Blaire, Sloane, Quinn

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Hi everyone, my husband and I are seriously struggling to choose a baby name. We have decided we want a strong and more masculine name as opposed to something girlie.

what is everyone talking preference on the names in the title? Or are there any name ideas that fit our preference? Many thanks in advance!

Not keen on any, but like:
Joey (Joanne)
Max (Maxine)
Mattie (Matilda)
Alex (Alexandra)
Robyn

Blaire, Sloane and Quinn all sound very girly to me, like characters in a US high school TV show such as Glee.

I'd go for an actual man's name if you want a masculine name for a girl.

Quinn just makes me instantly think of the Eskimo. But maybe that's far back enough most people won't make that link, so wouldn't get that sung repeatedly.

Sorry they all sound like surnames to me.

I was/am a female James. I am 43 now and changed my name when I was 25 to something be more feminine and normal
Don't saddle your daughter with a confusing manly name.

I like your names. Other names:

Dylan
Dylun
Avery
Addison
Ryley
Hadley
Harlow
Ashlee
Robyn
Easton
Morgan
Jordan
Cameron
Finn
Bailey
Frankie
Bobby
Maddison
Kennedy
Stevie
Hayden
Aubrey
Jaymes
Rowan

If you pick Blaire then your daughter’s contemporaries will think that you are a gossip girl fan and added an e to be unique. If you are unfamiliar then Google Blair Waldorf.

Quinn will make people think of Harley Quinn.

Do you live in London ? In which case Sloane is not a compliment and she’d be considered like Chelsea. Or people will think that you are a Greys Anatomy fan and hoped for a boy (Mark Sloane is a famous character)

Gossip Girl and Greys Anatomy are watched by teens now even though they were broadcast before teens were born.

These names are very much the American "surname as first name" trend. That's not a slam as I live in the USA, just an observation. When a name gets picked up into that trend, it becomes a "girl name". If I heard someone named Blaire or Quinn here I would assume girl. They are strong in that crisply monosyllabic way, but be aware that if this trend picks up steam in the UK, they will be perceived as feminine.

With all the lovely names there are to choose from why would you call your daughter something that is a surname? You don’t have to pick a ‘frilly’ name: Joan, Toni, Petra, Lee, Maud are all short and strong.

I love Stevie for a girl.

Maybe it's growing up in Glasgow, but any kid called Quinn would have been instantly nicknamed Quim and called a Fanny forever more. Just can't think of anything else but genitalia with that name. Sorry!

Sloane is Ranger for me but that shows my age. I like it apart from that. It would be my choice of your 3.

Blaire hmmm it's a bit ... meh? A lifetime of correcting people who mishear Claire?

Assuming you're looking g for a unisex style name for a girl?

Hadley
Campbell
Merrick
Barrett
Tierney
Devlin
McKenzie
Presley
Devereux
Reese
Copeland
Shea
Arden
Bellamy
Holliday
Sinclair
Winter
Kendall
Lennox
Morgan
Greer
Merritt
Chaplin

Also - Sydney

I like Quinn.

Blaire is alright but feels very American. Don’t like Sloane

I only know boys called Quinn

Either as a standalone name or short for Quentin

There are far better names for a girl!

Blaire reminds me of bleurrgh.
Sloane is just awful with negative connotations.
Quinn is OK but too much like quim.

Same re Quinn but I think that’s what OP I’d going for. It’s a unisex name or an Irish surname 😊

Not a fan of your choices. How about go for strong female that are actually overtly female.

Margaret
Irene
Marjorie
Winifred
Elspeth
Astrid

I prefer Briar to Blaire (witch project)
How about Leni, Piper, Marlowe, Harper, Rumer, Scout, Riley?

I like Blair but spelt Blair. It's a fairly common boys name in Scotland. Not sure adding an e makes it a girls name? In fact they're all surnames surely?

Not Blaire - sounds like Tony. I prefer others suggested in the thread like Eden, Madison, Taylor, Erica, Robyn, Billie. Also to add Jamie, Blake, Autumn.

I know baby girls Blaire and Sloan and I find it hard to say their names without flinching. They just sound awful to me, especially Sloan(e). Quinn sounds like Quim. I also know a baby girl Blake, which is not very nice on a boy never mind a girl.

I think there are plenty of unisex or female names that are not frilly or fussy and can still sound strong and snappy. Loads of good suggestions on this thread already.

Blair and Blake are names I've heard used for a Girl

I love the names Sloane and Quinn! Blaire I prefer without the E.

Sorry not keen on the 3 you list.
How about:-
Grayling
Piper
Reagan
Victoria
Harriet

Cameron
Meredith