Padro for a girl?

[DawnieOwl]

This is a slightly unconventional name but im a big fan and I think it is very cool and also unisex. Thoughts?

Padro is a Catalan word meaning the registrar of inhabitants in a municipality. It is also the brand name of a Catalan vermouth.

To me it sounds very masculine, either like Pedro, or even the likes of Arlo and Milo. I don't think it's wise to saddle a child with any name they will have to spell out and/or explain for most of their life.

Padra/Paidra is nicer

This is one of the worst ever offered up on the names thread.

I bet those saying they like it would have never dreamed of naming their child this.

I too I think of priests. Petra is a lovely feminine name that sounds similar.

Erm no way to masculine. It's very close to Padre which means, as well as priest, FATHER! Please don't call your daughter Padro.

I think it sounds too masculine. You would have to be sure your daughter was a very self confident person to cope with all the comments she's likely to receive. What about Pida? That has got a nice meaning (seeker of wisdom or knowledge) and is so unusual it doesn't fit into the boy's/girl's name divide.

No, it's daft.

@PurpleChrayne that made me laugh out loud! Why the midlands?

For what it's worth op, I really like it!

Yeah that’s pretty bad op. Are you mid pregnancy? I came up with some right corkers at that stage. My teens are horrified by some of the names we considered. Your poor kid has to go through life actually called it.

Try it out yourself when meeting new people. If you have a moments cringe about introducing yourself there’s your answer.

just when I thought I had seen it all. please don't do it OP. your child is not your possession. she will grow to be her own woman... give her a name she will love

agree with @EtiennePalmiere petra is lovely

and with padro you know what the nickname will be, right?

Nope. Sounds like Padre Pedro.

Pick a name your daughter will love and think pretty.

It's a male name.

No, for all the reasons already said.

Poor child. Why saddle her with an ugly name when there are many pretty feminine names you could give her.

No no no. If you are mid pregnancy as PP suggested, move away from the name game NOW! 🤣

When I was half way through with DS1 I was convinced on calling him Forrest. Thankfully it did not come to fruition, but the mind can think that mental ideas are completely sane with a concoction of hormones...

Sounds like something Del Boy would say, poor child!

No

Awful.

It's like you were expecting to call a boy Pedro and got a girl instead, panicked and made something up that sounded similar.

From what you've said it sounds like you trying to be cool. It just makes me think of the Spanish word Padre though and so sounds very masculine.

What about Paloma? Spanish, not widely used in the Uk so unusual but known (ie Paloma Faith), means dove.

Bloody awful.

Agree with @alrighthen I like it a lot. One caveat - surnames, yes, Padro sounds strong cool and modern. Padro Jones. Padro Freeman. Padro just about any continental name whatsoever.

Whereas, put Padro with something like McGlynn or McNamara, say, and it’s kinda giving much-loved Irish footballer.

Please don't. As a PP said, Padro is a nice name ... for a dog. A male dog.

Petra
Petrina
Paloma
Patricia
Patrice
Pellerine
Penelope