Parent considers giving baby boy a girl's name - but is 'scared he'll hate it'

A parent has divided opinion online after sharing what they intend to name their son. The social media user revealed they plan on giving their son a name that's traditionally reserved for girls.

They took to discussion platform Reddit to share that they like the name Elizabeth. However, they fear their son may be less keen on the choice.

As reported by The Mirror, the parent explained: "A lot of names for boys are becoming names for girls. I think it's time to make our move, and make some girl names, boy names.

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"Elizabeth probably is impossible aim. Are there any girls names that can be made masculine, not unisex?"

The parent concluded: "If not I probably will name my son Niklaus or Nathaniel. Really is there possibility to name son Elizabeth without him hating it."

One person replied: "Please don't." Another added: "I absolutely do NOT recommend naming a boy Elizabeth, but in a theoretical way I can sort of picture a boy named Liz."

A third wrote: "I think this one is a hard sell I agree with the others, and would say no. My reasoning for being anti Elizabeth for a boy though is that it is a very common woman's name that's been used for a long time."

The parent responded: "Thank you, for replying. I totally agree that it's unfortunate that it's less acceptable to have 'girly' names on guys, than the reverse, so I wanted to try to change it, however, I understand that my son would hate it. Thus, I thought it's better to ask advice and alternatives."

Meanwhile, someone suggested: "Ellis is a boys name. It's Welsh in origin. I've met several." "Nice idea and it sounds great. Thank you," the parent replied.

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