Zephyr for a girl

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I gave birth to a baby girl a week ago. My husband and I both love the name Zephyr and would like to give her this name. Years ago I knew a woman in the US named Zephyr so to me it's always been a name I've seen as a girl's name. Having looked into the name more it seems that in Europe it is mostly used as a boys name, although there are also some who see it as a unisex name as it is in the US.

I love the name and would really love to use it for our girl but I'm filled with doubt over whether the name is too much a boys name...

If we go for Zephyr I imagine her nickname would be Zeffie/Zephy.

Would really welcome hearing thought on Zephyr as a girl's name. Thanks so much!

I don't like it sorry, it just sounds too made up. How about Saffron, with nickname Saffie?

All I can think is Red Hot Chilli Peppers….

I rarely comment on these threads because I think it’s mean to ruin a name that the new parents love, but imagine DD as a professional adult, how would she feel introducing herself to her clients?

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Really don't like Zephyr at all. I have a couple each of these in my extended family tree which are lovely:

• Zilpha
• Zilpah

I love it op, and as opposed to another poster I think it would work when she's an adult too.

I would think it's a wacky name. Zelda is nice

That's a serial murderer!

No, don’t like it at all. Poor little mite will be spelling it out to people her whole life long.

I like Zepherine

Awful.

Awful name for any child.

Where I live it's a nightclub so I'd no more use it as a name than I would Oceania or Majestyks.

Sorry.

@KillerSandy

How about Persephone, known as Sephy?

Zephyr does read very masculine IMO.

Reminds me of a cross between a zebra and a type of cow!
Stephanie? NN Steffie.

Zepherine is more romantic, as in the delicate thornless rose named after the French beauty, Zepherine Drouhin, certainly more feminine, a Zephyr to me is
a masculine, mischievous wind, as in Victorian illustrations, or a car ? Let us
know what you decide ?!

Yeah I am old😂

Zephyr is a French hot air balloon. I have heard the name used for boys before.
I prefer the name for boys.

Do you like Zena, Zephira or Phryne (Fry-nee)?

I'm not so sure on it😕 sorry OP x

I'd think you were bikers, if you have a boy will he be Harley Davidson?

Horrible .

I think Julia Bradburys son is Zephyr

I know a little Zephyr. I like it, I'm a chilli pepper fan though as are her parents.
It suits her and she's a really funky little kid.

I don’t like it but I have heard of it before. There’s an American politician with the name. Zeffie is cute but the full name isn’t appealing to me.

For Z names that are unusual I like Zelda.

I love unusual names but I really don't like it, so sorry!

Unless you give birth to
A motorbike, plane, car, train or hot air balloon or indeed a warm wind don't do it.