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I like it. I once met a male dog and randomly thought Summer would be a good name for him, and that's what got me thinking about Summer on a boy. Sommer is more masculine for a human, maybe.

Delicious. Much better then Honey for a girl :)

This message was edited 10/18/2020, 9:51 PM

Yeah, I think it would work.
I feel a little resistant to it, because I like Summer as a name for a girl, and have only ever seen that usage.
And it's not appealing to me as a boy name. I associate it as slightly surname-ish, when it's on a guy, because of all the -er surnames. When it's on a girl I associate the -er with names like Jennifer and Amber.
But if I met a guy named Summer, I'd adjust to it fast - just as fast as I would to River on a gal.
The word is just not a gendery enough concept, for me to find it jarring at all on a guy.

I think people would definitely expect it on a girl, but adapt to a boy with it easily.

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I sort of like it. I don't really like the name in general, but if I get a bit abstract from my gender associations I think it's kind of nice on a boy.

Eh. A hippy surfer from Australia.

Love it

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I think its totally doable at the moment due to how popular Sonny/Sunny is. It definitely fits a surfy vibe.
I've also known boys named Somerled and Somerset who went by Somer.

I prefer Summer on a girl, but I don’t care if it’s on a boy or not.

It's fine.

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I have met male Sequoias and Havens and Rains, so a male Summer wouldn't be so weird, to me.

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It's not a boy's name, or a unisex name. It's only been in use as a first name for a few decades, and it was always used on girls.

I love it, but only for a girl. It's just too feminine to be bestowed upon a boy; it's like naming him, say, Elizabeth.

Boys' parents are probably as likely to be hippie-dippy namers as girls' parents are, so why not? Myself, I might use it on a marmalade cat, which are mostly male but not inevitably.

I prefer Somer for a boy, but I'm a huge fan.

I quite like it. I don't think you'd be doing a boy a favour if you named him Summer though, bc it's too widely used for girls. But I would love it if it would be considered more of a unisex name than a strictly female one. I think Winter or Autumn would do better as male names, or maybe Sumner would be better if you'd like it mainly for the sound.

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