Sky or Hazel for a boy

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I like Sky and Hazel for boys, and was wondering what the general opinion was on their usability. Sky has been consistently used for boys in England and Wales, albeit fewer than ten babies a year, though Hazel has never registered as a boys name. I do like softer boys names generally and many like like Rowan, Robin, Sacha which are also well used for girls. For these names, I don't like them as girls names.

These aren't names I'm seriously considering using, mostly as I like other names more and it's a no from my husband anyway, but just wondered what other people thought of them

I love the girls name Hazel but do you think any man would be happy to be called that? ‘Here’s our new IT technician Hazel’ ‘…oh, hi, we’re just waiting for Hazel, so we can start’ ‘..I am Hazel.’ X 8 decades.

Please remember you are naming an adult!!

As above, I do not think any adult man would like either of those names.

No!

Hazel is a terrible name for a girl as well as for a boy. I knew a Sky young man about 30 years ago. He was lovely and sporty.

I wouldn’t use either for a boy but out of the two I would go for Sky I guess. Hazel is just very feminine and I can’t see it suiting a male tween/teen/man.

its a no from me I’m afraid.

Skye and Hazel are more typically girl's names. Skye is nice but I'd probably only use it for a dog.
I think Hazel in Watership Down might have been a boy rabbit, but would need to check.
Robin and Sacha seem more like diminutives of Robert and Alexander/Alexandra, but both nice.
Rowan is unisex but I either think Rowan Williams, Rowan Atkinson or Rowan Pelling.

I’ve only ever known girls/women called sky & Hazel & I’m not keen but definitely not liking either name for a boy.

Hazel is a girl's name - I've known several over the years and just can't see a fully grown man carrying this off. I like it for a girl myself
Sky is just trying toooooo hard

Rowan or Robin are a thousand times better for a boy. Sacha is better. Sky and Hazel are firmly in the girl's domain these days.

Neither, imo. I'd use Hazel for a girl, and Sky for a dog of either sex.

Why would you want to call your son a name that no one else has ever used for a boy? What's the difference between Hazel and Rose, or Willow, or Lily?

Both awful choices. Why do you think there are so few/ no other boys registered with those names.

There must be a reason. ……………🙂

You don’t have to find “soft” names for boys to please yourself, just a name that will suit someone from birth to dotage.

Incidentally I think you would have similar responses had you said you want to call your son “hard” names like Iron or Butch.

He will not thank you when he is getting bullied at school

Sorry no I don't like either.
What about Lindsay?

Do you hate your unborn child?

Or a Mel? I worked with an engineer called Mel and he was so nice and I loved his name.

Hazel's a girl's name

Both completely ridiculous names for a boy.

Girl's names.

That would be very mean of you to call your son Sky or Especially Hazel! Don’t do it

Rowan or Robin , or Lee, Cameron are much better choices

Ridiculous! Your poor boy will be ridiculed and bullied unmercifully at school. Have you ever heard the song "A boy named Sue"? Just pick an ordinary name ffs!

Interestingly, I also like Willow for a boy, and as with Sky there are a small but steady number of boy Willows born. Maybe Willow is more accessible as Will is an obvious nickname.

I'm not really wanting to call my son Hazel, as I said in my OP there are other names I prefer anyway and I wouldn't want to give my child a name which is burdensome or controversial, so they probably wouldn't be on my final list anyway. Just wanted to see what other people though and if anyone else would see the appeal, or if it's just me.

Rufus is nice.