Shae for a girl?

[Samzzz]

I just made a post for Shiloh but my partner has now thrown Shae into the mix. We like gender neutral names but I particularly like Shae for a girl. What are your thoughts? Also would you spell it Shae/Shea/Shay/Shaye?

Was this to me?

The only Sheas or Shays I known are girls.

One got a lacrosse scholarship to an Ivy League university. (Shea, like the Irish surname).

I like the name. I think it has a vaguely hippie / boho vibe.

God no!

You'd be condemning your child to a lifetime of endlessly having to spell out their name to people.

Shayla (suggested here a few times) would be firmly in Bogan territory imo.

The one I know is Shay, can’t remember if there’s an “e”… Male

My honest opinion...

Shiloh literally means Jesus.
Shae just sounds like shea butter
Raye is so horrible, it's a 60yr old plumber's name. Just no.

Sorry. You did ask.

I like it. It's an Irish name and I know a couple of Shays (teen and twenties, both male), but it has a neutral feel to it and I wouldn't find it odd for a girl.

Family member called Chié pr. Shay - she’s 67 today!

I had a Shae work for me once - she was a lovely hard working and cheerful girl so I really like the name. If nothing else then thank you for the thread and reminding me of her.

It's seriously pants. Poor kid

The Irish name is short for Seamus.
A male name.

I quite like it. I'd imagine a Shae to be fiesty and strong, pretty, probably working class, probably black or mixed race.

After the murdered prostitute in GoT? Probably a bit too soon. In a few years, the link might be less obvious.

Noooooo

What about Sharen or Shayleigh

Or Shaela
Shaena

It’s beautiful. I prefer the Shay spelling.

Also word of advice, don’t ask for comments about names on mumsnet that aren’t biblical or royal. You will just get torn down 🤣

We went through a series of names and my mum said, “how would a 95-year-old ‘Shae’ sound?”
So every time we thought about a name, we thought, “how would a 95-year-old ‘X’ sound?”
There’s gonna be a lot of crazy sounding 95-year-olds in 90 years.
I say choose something that won’t embarrass your child when they’re 95.
I also say - she’s your baby. Name her anything your heart desires.
The important thing is that Shae is kind and good and decent, no matter her name.

Shaela

That's Sheila in Australian!

It reminds me of Dream Home Makeover and Shea (pronounced Shay) McGee. Never read or watched Game of Thrones so I don't associate the name with that.

Ché Guevara is pronounced with a hard ch like change.

@Samzzz I know a Chey and a Shaye. I prefer the first spelling but I love the name. Mumsnet only likes Harriet and such.

Love it. Know two boys and a girl with this name (older, 20 & 30s)

Beige. Olivia is beige.

No. It's worse than Shiloh. She'll spend her life having to spell it out and people will think she's a boy before they meet her. Why are you so insistent on giving your children odd names?