Monet

Elegant.

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.).

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.

I kind of like it. I've heard of the name Monet, but I never really thought about it until I saw it here.

The name sounds beautiful and I love Monet's paintings... but this does not seem right as a first name.

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(=

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.

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.

What a pretty name!