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Blake for a boy only. It's a very masculine, strong and manly name. I love the name for a boy only.

I've known two girls that went by Blake. It was the fn of one but I can't remember her mn, and the other was Alexandra Blake and went by her mn. It's also the name of a character on the soap opera "The Guiding Light" and if I recall correctly, the character's fn is Christina but she goes by her mn, Blake. It's not something I'm fond of, but I'm not fond of unisex-names-on-girls in general, incl. surnames-as-fns-on-girls. :b It could definitely be worse, though. And it's similar to Blair, which I like for both sexes. So I suppose it's doable.

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Not too masculine at all. Neither is it overly feminine so it works both ways. I probably wouldn't use it myself but that is only because it's not really a favourite. I don't mind it being used for a girl; some of my favourite names are unisex.

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I've heard of girls named Brett, Shane and Owen. I'd much rather hear about a girl Blake :)

I first heard of Blake being used for a girl because of the actress Blake Lively, but I think it's definitely adorable. I much prefer Blake on a girl than a boy.

Ig! No!

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My friends just named their son Blake and I would infinitely prefer that it stay boyish. I mean, sheesh, are there not enough female names out there?

Theoretically, I believe Blake has enough of a feminine touch that it could be feasible for a girl. Not that it should be used for a girl, but if someone decided to bestow it on their daughter, I think they could get by with it.

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In high school several years ago, I was classmates with a lovely girl named Mary Blake (she was called Mary Blake, a la Mary Elizabeth and Mary Margaret), so my feathers can't get too ruffled when someone mentions using Blake for a girl. :)

I like the name Blake, its really cute. I've actually never net a boy named Blake, but I know two girls

I don't like it very much for a boy, let alone a girl.

I think its masculine, although, at one time I thought it was a cute nn for a girl.

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My guess is you wont receive too many pleasing responses on the board

I prefer Blake on a boy [m]

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I know only one Blake, and it's a boy.

I think the name has a nice sound for a girl (I actually prefer this sound on a girl, rather than on a boy). As it's a last name, I consider it technically unisex. However, when using last names as first names, I prefer for the last name to have family significance. If that's not your bag, though, that's fine by me. I also know a female Blake on whom it fits PERFECTLY.

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When I hear Blake, I think of William Blake:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Blake

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I loved the name for him until it caught on as tryndee. It's trendiness bothers me more than anything. I'm sure this girl is old enough that she was probably named for family or even the poet and not trendiness, but in our current "anything goes" culture of boys-on-girls naming, it seems to be like just another name that got really hot with the boys, so the girls took it over. Trendy is never good to me, and boys-on-girls is also amazingly unappealing to me, so overall, Blake on a girl makes me choke. Sorry.