Is River a gurl's name or boy's?

Question

or both

Answer 1

Neither. It's a body of water. Just think of the ridicule that poor child would go through...

Face down in the River...
Riding the River...

Answer 2

It can be used for both, but I like it best for a little girl, as that will be daughters name in october! And for all the idiots who say, "thats not a name..its a body of water.." What do you think the name Brooke is? Is "Rose" also not a name because its also a flower? Sheesh....

Answer 3

Definitely a boy. It's too masculine seeming for a girl. River is on my top 5 favorite boy names.

Answer 4

It's a unisex name on babynamesworld.com
River in the last 15 years has not been on the list of the top 1000 names

River most people think are a boy name
Like Ashley, Hayley, Lesley are all unisex names, but most people will say they are girls names

I would not name a girl River
It's honest up to you

Answer 5

I think River would be pretty for a girl or a boy

Answer 6

The only "river" I can think of is the actor River Phoenix .. to me, it's a unique boy's name.

Answer 7

It can be both but My grandmother's name was Riviera but they called her River for short. She's French-Canadian though. I like them for both girl and boy.

Answer 8

River is both and that's cool

Answer 9

i would think it can be both. it sounds pretty both ways
like
River Jane or
River John
whatever u pick im sure it would sound fine! aagian ive heard it both ways

Answer 10

Sorry, but River is the name of a flowing body of water.

Answer 11

Both. Very nice name. You could pair it with a feminine/masculine middle name depending on the sex of the child.