Sheridan

It's a nice, uncommon name for a boy.

Sheridan, is my name. I'm female and 31 in the U.S.A. I love my name and in fact, I've never met another. I think it's beautiful and I love that no one else I've met has it. I have met people with the last name. And from what I gather I live up to what it means. "Free spirited wild one" "strong" "classy" and "wise beyond their years, compassionate, unique, very complex."

Another striking thing about the name Sheridan is that it is so versatile. Not only can it be used for both males and females, but it is also used as a first name or surname. One of its recurring meanings is 'wild one', which is born out so often by those who are called Sheridan, in that they are often 'free-spirited'. Now a free spirit is usually seen as a beautiful thing, and so seems fitting that Sheridan is nearly always seen as a beautiful name. My impression is that the name actually encourages the bearer to have an attractively wild free spirit. No wonder then that everyone who is called Sheridan loves their name, and I am genuinely surprised that the name is so rare.

I am one of those rare creatures, a male Sheridan! Apparently, the name originally comes from Ireland, and is said to mean 'wild one' and 'searcher'. I'm English, born to a Welsh mother; but my parents could never remember why they called me Sheridan. At college, my friends usually called me Sherry for short, but when I met and married my dear wife, she encouraged me to use my full name, which I now do. I really love the name. It is very rare, especially for a man, and I remember someone saying it has 'a literary tang' to it.

Wait this is unisex? How in the- How is this a girl's name?

To make this more interesting I am a guy and obviously my given name is Sheridan. This seems to be quite rare now, as it is more commonly a girls name. My parents chose to name me Sheridan because it was one of my great uncle's middle names. I have not met anyone else named Sheridan so far, but that is likely to change since I am only 18 and have lots of living left to do. I personally love my name and hope it doesn't become too popular as I love its uniqueness, however I do think it would be nice to have more guys named Sheridan too.

I named my daughter Sheridan 17 years ago. My name is Sheri, and I always wished my name was Sheridan. I think it sounds completely feminine, beautiful and interesting. The college I attended, and met my husband was on Sheridan Road. Now my daughter will be attending the same college!

Teasing alert: Sheraton, the hotel chain.

I like it--only for a boy. I associate it with a) Hyacinth Bucket's son, and b) hotels (because Sheraton, ha ha.) Even without those references, it would still sound very high-class to me--yet not pretentious. It definitely has a nice ring and is extremely uncommon, which is a big plus. Sometimes it feels as if male names either fall under "common and boring" or "old-fashioned and weird-sounding/sounds like a surname/too fancy." Here's an example of an ideal happy medium of sorts.

My name is Sheridan and I am a woman. I love my name. It has been quite the conversation starter over the years and generally I have only had extremely positive comments on it. I know it is also a man's name, but I have a hard time relating it as such. I never much cared for the nickname Sherry, but some people do call me Sher, which I don't mind. My name was my grandmother's maiden name, so I have a whole family of "Sheridans" although it is their surname. I've read different meanings of Sheridan including: untamed, wild man, bright. I will take all of them :)

Everyone called Sheridan are amazing, it's been proven.

Reminds me of stripping wood, for some reason. Like the sound of it too, could easily be quite popular.

I think Sheridan is a beautiful name for a girl. There are many towns in the United States called Sheridan (likely due to it being a common surname when the towns were named). These towns are in Wyoming, New York, Montana, Indiana, Colorado, and Michigan, to name the ones I know of. My daughter is named for the one in Michigan, which her father and I have a personal connection to.

This name is pretty kickass on a girl. I guess it's alright for a guy too.

Unordinary but likeable. It really sounds masculine to me. I think it suits a male politician or someone with a high position because it sounds very upperclass to me.

This does not sound like a feminine name.

Unfortunately, the first time I heard this name was on a cheesy soap opera ("Passions," which I believe has gone off the air). However, I didn't let that ruin the beauty of the name--and it is beautiful.

It sounds a tad cold, like a highly officious, elitist name. People who have named their sons this probably wanted to bring an extension of their ego rather than a human being with his own wishes into this world.

I've only ever heard this name used for girls, so I'm surprised that this website lists it only as a boys name. I like this name and think it would work for either a boy or a girl.

Personally I prefer this for a boy, but I guess it could grow on you for a girl.

This is a pretty name. I only know of girls with this name so for me it is a girl's name, also the name seems feminine to me too.

I know the meaning means something like "Wild Man" but I always wanted to name my little girl Sheridan. I knew a girl in Middle School with the name and she was awesome. She is also the only person I have ever met with the name. So, I would feel awesome naming my child a name that is so uncommon.