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.

Rae is a bit nicknamey and seems like a “DP came up with the name cos he loves Star Wars”.

With Drew, I’d think you named her after Drew Barrymore.

Lots of unisex/boys names for girls if that’s your style:

Blake
Stevie
Billie
Bobbie
Rowan
Micah

Micah isn't unisex, @MaverickDanger.

I don't like either for a girl. Drew is very much a boy's name in Scotland (often shortened from Andrew). Rae is just awful (sorry).

Rae is quite trendy now and many people will still guess it's short for Rachael (or maybe Aurelia) but it does have a nice sound imo.

Drew is a bit more masculine to me and I think if you used it on a girl most people would assume it was after actress Barrymore, if that matters? (or perhaps think it's Dru for Drusilla if they are Buffy fans!)

A lot of nature names are unisex -Rowan, Eden, River etc are nice imo, without sounding too feminine? Or perhaps classic Jamie or more trendy Nico?

@ILoveShula I’ve met three female Micahs (all separately), know one Mica and one Meike (who is German) so I view it as unisex - or as I said, a boys name for a girl.

I know a Meike and she's female.

Micah is a prophet in the Old Testament. I think it's more a case of parents using a boy's name for a girl than it being unisex.

Someone I know has an Ezekielle. They had only thought of boys' names and wanted Zeke, but DC2 turned out to be DD2.

We have a girl Drew in our school and she is listed as Male on every single list I have seen.