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    Is this a girls name, boys name or both?

    Ok, so the only name DF and I half agree on for a girl is Koby. I went searching for the meaning tonight and all the baby name sites say Koby is a boys name I honestly thought it was a girls name. What do you think? When you hear it do you immediately think boy? I know there is a female on here and she is called Koby IRL..

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    Koby to me has always been a girls name.

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    I know Boys and girls with the name.

    Boys I know are Coby, Kobe and Koby.

    Girls I know spell it Koby and Kobie.

    Hope that helps bit.

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    I'm really searching for the meaning. Would the meaning be different? It means "He who supplants" Would it then mean "She who supplants"?

    ETA: i don't like the meaning..

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    I'm really searching for the meaning. Would the meaning be different? It means "He who supplants" Would it then mean "She who supplants"?

    ETA: i don't like the meaning..
    We had a similar problem with a name on our shortlist for DS2. Same meaning, weirdly, which I did not think was appropriate for us so we excluded it.

    GL

    ETA - I found 2 meanings. The first one is a derivative of Jacob which means supplanter. The name we liked, Jake, is also from Jacob so that's why the same meaning. The 2nd one is a German boy's name meaning dark haired.
    Last edited by LionsandBears; July 30th, 2011 at 06:40 PM.

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    For me its an instant girl, only because i know a very lovely Koby IRL

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    The meaning is kinda weird for you BAL, but I only know it as a girls name.

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    i automatically think of a boy as one of my friends has a boy named kobi, and a school friend had a brother named Khobi.

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    Its both for us in this house, I think it depends on the middle name (if one is given) that would masculanise it or not (does that make sense??)

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    Do you know how badly I wanted it to have a nice meaning.. Same as Tashybabe, it just doesn't feel appropriate. *Sigh.. I'm glad I have a while to decide.. Why are girls names so hard?

    Also Tashybabe Button's older brothers name is Jacob, so that would mean their names would mean the same?

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    We had a similar problem with a name on our shortlist for DS2. Same meaning, weirdly, which I did not think was appropriate for us so we excluded it.

    GL

    ETA - I found 2 meanings. The first one is a derivative of Jacob which means supplanter. The name we liked, Jake, is also from Jacob so that's why the same meaning. The 2nd one is a German boy's name meaning dark haired.
    It can also mean "expensive Japanese beef" ..... :P

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    Both, I know a Girl Koby and a boy Koby.

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    A girl I went to school with was coby!


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    my cousin has a son Koby so first thought is boy but its nice as either.
    I have a friend with a DD Cody which is also boy or girl.
    some name means just dont really mean much where as other really say a lot about a name dont they

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    For me its an instant girl, only because i know a very lovely Koby IRL
    Very true

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    BAL - yes, same meaning. Which may not in itself be a problem. Just the circumstances. For us, name meaning was important too but we put more emphasis on what suited baby. But a name with a 'negative' meaning was ruled out. Both times now we've come up with shortlists, have favourite names for ages, then choose a last minute contender once we meet baby. Though for DS2, he responded to me playing him 'hey Jude' by kicking up a storm, so we feel he chose that name himself

    You've got lots of time. Just keep updating lists. Baby will end up a name eventually

    I had a huge girl name list I can give you if you like. I found boys' names harder.

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    I have known both, for the girl though her name was spelt Coby

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    It's strange I didn't really pay much attention to meaning when I named the twins, and I guess it doesn't really matter what the name means, but out of all things it could mean it means that!! As soon as I read it I didn't like it at all! Boy names I find easy. I like heaps of boys names.

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