Shaughnessy or Shawn for girl’s name???

Ok i've been thinking about this since yesterday, lol.
Personally I can't see how Shawn can be classed as a non-gender name. Regardless of how you spell it, it's still a boys name.
But maybe it's just me as I've never heard of Shaughnessy being used as a first name before either.

I don't mean any offence,I'm just giving my opinion.

Another possible name is Sian. It's s welsh variation. Pronounced 'Shaan' I believe

i agree with the others above.. no offense intended either!!

i grew up with spelling my name every day and also with a girl with a name normally for boys and she was always put on the boys list and always it was assumed she was a boy until people met her.. really irritated her!:)

personal choice of course

tishy wrote: Another possible name is Sian. It's s welsh variation. Pronounced 'Shaan' I believe

It can also be pronounced See-Arn
It is a lovely name.

I disagree - I think variations of Shawn and Shane are non-gender specific. I am aware of girls named both of these names.

I really like Shaughnessy, but agree that it could be spelt so much easier for a little one to learn. Is that spelling important to you or your heritage?

I quite like Chaunessy, Shaunacy, Shaunacee or equivalents? I think the first one with a C looks quite feminine when written.

I think with Shaughnessy , its the G that might make the spelling difficult , without the G it might be easier Shaunessy

Hmm not really a fan, sorry... I think you would be setting her up for a lifetime of getting irritated when people inevitably spell her name wrong, and having to repeat it and spell it out constantly. One of my best friends name is Carlamia (which seems a normal name to m enow, but in the 70s and 80s ina sea of karens, louise and kellys, it was weird) and when I was preg with #1 she begged me to give baby a name s/he wouldn't hae to explain, repeat or spell. JMHO though, not everyone wants to name their kids vanilla names!

Sheza wrote: tishy wrote: Ok i've been thinking about this since yesterday, lol. Personally I can't see how Shawn can be classed as a non-gender name. Regardless of how you spell it, it's still a boys name. But maybe it's just me as I've never heard of Shaughnessy being used as a first name before either. I don't mean any offence,I'm just giving my opinion. Yeah I have to agree on this one, Ive never heard of it, but it doesnt sound like a first name..or a girls name..no offence as well

i'm with them on this one...

and also fats about setting them up with a name they will get irritated about having to spell and explain.

i know that it is fun to give your kid a unique and unusual name but will they really thank you for it at the end of the day.

i agree too that the length of the name can be a hard thing for little kids and if you give them a long name but call them a shorter version then they still have to have the long name at school and such. so i would probably give them the shorter version that you want to use instead.

i always liked Ronnie as a girls name though, so you can discount everything i said if you want... lol!

my gf and i were discussing this today. she (sapphira) and her brothers have unique names. her cousins have "normal" names. she wants to name her kids rather top 20 names, while the cousins have some out-there names for their kids. funny how things work out.

she might be able to spell her name, but it doesn't mean others will , and from someone who always had to spell her (sur) name for people , it gets annoying and I always wished I had a name that needed no explanation

I don't know what it is , but Shaughhnessy makes me think of an irish pub,

Shaunessy on the other hand doesn't , Shaunessy Belle is even kinda cute, not my cup of tea, but cute none the less

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Im not a fan of Shawn for a girl , I think their are some names that can be passed off as feminine, I read Shawn as Shorn , and to me thats masculine sounding , mind you , i don't like the name Shawn for a boy either, I know too many Shawns and they are all bumheads (no offense to anyone related to or that has themselfves , a Shawn /Shaun or Sean )