River as a name?

[kalamos23]

DH and I really like River as our girl/boy name - our last name is strong German and DD is Riley Ann Br_____n (2 syllables). We will go with River James for a boy and River ? Grace? for a girl most likely.

What do you guys think of these names? Mainly River - the middle names are ~~ at this point.

[jsh7809]

Love it!

[lovebug]

love it for a girl! not so wild about it for a boy, but i think it would grow on me. i just always thought of it as a girl name.

[mntnmom]

My 6yr old nephew is River. Great name!

[luckysgirl]

River is one of my very favorite boy names. Great taste, Mama!

[sunset]

Love it. Like your middle name choices too and they both go well with River.

[MaerynPearl]

River makes me think of Firefly (one of the characters) which in my eyes is NOT a bad connotation as she was adorable and a genius.

[ladyelms]

yes, yes, and yes!

[MammaB21]

I like River for a girl, not sure about for a boy. We were looking at River too, but we would spell it with a Y because we have a thing for Y's...hehehe.

[hayleyvt]

River = stunning
I love it for boy or girl and as far as middle name goes, I am not very good at picking good flows, but I say go with something with meaning to you and your husband, and if is special to you it will come across that way to everyone else.

[MaerynPearl]

Originally Posted by MammaB21

I like River for a girl, not sure about for a boy. We were looking at River too, but we would spell it with a Y because we have a thing for Y's...hehehe.

err how would your do that?

Rivyr would be pronounced riv-eer and Ryver would be pronounced Rye-ver

[Tellera]

River is in our top 2 for our little girl. I love it. DH finds it a bit wonky and was firmly against it for some time, but has been leaning toward being more "for" it in the last week. Our li'l one is due soon soon soon!

[NWmt_mama]

Love it! Beautiful name!

[MammaB21]

Originally Posted by MaerynPearl

err how would your do that?

Rivyr would be pronounced riv-eer and Ryver would be pronounced Rye-ver

Haha. We would spell it Ryver. It is actually a real variation of the spelling of the name River. But I agree it would be one that we would constantly have to explain and correct, which is why we moved on from the name. Still the name though.

[HollyBearsMom]

River is very very popular these days, at least in my area. My son has knows 3 Rivers in his school and the upper school has 2.

Not that it should matter but if you are looking for unique River is not it.

I always loved the name, especially because I huge crush on River Phoenix!

[megviolet]

Love it! I think of it as a boy's name but love it for a girl too, and you rmiddle name choices so far are great too

[philomom]

Originally Posted by MaerynPearl

River makes me think of Firefly (one of the characters) which in my eyes is NOT a bad connotation as she was adorable and a genius.

Although crazy as a loon.


I've only met male Rivers in real life. I detest Grace because it is so freaking popular right now.

[MaerynPearl]

Originally Posted by philomom

Although crazy as a loon.


I've only met male Rivers in real life. I detest Grace because it is so freaking popular right now.

Well its not her fault after what they did to her

the flashbacks where shes a child shes incredibly smart and adorable

[journeymom]

I like the name for either sex. River James, River Grace, they're both lovely.

Don't forget River Phoenix, a guy.

River Tam was ...charmingly crazy. Intriguing.

[CTH3989]

I like the name River! Definitely go for it!