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Thoughts on Zenith as a gender neutral baby name suggestion

109 replies

Clorose · 01/08/2026 22:02

• Zenith •

I named my boy it earlier this year, it’s a gender neutral name meaning the highest point in the sky.
Just posting this as a name suggestion to others who may not of heard of it before.

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DoloresDelEriba · 02/08/2026 13:38

This must be a joke, right?

MerylSqueak · 02/08/2026 14:10

Excellentsausages · 02/08/2026 13:22

Leslie is surely far more ripe for teasing on a 2026 baby than Zenith! Although teacher friends tell me name teasing doesn't really happen anymore anyway.

It was a tongue in cheek choice, prompted by the fact I find it unsurprising baby Zenith is a boy. Sam and Rowan would be nicer options, to my mind but there are plenty of choices.

Mymyi · 02/08/2026 14:52

Is Zenith same as Kenneth but with a Z?

SerendipityCat · 02/08/2026 18:02

Well, there was a TV producer named Kenith Trodd (famous for his Dennis Potter productions) so at least one other person thought so…

ZanyMaker · 02/08/2026 18:53

I don’t think he’ll thank you for it

deepseaargyllfish · 02/08/2026 20:00

Courtney
Eden
Ray
Jude

are also gender neutral

LBFseBrom · 02/08/2026 20:02

'Zenith' means 'the high point' and comes from astronomy.

If you are OK with that, so be it. Some companies, including insurance, are called Zenith. I don't think I would like to named Zenith.

He or she will be called, 'Zen'.

localnotail · 02/08/2026 20:42

Clorose · 01/08/2026 22:02

• Zenith •

I named my boy it earlier this year, it’s a gender neutral name meaning the highest point in the sky.
Just posting this as a name suggestion to others who may not of heard of it before.

I've heard of it before. Firstly, its a famous Soviet camera brand. Used to be even used instead of the word "camera" - like, I took my Zenith with me. Secondly, its the name of St Petersburg football club, who's fans are quite famous for their neo nazi leanings.

In Russian its pronounced "Zenit".

Edited: deffo would not inflict it on a child. Its like some nutter aristocrat calling their kids Samovar or something equally nuts.

yonem · 02/08/2026 20:48

BeardofHagrid · 01/08/2026 22:35

Beowulf is better.

Agreed. At least Beowulf is a name, and suggests that the person might have passed or at least sat GCSE English… choosing Zenith as a name makes a person sound unfamiliar with words of multiple syllables

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