Gage

I think Gage is a soft-spoken, gentle sort of name. I can picture it on a toddler and a grown man. The meaning of "oath/pledge" or promise is why I like it and would like to use it.

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Only immature, unenlightened children with nothing better to complain about will think of the sound of "gay". Those aren't the type of people you should waste your energy on :)

This name is absolutely horrible as it has gay in the pronunciation and is more of a name a person with no morals and no emotion would use.

There is a “gag” in this name.

I love my name Gage. It describes me in every way promise pledge defiant and I'm also a Pisces and with both the name and zodiac sign describes me to the T. I'm 28 now but when I was a newborn I had phenomena and almost died from it and in 2nd grade I stuttered and school thought it was a learning disability so parents got me a tutor and came to find out it didn't stop me from learning I just had issues saying s words and I actually would think too fast and it caused me to sssssslip on the letter s.

My son is 18 and he is named Gage. It is also a last name; I actually named him because of a last name on Walker, Texas Ranger. Frances Gage was a Texas Ranger on the show and I just fell in love with the last name as a first name idea. Russell Gage- last name- is also a football player.

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It is quite funny how we choose names. Gage gets compliments on his name all of the time!

Not a Gage fan. The repeated G sounds really harsh, and all I hear is Gay at the beginning. People where I live would pronounce it gay-jeh. I would actually like Sage or Page more, softer sound, even if they sound somewhat girly. Gabe doesn´t bother me as much because less G sounds.

I'm a 20 year old woman and my mom gave me this as my middle name. It's spelled Gaige, but is pronounced the same as Gage. I love it and get many compliments on it!

One of my best friends is named Gage. Though, whenever I refer to him, my parents mistake his name for Gabe. Since I have a friend named Gabe as well, the two are often mistaken for one another. It’s actually pretty amusing.

My son just turned 16 in January, his name is Gage Orion. I actually did get the name from Pet Cemetery but have never been asked if that was where I got the name from. I have found a few different meanings like the ones others have posted on here. You like what you like, whatever. I love his name and have only known him to know like two others with the name, which makes it a lot easier than having the same name as everyone else.

Named my son Gage. I've gotten quite a few compliments on it. It's simple and unique. The only downside is that some people end up calling him 'Gabe' and it drives me nuts. That, and the dumb jokes people make about "tire gauges" and whatnot.

The name for a prince.
Prince Gage. It just sounds amazing.

My son was born in 2014 and we named him Gage. I always heard the meaning of it was "a pledge or promise" but have come across the "defiant" meaning on other unpopular websites. I'm questioning the credibility of the "defiant" meaning. Defiant certainly describes my 3 year old son right now lol. I read Stephen King's "Pet Sematary" over 15 years ago and fell in love with the name. Although I can't bear to watch the movie "Pet Sematary" anymore because of what happens to Gage. It's too heartbreaking. I have received MANY compliments about my son's name when at a Doctors appointment or just out and about running errands or at the park. So far, I have not met or even heard of another Gage in my area. As a nickname we call him "Gagey" or "Ragey Gagey" when he's throwing a tantrum.

My youngest son's name is Gage and after naming him, I read it was an oath/pledge/wager... I call him my promise. I don't add in pawn (French) though I do call him my spawn ha ha, a medieval knight's act of challenge or battle being to throw down a Gage.. a glove or axe. I thought that was cool like if anyone threw down my GAGE I'd dual them to death. It's ironic a little reading what everyone wrote, like my brother said "No no he will get gay Gage" or my twin brother calls him 12 as in 12 gauge as we are a hunting family. Though he was never good with his spelling and in Australia, we spell gauge of measurement with a u in it though I do joke and call him my 'love Gage' lol. I am yet to meet another kid/teen called Gage yet, or have I met one. You know how sometimes all you think of with a name i.e., -of Annas is that they were mean or Claires are very straight. (No offense in all honesty to the names, just everyone has names in their life experiences and all being common or similar names and so on.) Even Jess's like me are either crazy or dogs (Literal dogs, like I walk down the street at least once a month and hear someone whistling and calling my name and they are speaking to their dog :).) I chose it because I don't know, never met, haven't heard of a Gage. No pre-idea of personality- again though not trying to be superficial... just thought it was different and manly as hell. Like I thought of a man instead of baby... I get the idea though of men names seeming weird on babies or men... like some people think Gage would be weird with a man but my cousin's name is Barry and as an adult, I imagine how weird that would sound calling a baby Barry, lol. It's after my pop but still. I hadn't seen Pet Cemetery nor have I ever in 12 years had anyone ever say "Did you name him off that movie or book Steven King style?" l guy, to add to the funny, said his name is Gage, and because it's not familiar, said "I'm sorry what?" and I said it 3 times before saying "Gage like cage but with a G." His nickname for years from one of my friends is "Gage like Cage" ha ha I am also a fan of Mortal Combat and call him Johnny Gage. Again from a comment I sometimes call him Gagey. But no one pronounces it like that but his big brother when he was little called him Gagey affectionately... then he was Gagey Mcfagey lol... Point is I thought it was awesome. My family said all the things above when I first said the name as did I, especially my mum told me how bad of an idea it was and mocking but I pointed out you could have a name like John or Elizabeth and at the end of the day they can still get called smelly jelly pants or fat head you know. You can give them the prettiest names but kids can be dillholes or maybe your kid is, who knows lol. Since then I joke you not, the mocking family love it as do others. Like obsessively love the name and doubt how they could have not. Honestly though, he was Isaiah or Lee the whole pregnancy and Gage was a shadow, far away possibility until his birth...then I met him. And he was just a Gage. He was so a Gage! He was just always a Gage.. never met another still to this day so he is original, At the end of the day I have heard of Ziquhethwas, Apple, Rainbow and Twinkee's (We don't even have Twinkies in Australia.) literally all going to school with my Gage and I think how funny it is that there are 2 kids called Rainbow in the same class, and 3 kids called Apple in the school, and I know no other Gage. I'm not fighting his name I thought it was hot and that simple, but I did have to comment just because everything everyone said above was true and it made me laugh because it was negative and then somehow became adorable. I do have a brother called Will. We have fun with that, and my other son is named Pheonix so ppfttt, what do I know? lol:)

