would you call your daughter - -

[alish]

hayden?

dh and i love the name, but everyone weve told goes eww thats a boys name - which we know that but then dh starts having doubts

i still love it - is there anyway to spell it more girly or something?

we originally had michaela as a girls name - but one of my "friends" i told used it for her girls name so now thats out - top friend!

thanks

[Heaven]

Hayden Panettiere is a girl And a gorgeous one too.
I like it.

[LionsandBears]

Nup. But then I wouldn't use Cameron for a girl either. Doesn't seemed to have harmed Cameron Diaz

There are so many lovely 'girls' names to use, I'm not a fan of using 'boys' names for girls or gender neutral names. but that's just me.

[Beach Mama]

My best friends little girl is Haydn!! Gorgeous name I love it!

[RhiChiChi]

No, I wouldn't but mainly b/c I think of it as a boys name b/c my BIL is Hayden

[Just Me]

If I liked it, I would use it. Other people can just get used to it

[The[cookie]Doctor]

I was coming to say what Heaven said.

I don't like the name myself but I do think it is fine for a girl.

[Glass half full]

I am a fan of unisex names and crossing the lines of whats 'girly' or 'masculine'. I say go for it! People close to you will get used to it and in time it will probably lose the 'it's a boys name' feel.

[Floweryfields]

No sorry, it's a boys name.

[Doing my best]

no I wouldn't. But we did have it picked as DS's name till DS was born and then changed it.

[Sunny Love]

I love it!!

[Cranky Kitten]

Personally, no - but I tend to prefer traditional girly names over unisex anyways.

I wouldn't let that stop you though, if you love the name, go for it - and as Tashybabe said, having a traditionally masculine name hasn't hurt Cameron Diaz at all. Or any of the other both boys and girls with androgynous names

[~Kim~]

My daughter is a Darcy.
At the time we named her, there were hardly any girls named Darcy only boys. I don't think she could make it any girlier.

I really really like it.
In fact would you be horrified if I put it on our list?

[Taurean]

Hayden Panettiere is a girl And a gorgeous one too.

Yeah that She was the first person who popped into my head when I read this thread despite growing up with a Hayden who's a guy! LOL.

If you love it then use it! Everyone else will get over it and get used to it in no time.

[Liviam]

Personally I wouldn't because I'm very traditional with names and not a fan of using boys names for girls and vice versa. I'm also not a fan of unisex names either though. Boring I know, LOL!!

If you like it go for it I say. It isn't anyones business what you call your kids.

[luna moth]

No. But that is not because I don't think it "belongs" on a girl, just because it is just not my style, as a name. For either gender. I don't know why.

But if the question were "should *you* call your daughter Hayden?" then I would say absolutely, yes, you should, because it is cute and different, and you like it.

I know a guy who has two girls called Jaden and Ronin. They are delightful.

[MummaBee]

I love it, i would definatly use it and whatever you name your beautiful bundle it will suit it. Best of luck convincing that husband

[StrawberryFields]

I quite like it

I like super traditional girlie names, but I like 'boys names' on girls too. Its a way to be different without being 'yooneeke' if you catch my drift.

And at least it actually IS a name and not a random object or the equivalent of a barcode!