Hate Rae

Not for me. Unless shortened for something such as Rachel. Drew I’d assume was short for Andrew. Although I suppose there is Drew Barrymore.

Rae is a surname, as is Drew.

Neither are great as a first or middle name. Drew is the better of the two but Rae especially as a middle name is awful.

I watched Despicable Me 3 the other day and Gru’s twin brother is Dru, so I thought of that! I do like Drew on Drew Barrymore though. Rae is lovely - I’ve heard it used as a middle name quite recently.

I'm in the UK, my youngest DD middle name is Rea (Jessie Rae), I love the name Rae but wouldn't work with the surname for us. I dont think either are "Boys" names. Drews lovely too.

I like DD1 (Dee-Dee One) as it is - very Star Wars

I like drew and prefer it to rae!

Rae was actually a top contender for DD2, DP wasn't sold on it so we called her Maisie-Ray instead

Rae will spend her life correcting "Ray"

Not keen on either sorry but definitely not Rae.

I think Rae is starting to become of a bit of a filler middle name based on threads on here - probably an evolution from May/Mae/Mai.