Do you think this is a girl or boy's name?

[Bonnie11]

What do you ladies think of the name

Marlow

Would you say that is a girl or boys name?

Thanks for your input girls! X

 

[thisisme]

I would say its a boys name with marley being a girls variation xx

 

[Aliop]

I've never heard it before but my first response was boy!

 

[littlejenx]

i would say girl hun. that was my first response before seeing the two responses above. i think its very pretty. i also THINK its the names of sienna millers daughter x

 

[Varenne]

This is our pick for a boy, but with an "e" on the end, as in Christopher Marlowe. Guess my secret's out! I'm really hoping it doesn't become stupidly popular. I think some celebrity or other has a girl with the version without an e. I hated hearing that news!

 

[fayefirth]

I would definitely think boys name! I like it! X

 

[MUMOF5]

I would say boy

 

[Bonnie11]

Yes sienna millers daughter is Marlowe with an E on the end. I really like it and have always thought boy but now she has stolen it ha and I don't want everyone thinking its a girly name! But I suppose Jessica Simpsons baby girl is Maxwell which I never would have thought for a girl so who knows. I'm just hoping it doesn't get crazy popular!

 

[Sapphire83]

It's a boys name for me.

 

[JJKCB]

really not being rude but the first thing i thought is its a dogs name

i guess maybe male though as Marlon is male

 

[fairy_gem]

Def a feminine name, so girls for me.

 

[Varenne]

really not being rude but the first thing i thought is its a dogs name

Maybe you're thinking of that film "Marley and Me".

For me it's this guy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Marlowe

I've wanted Marlowe for a boy since studying Faustus many years ago. I still love it, celebrities or not.

The name also means "driftwood". I'm very much hoping to use it as our son's name if we ever have a son, so I hope more people avoid because of that dog film!

 

[Varenne]

But I suppose Jessica Simpsons baby girl is Maxwell which I never would have thought for a girl so who knows. I'm just hoping it doesn't get crazy popular!

I think outright giving a girl what has always been a boys name is a bit mean, especially when there's a perfectly lovely feminine alternative of the name (which happens to be my name!)

But Marlowe has rarely been used as a christian name, and the surname is associated with a man. It also sounds like Marlon. I think you're definitely safe and it's nothing compared to poor Maxwell!

Let's just hope this all blows over and not too many people pinch our name!

 

[emyandpotato]

A girl's name, definitely! Probably spelt Marlowe, though.

 

[Varenne]

I totally don't see the girl thing. Funny how we all see names so differently!

 

[1948LC]

Def a girls name for me!

 

[july2013]

Girl... but I only think that because as far as I know Sienna Miller named her daughter that!

 

[Mrs.Mcguin]

It sounds like a boys name to me

 

[Ninagrrl]

I think it could go either way. Girl or boy. I think pairing it with an obvious masculine name would be the best choice. It's sort of like using Ashley for a boy or Taylor for a girl. As long as they have another name that helps identify a gender, it should be fine.

It's funny that most people think Ashley, Lesley, Courtney, Kelly or Whitney are girls names but were originally boy names to begin with.

 

[onetwothreebp]

I would say female, myself, with the nickname of Marly.