The actress Gage Golightly makes me think of this as a unisex name. For both sexes it sounds really edgy and futuristic, and I like this name.

I too wonder why and how it has become too popular. I have a cousin who's nickname has always been Gage... Because he was born with 12 fingers (12 gauge gun). So to me it's very odd that it's an actual name.

My sons name is Gage. He just turned 9 years old and first of all, I would just like to say that the name fits him just as well now, as it did when he was a toddler. Me and my husband decided to name him that for many different reasons. I was very much into the meaning of names when I was naming him, especially seeing as he was my first born. I looked the name up and I found two meanings for it, one of them being 'the truthful one' and the second one being 'strong warrior'. I found both of these names from very different sources- the meanings are what I'm speaking of and the origin of the name for the truthful one was Celtic. I absolutely loved the sound of it and I fell in love with the meanings and it is also a very strong, manly name. And also after nine years I am so sick of people asking me his name and when I tell them their response is oh you named him after the boy from Pet Sematary. No no no I did not name him after a character from Pet Sematary. Maybe there are very big Stephen King fans out there that might name their child this name after that character, but I think nowadays when you come across a boy with that name it has nothing to do with the book or movie.

I love the name Gage. It sounds very sweet on a toddler but it ages well and turns into a masculine 'grown up' name. I realise that the name became popular due to Stephen King's 'Pet Sematary' and after reading that book I fell in love with the name and the character.

I actually love this name... I just love saying it! I would use it.

I don't understand the appeal of this name at all. It's a book about dead pets and made up. Then it looks like gag. I literally gag when I see it. And when I say it it sounds like gay. Gay-j.

One word: Ew.

There are some names that are completely ridiculous and silly meaningless but if someone chooses to name their child something this is not the place to say one word: "ew". As a comment it's completely irrelevant to what anyone and everyone on this site is thinking and talking about.

I kind of like this name because it's abstract, although it does make me think of different sizes of needles (which would be gauge, sorry, I'm in the medical field).

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It's a strong but simple name.

I prefer "Gale" for a boy. So much cleaner.

"Measure" what kind of meaning is that! Name your kid something with an actual meaning like Andrew or William, please.

This is probably the best name ever. It sounds cool, it is cool, it is used for cool people, it has long life (even as an adult it is cool) people who have this name are awesome. That is that.

Ew. It isn't appealing at all. Pick something else.

It's okay. It's so much better than all the other Modern names, like Jayden, Aidan, Casey etc.

Gage is not a name. It sounds like gauge, which is a measurement used in various fields. How pathetic is it naming your son after a measurement?

I can help but think of a cage when I hear this name.

The name Gage is strong, yet simple. I love it. Boys named Gage have spunk, and a devious side, and I like that. It's not another Mike, or John.

When I hear the name "Gage" I automatically think of a shotgun.

I think this name is ok, I guess. The only problem is that if you say it in pig Latin, it is pronounced "age gay".

It's like the word of the gauges my friends put in their ears, eyebrows, belly buttons and nipples. Do not use this as a name in an era of body piercing!

I love the name and was considering it for my son. I decided against it for 2 reasons: 1) it's too harsh sounding. 2) I don't think it will age well. I can imagine a toddler named Gage, and that's adorable. But it's not so cute when you imagine an adult Gage. It is a very "cool" name though.

I don't get why it's suddenly popular. It sounds kinda weird.

I love this name. It's my nephew's name and it's very simple. I like his whole name (I'm not going to say his last name though). His middle name is "Owen". I think it's cool - "Gage Owen".

I don't like it, but I think it's the ultimate manly name.