Is Zoe a girls name?

[Passionfruition]

Originally Posted by rrosenberry

All the Zoe's I know are girls, but you can name him whatever YOU want.
I get the same with Bailey,, everyone says it's a girls name... I say Actually it's a LAST NAME.. ha

AND........it's the best irish cream liquor I've ever tasted! LOL

[Passionfruition]

Originally Posted by yorkieusa

Ashley (as in the movie) was a family surname. Frequently, in those days, families used family surnames as given names, therefore, Ashley, in that case. Some people still use the practice, but mostly it's an old practice.

And speaking of the name Ashley..... I live in Charleston, SC which is a peninsula surrounded by two rivers: the Ashley River and the Cooper River. Both were named after Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, afterward The 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, in the original charter. He played a large part of the founding of Charleston (one of our nation's oldest cities) back the early 1700s.

I am a local tour guide - so this is how I know all this silly history, LOL. And speaking of Gone with the Wind, Rhett Butler was given his name after Colonel William Rhett, known as the ‘Scourge of the Pirates’ because he was so effective in dealing with them. Rhett was charged with bringing the murderous Blackbeard and Stede Bonnet to justice. He captured Stede, and 29 of his crew and delivered them to the gallows in 1718 at the end of the Charleston peninsula now known as Battery Park or "White Point Gardens" (where all the gorgeous houses you see on postcards are now, LOL!)

Rhett Butler's character was given after another Charleston man, George Walton Williams - a blockade runner!

Ok, I'll stop now.

[MeganS]

Originally Posted by Passionfruition

And speaking of the name Ashley..... I live in Charleston, SC which is a peninsula surrounded by two rivers: the Ashley River and the Cooper River. Both were named after Sir Anthony Ashley Cooper, afterward Earl of Shaftesbury, in the original charter. He played a large part of the founding of Charleston (one of our nation's oldest cities) back in 1670.

I am a local tour guide - so this is how I know all this silly history, LOL. And speaking of Gone with the Wind, Rhett Butler was given his name after Colonel William Rhett - the scourge (sp?) of the Pirates - he captured Stede Bonnet, the Gentleman Pirate and had him and 29 of his men hanged here on the peninsula in 1718.

Rhett Butler's character was given after another Charleston man, George Walton Williams - a blockade runner!

WOW! if I ever make it down to Charelston, I wanna go on one of your tours!

[Passionfruition]

Originally Posted by MeganS

WOW! if I ever make it down to Charelston, I wanna go on one of your tours!

You got it girl!

[doggieluver]

Very Cute I actually thought of naming my female Zoe b/c we love Elmo in this house and well Zoe is Elmos little girlfriend so I do believe the next litter of puppies there will be an Elmo and a Zoe.

[wendybee]

must admit iv only heard girls called zoe, but if thats what you want to call him its up to you

[toninm]

well I guess that it could be either, but I had a girl dog and her name was Zoe...so it is up to you!

[crystalsmom]

When my 21 yr old grand daughter was born, Morgan was only a boy's name
in most cases. My daughter and son in law loved it so much they named
her Morgan.....it is a perfect name for her and there are lots of girl Morgans
now. I wouldn't dress him in pink though.

[alona1]

Yeah,

Ive only heard of Zoe as a girls name but you can name him whatever you want! Its cool - I like things a bit different.