Scout

[ss_storm]

To me it sounds like a dog's name..it could pass as a nickname, but I definitely wouldn't use it as a proper name.

[Epacris]

I Love it. And love the book too.

[~Kim~]

I Love it. And love the book too.

Ditto.
One of the girls here has a son with that name, so I think of it as more boyish as I've never had any other experience with it....

[Heaven]

Not a fan, and definitely not for a girl.

[Amy_jellybean]

Hate it - Sounds like an Aussie Bogan name.

[Feijoa Mum]

Hate it - Sounds like an Aussie Bogan name.

My beautiful little man is anything but an Aussie Bogan!

Clearly I am EXTREMELY biased but I LOVE IT. Somewhat more "traditional" as a girls name but my Scout rocks his name and gets loads of positive comments about it.

I am a big fan of "To kill a Mockingbird" and Harper was also in the running before we found out Scout had a willy

[lady_neon]

My beautiful little man is anything but an Aussie Bogan!

Clearly I am EXTREMELY biased but I LOVE IT. Somewhat more "traditional" as a girls name but my Scout rocks his name and gets loads of positive comments about it.

I am a big fan of "To kill a Mockingbird" and Harper was also in the running before we found out Scout had a willy

Feijoa Mum I don't think Amy_Jellybean was trying to insult you or your son, Aimz asked how we felt about the name and she clearly said her honest opinion. We don't all have to like everything and not join in a discussion in the fear that someone will be offended. We're all different and it makes the world interesting

[nothing2lose]

Skout???! With a K?? Now, that's Aussie bogan

[meow]

I think Scout for a boy is a cool name but it doesn't seem like a girl's name to me. Like Jessica Simpson calling her daughter Maxwell. There are so many great girl's names already, leave the boys with something!

[Aimz]

Feijoa Mum I don't think Amy_Jellybean was trying to insult you or your son, Aimz asked how we felt about the name and she clearly said her honest opinion. We don't all have to like everything and not join in a discussion in the fear that someone will be offended. We're all different and it makes the world interesting

I don't think Feijoa Mum's response indicated she was insulted or offended at all - proud of the name, as she should be given she named her son Scout!

[Miss.B]

I love it

[buffy1]

It was on our list of boys names, but I like it for a girl too.

[shadow77]

nah not my cup of tea, sounds like a name I'd give a dog

[Trillian]

I loved the book, but I wouldn't use it as a baby name for either gender. It's one of those names that because of it's semi celebrity status (Demi and Bruce have a Scout too) that it's become one of those names only a celeb can use and 'get away with' kwim?

However, I LOVED the second name Edie and would have used that myself if DH liked it, but it reminded him of his grandmothers name and she was an old *****.

ETA - and the thing I've noticed with these uneweusual names is that if their parents are celebs people are more accepting of the name because celebs do kooky shiit all the time, but if it's a regular person who doesn't have a 7 figure bank balance people are like 'WTF drugs were your parents on?'

[Cocolove]

I think its Gorgeous. that was a big NO from DH