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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 :o 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..
Koby to me has always been a girls name.
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.
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..
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
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.
For me its an instant girl, only because i know a very lovely Koby IRL
The meaning is kinda weird for you BAL, but I only know it as a girls name.
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.
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??)
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?
Very true:
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.
I have known both, for the girl though her name was spelt Coby
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. :)
I first thought boys name until I worked with a female koby IRL. Good Luck
I only know of one Koby and it's my friend's son so to me I think boy. However, it does make a great girls name.
The meaning is ordinary though. I'll check my baby names book shortly and see what it says.
ETA: it's only in the boys section in my book and neither versions have meanings. Jacob, however, has the meaning you mentioned earlier so I guess that's why. Jacob was (is?) on our list but I hadn't considered the meaning (yet) but I'm not fond of it either!
Koby - Polish, diminutive of Jacob
Coby - English, diminutive of Coburn or Jacob
I instantly thought boy. I've only known boys called Koby and Kody/Cody before.
First off I thought boy only because my sons friend is called coby. However in the baby books Scout is always found in the girls section but I still loved it for my boy and it suits him.
Went to school with a girl named Koby...and she was lovely! Think it's one of those great unisex names :)
Fejoa Mum - the meaning is really only significant for this particular name. Having a name that means 'supplanter' for the baby born after the older sibling/s die just feels very wrong.
BAL - like you, I wasnt too fussed about meanings with DS1 but it became more important for DS2. I didnt want his name to have a negative meaning or feel like his name was defined by his brother's death ITMS. In the end, we feel he chose the name that most suited him.
If you like the sound of Koby, maybe you'll like names with similar sounds, such as Jodie, Ruby etc
I always thought it was a boy's name... but with names now-a-days i don't think calling a girl Koby is a problem... i guess make the spelling as feminine as possible... and i think KOBY is girly...
My sister had a friend that was a girl Kobe :)
just from these posts it seems quiet an even mix of people who have or know a boy & girl koby, so if u love it for a girl i say use it!!
It can also mean "expensive Japanese beef" ..... :P:
Both, I know a Girl Koby and a boy Koby.
I always thought Koby was a gender neutral name. I know a Koby IRL and she is gorgeous. if you like it, use it ;)
I immediately think boy.
That doesnt mean you have to conform to that rule though :D
That said, i did know one Coby that was female but that was her name shortened as her full name was Jacoby.
I think girl as I have a friend who is Kobie. I think it's a very pretty name and like that spelling too.
In saying that I have known a boy of that name but his spelling was Coby.
I feel that, fir me, the different spelling makes them completely different and the boy version is perfectly boyish while the girl to me is very girly and pretty.
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I automatically think boy because it is the name of my sister's boy doggie :hide: -sorry. Having said that - I LOVE it for a girl! And for what it's worth, we called one of our girls Milla, not even considering people would automatically say "Oh Miller! What a cute little boy" - even though she is dressed head to toe in pink :rolleyes:. I figure it will sort itself out once she grows hair lol
Already posted a comment, but just had to add we just returned from the chemist where we were served by a lovely Coebie (weird spelling), she was saying she's always loved her name, her only problem was the aforementioned spelling :)
Oh and mrscricket, I have a DD Milla too, I still get asked where "he" is, or in passing Oh I thought "Miller" was a boys name :wall:
I only know of a little boy koby. I think you just get used to what you hear more of. I have a Darcie, which can be a boys name, but I've never heard of one, so I automatically think of it as a girls name.
A friend of mine has a kori. As opposed to Corey.... Boys name. At first, I just kept thinking of the kid with the big facebook party and those silly yellow glasses, but now I just think kori, girl!
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