My name is Azure, and I am a girl. I have also met two other Azure's in my life, one was a girl, but the other was a boy named after me because the father liked the name. I think it could go either way, but I am of course partial to Azure being a girls name.

After teaching middle school for 28 years, I have some bad news for the mother of Azure. Girls love having unique names. Boys HATE it! Azure will probably be teased unmercifully. He will probably demand to be called "Al" or maybe "Butch", and will detest his name.

Anything goes today. My grandson is named Flash and I grew up with a brother named Sharry. At least people dont forget your name.

Better teach Azure how to box at an early age.

I am a girl and my name is also Azure. I have met two other Azures who are females by searching online, but I have yet to find a boy with the same name. Most people find Azure to be a very beautiful name. Most people however, can't spell or pronounce it right. I think that the biggest problem your son will face is trying to explain it's meaning and spelling to people. Unfortunately, I can see that there may be issues with people not immediately linking the name with a boy. I would suggest trying to pick up a nick-name that sounds a bit more manly for your son, and perhaps try doing a bit more research before picking a name for your child in the future.

My name is Bleu (masculine french spelling of the color, although I'm a woman) I was born in the 70's and my parents were/are hippies. I love my name now but it was rough for a while in my adolescence. But now as a adult, people may forget the face but never forget my name, I love it. People feel the need to share they've know or had dogs name blue (they can save those comments really.) Many people share they know people with blue as a nickname. Some famous people's kids have it as a middle name but not as a first name.

I named my son Addison, 17 years ago. It was his great grandfather's name, and I hadn't ever heard of a single other person with that name. I saw it as a very strong, masculine name, because his great grandfather was a very strong and well-loved man. My son went through the first 14 years of his life never meeting another Addison, and having many people comment positively on his very cool name. Then Grey's Anatomy shows up, including a female character named Addison, and for the next three years, all these little baby girls are being named Addison. Now it's in the top 40 baby names, and most of them are girls. Now his very cool, masculine name has been put in the same category as Ashley, Ashton, Kelly, and the like. 20 years from now, he'll probably be using his middle name, which is very common, in order to keep people from snickering and feeling sorry for him because his mama gave him a girl's name.

I also have a name that can be either boy or girl, Robyn. I have come across a few, but only 2 others who spell it with the "y". It is next to impossible to find the "correct" spelling on things like mugs and keychains. I went to school with two other Robin's, one a boy and one a girl, and both spelled with the "i". During Valentines Day, when kids would give each other cards, it was amazing how many different ways they would spell my name, and never correctly.

I find also that some names tend to be regional. We are from the East Coast, where Dana (one of me brothers) is typically a boy's name, but here on the West Coast, it tends to be more of a girls name. Just my two cents worth.

I have a nephew named Colby and although hes never been teased about his name being uncommon...he always gets heartbroken when we go to the toy store (or whereever) and they have all of those little personalized toys (mugs, bike licence plates and such) and they never have his name. He wants a cool cup like his cousin Ryan (for example) and we have to explain to him that hes not gonna find it cause no one has a name like him. He hates it and hes only 7. So it's little things like that that make "unique" names difficult also. My thought is....if you want a little girl named Sam.....name her Samantha and call her Sam. People will know Samantha as a girl and most people pick up instinctevly on nicknames if they hear you calling your child that. Just my thoughts.

My name is Kelly and my husband's name is Stacey, so you can imagine the confusion we deal with on a daily basis. When I met my husband I asked him why he didn't use his middle name? He said because it's Lynn!!!

Having a very common name myself (Jessica) i complely understand wanting something differant for your kid. I dont have kids yet but my first child will be name Logan, regardless of sex. i've seen it more in boys but also in one girl and have loved the name sence the first time i heard it. I think i was 13. anyway, i figure if they dont like it they will have a more clear sex appropriate middle name they can use.

When naming my kids, I sought the middle road....unique, meaningful but not bizarre. You have to ask yourselves "Is my kid going to hate me for naming him this?" In a lot of cases, yes. If this kid is a jock, a brain, a model....he will be able to carry it. If, however, he is the average kid...he's going to wish a thousand times he was a Buck, Bud, Mike, John, or Jason.

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As a teacher new to a school, I once thought I had a lot of girls in a class until I found out that Jade and Stacey were boys. It didn't take very long for the personalities and names to fit. I'm definitely a fan of original names, as I grew up there were always several people with my first name in the same class, thank goodness for multiple spellings.

Azure is not blue in french.......Bleu is Blue in french...azul is blue in spanish

Actually Nikki, Azure was adopted by the French and is another shade of blue.
From Dictionary.com:
The word Azure is a near synonym for the color blue. Commonly it refers to a bright blue, resembling the sky on a bright, clear day.

The term azure derives from the Persian لاژورد (lazhward), which was the name of a place in modern Turkestan known for its deposits of lapis lazuli (“stone of lazhward”). The word was adopted into Old French by the twelfth century.

From the French it was adopted into English as a near synonym for "blue". The first recorded use of azure as a color name in English was in 1374.[2]

My daughter is Shelby too but she would have been Shelby even if she were born a boy. Living in Louisiana I was often asked "Oh, after Julia Roberts in Steel Magnolias". I just smiled and answered yes. Only our family and friends knew she was named after Carrol Shelby (of the Ford fame). How can you tell people your little girl is named basically after a car?

Thats a pretty name.. I ahve twin girls there name is Candace and Cameron, i get all the time you had a boy and girl . I say no 2 girls. Cameron is both sex name now..