River

[emilyintheSE]

A friend recently had a baby boy and named him River.

I'm not sure if it's a disaster or cute?

Cute imo

I wouldn’t use it. Ive seen online a few girls with babies called it. It’s usually accompanied with a -Mae -Rae -Rose
I can’t imagine it on a boy at all!

Not my cup of tea but doesn’t affect you.

I know of 3 boys called it in the past 5 years.

No, but I only like proper names.

I wouldn't use it but I wouldn't be taken aback if I heard it. It's quite a regular name these days.

I like it on a girl. To me it’s absolutely not a boys name.
I started a thread saying a friend named baby London and it got deleted. People were saying how dare I start a thread about a baby that’s not mine. Crazy world we live in:)

@emilyintheSE

A friend recently had a baby boy and named him River.

I'm not sure if it's a disaster or cute?

It reminds me of 'River Phoenix'. Not a name I would choose personally but probably quite a nice name to grow into if that makes sense

I’m in the NW......I know of several Rivers under 5.... all boys....it has a reputation of being a bit ‘chavvy’ round here

I love it

@Bluemamma

I like it on a girl. To me it’s absolutely not a boys name. I started a thread saying a friend named baby London and it got deleted. People were saying how dare I start a thread about a baby that’s not mine. Crazy world we live in:)

My sister wants to call her baby London, I said imagine when she gets older and says “Hi I’m london, from London” Could maybe work if you didn’t actually live in London 😂

I like it.

I've never known any male Rivers but a few female Rivers ( one spelt Riva. To me this is Reeva but hey ho !!)
I don't like it. Nor London.

I think of River Song, though I know people also give it to boys

I've seen London becoming more popular over the past 10 years, out of the UK of course. I did think it weird at first since I'm from London and it's just grey and congested and polluted but then it's just a place name I suppose and I thought there are lots of people called Paris, Milan, India, and Florence etc so why not!

River is nice. I like those sorts of names generally though. I think it's becoming more popular now too

River is in the top 200 for both sexes (ranked 159 for boys and 151 for girls). It’s a perfectly normal name. Have you told your friend that you are posting online asking whether her newborn’s name is a disaster or not?

I really dislike it, prefer it for a girl but then again not my baby haha

Is his sister called Mia?

The first and only River I have met would be about 25 now. Its not really a new name.

I really like River.

Phoenix, but I'm old, and was majorly in love with him.

I like it very much and would call my baby that. But I am an alternative type. I can imagine it wouldn't appeal to a lot of people.

Not my style but I think it’s fine. I consider it unisex, though would assume a boy. I think of River Phoenix first. It’s not so unusual.

I know 3 all under 4. 2 boys and a girl. The girl is River-Rose.

I prefer it on a boy.

@emilyintheSE

A friend recently had a baby boy and named him River.

I'm not sure if it's a disaster or cute?

I like it, it's a not too out there nature name. Why do you need random strangers to tell you if it's 'a disaster' though- surely you can make up your own mind (and hope your friend didn't spot this thread)?