newbie with a name question

[supertrink.livejournal.com]

Hello, another newbie here. I joined more to comment on other's posts than to post myself, but I do have a question for you all.

I love the name Zephyr. I know that it is a boy's name (from the Greek god Zephyros, god of the west wind), but I think it could be really pretty as a girl's name.

So what do you think? Boy's name only? Girl's name? Both? Neither?

Thanks.

Comments

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

Neither. Maybe a good name for a pet though.

[oncelosthorizon.livejournal.com]

I know... if my parents named me Zephyr, I'd have problems with them.

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

I agree with both of you!

[supertrink.livejournal.com]

I had a feeling people would say that. I tend to like more traditional names a lot of the time myself. This one has just stuck with me for a long time... maybe as a middle name, with a more traditional first name?

[seksimaggie.livejournal.com]

It would be a nice middle name, actually, because it would be unique. I remember in first grade all of us girls realized that almost all of them had the middle name Ann(e), Marie, or Lynn - I was the only one with Christine :). And it's something you really like so it has something there, it's not something you randomly picked, you know?

[boombanda.livejournal.com]

I AGREE! Mostly because my middle name is Lynne, and my sisters' are Nicole, Anne, and Marie. Ugh.

[british-dust.livejournal.com]

Rose is another common middle name. I got stuck with that.

[supertrink.livejournal.com]

Rose is my middle name too... But my first name is Amber so that makes it kinda different. Amber Rose sounds like a band name or something. If I ever end up in a band I'll probably use it as my stage name and drop my last name. :)

Well,

[the-xarlster.livejournal.com]

personally I prefer Zephyros, and as a girl's name.
But if you're not an eccentric namer, I think it could work with a S. Sephyros, for a girl. Actually, I don't know.

I really prefer it as the full thing. Probably because I associate Zephyr with a Red Hot Chili Peppers song...
It's a beautiful name, though.

Re: Well,

[supertrink.livejournal.com]

I like the S variation! I think it's pretty. And I know where you're coming from about the song... I had heard the name and latched on to it before the song came out, but it would carry that association. I dunno, as a kid I always wished there was a song on the radio with my name in it, but maybe growing up with it would be annoying.

[justascream.livejournal.com]

I have known one girl named Zephyr, and she was half Greek. A friend of mine once wrote a story with a girl named Zephyr, and years later, having lost touch with the author-friend, the character's nickname ended up being used on the girl I knew as well: Zee.

[supertrink.livejournal.com]

Oh, I hadn't thought of the possibility of Zee as a nickname! I like it.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_x_blackroses_x/]

I like it for girls...it just sounds feminine to me.

[supertrink.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought too. I was actually a bit surprised when I found out it was supposed to be a masculine name. In the full form (Zephyros) it sounds more masculine though.

[akutenshi.livejournal.com]

In all honesty, ANY name can be used as a girl's name nowadays. And just the opposite though usually more true with the first.

The name Zephyr in modern day is more of a "hippy-ish" name and probably better suited for a middle name if only to save the "mommy I hate you because you named me this" problem ;)

I'm a huge Greek history and mythology buff so it's kinda funny that I found this entry.

[supertrink.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I've had that same thought, that maybe it was a little too out there. I've always liked names with unusual letters in them though, like Z and Q. It's silly, but hey. I am beginning to lean towards using it as a middle name though.

[akutenshi.livejournal.com]

My old babysitter is a family friend. Well, our two families are friends, rather. Anyway, her cousin was having a baby and their last name is Nation.

"One" and "Liberty" were the front-runners for the name (a girl) and everyone finally managed to talk them out of it. So they wanted an XYZ name (something weird starting with one of those letters).

So I stupidly opened my mouth and said "Shannon." and then spelled the actual spelling. Xiannon. Which is actually more pronounced "Zhannon" but yeah. O__o and they went with that. I mean, the girl is now in Kindergarten and I can just see her teacher being like "Billy? Katie? X... uh... O.o"

My boyfriend has already declared that if we get married and have kids, the first boy MUST be named Percival Blakeny. He wants to call him Percy. I said "No, we could call him Blake AND I would get all say over any other children."

I like the names Tristan and Brennan for a boy. Amaris for a girl but probably as a middle name.

[lornyloo.livejournal.com]

I've always wondered how you pronouce it? I've only ever seen it written down

[captainneon.livejournal.com]

It's pronounced:

Zef (rhyming with Steph)- er

[supertrink.livejournal.com]

Dude. Are you in this comm now too, or did you just randomly take a look at it and see my name and go, "Hey, what's my amazingly wonderful big sister doing here?"

[captainneon.livejournal.com]

The second one.

[supertrink.livejournal.com]

:D

[jamykins.livejournal.com]

I'm not a huge fan of the name, but I see it as moe feminine than masculine.

[oneworldvision.livejournal.com]

Neither.

[boombanda.livejournal.com]

I've always assumed it was a female's name. I'm Greek and I've met two girls named Zephyr. Never even thought of it as a boy's name.

[tri-sara-tops.livejournal.com]

My cousin's (a boy) name is Zephyr.
And his sisters name is Zela.
I think both names are really beautiful.
I love Zephyr as a girl name, i'd never thought of that.

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

Cute for a cat.

Bad for a baby.