Nice on a boy or girl, and I'm one of those people who is extremely adamant about boys' names not being used on girls, because once they cross over, they can't come back, and that leaves boys with less decent names to use. But I think I see it as unisex, because it's actually a surname anyway and not a forename. Also, please forgive me if I'm biased, because my name is Monica, and I have always considered names like mine for future children (Montague, Monroe, Montana, etc.).
― Anonymous User 10/15/2021
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I have known a girl with this name, but I like it better on boys. The famous namesake was a man, after all.
I like this name because it is so delicate sounding and as a way to honor my favorite artist Claude Monet. The older I get the more pretentious this name sounds unfortunately.
Yes, I can see some eccentric family having children called Monet, Picasso, and Van Gogh. This is not meant to be a first name, but nonetheless it is a name, and I personally like the way it sounds as a surname(=
― Anonymous User 6/10/2013
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This is a beautiful name that honors an excellent artist. Its softness seems better suited for a girl, though. Monet would make a nice middle name - much better than a typical "filler" like Marie or Anne.
There is an American actress that bears this name, Monet Mazur. Her full birth name is Monet Happy Mazur. Her father, Ruby Mazur, designed the Rolling Stone's famous "mouth" logo.
I love the work of the artist Monet and I think his last name makes for a pretty girl's name. Perhaps it is because it sounds like a blend of Monique and Renee, as a previous poster suggested. I think I'd only use Monet as a middle name, however.
Actually I have never run across an example of a male Monet. All of the babies I have seen given this name in the United States have been girls. The name has been taken up as a girls' name by some parents because it sounds like a blend of the names Monique and Renee.