Comments for the name River

River Lee for a boy. Such a lovely name!

River Phoenix was a young talented actor who threw away his life on drugs. He was known for his work in the movies "My Own Private Idaho" and "Stand by me." He died in 1993.

One of my favorite actors was named this. River Phoenix played in "Explorers" and "Stand by me." He died from heart failure due to drugs in 1993. He was 23 years old.

Rivers Cuomu is the lead singer of Weezer's name.

Summer Glau played a charachter in the show Firefly called River Tam. :D.

Singer Corey Hart has a daughter named River.

I love love love this name. It's so powerful sounding and yet calm. Everytime I have told someone that I like this name they think that it sounds too "hippie" so I am torn between giving the name to my child. I adore the name. =)

I like this name for a girl, although it'd be a bit unusual.

Taylor Hanson from the band Hanson, has a son named River Samuel, born 9/4/06.

In Swedish, this means "scratches", as in "he/she/it scratches".

Perhaps I am one of the only ones, but I prefer this name for a girl.

No offense but I just don't like this name. Doesn't seem right somehow for a person.

According to the Bible, river is another reference to the Holy Spirit (The River Of Life).

My sister has an obsession with MyScene, something I get really annoyed about. Anyway, Barbie's boyfriend is called River, and it gave me a really bad impression. Even if I DIDN'T know that, I would think River would be a pretty cool name, along with a middle name.

I love this name, it is so beautiful.

My name is River and I love it. I'm female. I always get a comment about how pretty it is or how unique. I was not named after River Pheonix, nor do I have any connection to him whatsoever. I absolutely love River! However, it is very unique and very hippyish, so it can't be carried by everyone. Make sure you want to use this name before you use it.

River was used in the tv series "Firefly". The character, named River Tam, was a slightly psychotic escapee and fugitive from a sort of medical centre. This, as a result, has affected my feelings of the name; even though it is a lovely name I can never stop thinking about insane teenagers with gifts for assasination.

The actress Keri Russel has a son named River Russell born June 18th 2007.

I don't like this name, it just seems too "hippie" to me.

I first think River Tam. I prefer the name for a girl, but some guys can pull it off as well.

This name sounds pretty normal by now. I've heard weirder stuff. It isn't exactly some type of unique or highly unusual name, so if you're looking for something really unconventional, this ain't it. It doesn't really sound like a hippie name on boys anymore, but on girls it might. The name is quite masculine, and thus somewhat boyish, for girls and women. I don't care if nature words sound better on females in general, as this one has a masculine-sounding ending.

I love the name River. I don't mind that people associate it with hippies, because I am a nature lovin' hippy myself. Maybe that's why I love it! I think it's youthful, and natural. I get a lot of compliments on my choice, and have had a few weird looks, but who cares?!

I don't like this name either way, but I hated it more on girls than on guys. River is a (horrible) guy name and Brooke is a girl name.

I don't like this name for a boy, this is a nice name for a girl. I'm thinking of naming one of my female characters in my next story River. It's much less common than Brook or Brooke, which is a wonderful thing for me and my love of uncommon names.

Professor River Song is a character in Doctor Who, episodes "Silence in the Library" and "Forest of the Dead". She is a female, even though the name is supposedly masculine.

River is horrible name for a boy and a girl. I dislike names giving from English words.

I've only ever heard this name on a girl other than River Phoenix, I actually prefer it on a girl. I think most nature names are better suited to females. :)

I first think of River Tam as well. :D I love this name, and it sounds nice on both genders in my opinion, though I prefer it for a girl.

I love this name! I prefer it on a girl.

This is a dumb name. It's getting too popular, it's extremely trashy, and it sounds pretty obvious that the parents are hippies.

My sister was going to be named this if she had been a boy. Personally I like it, but I think it sounds better as a boys name than as a girls.

I don't think there is anything "hippie" or particularly strange or unique about this name anymore. It's just a normal name which won't excite any more attention than the next one. I think just base it on whether you like the name or not.

When I was younger I didn't really like this name so much, because I thought it sounded strange. But now it's grown on me quite a bit.

I'm surprised someone hasn't complained about this being a word name, since River is a regularly used word in the English language, along with names like "Ruby" and "Comfort", which are also words. What hypocrites.

River sounds like a feminine name to me, probably because it reminds me of River Tam from Firefly. It's a nice peaceful and serene sounding name.

I'm all for uniqueness and whatnot, but this just sounds hippyish to me. It also gives me the impression that the parents are trying too hard to be unique.

There was a guy in my 6th-grade class named River. One day, we changed our names (guys would get the girl equivalent of their name, and vice versa). I (Colleen) was Collin, Andrew was Andrea, and River was... Brooke. We thought we were sooo clever :D

I looove this name! It's much nicer for a boy than a girl, I really hate how parents are insisting on giving their daughters boy names, I mean come on there are hundreds of beautiful girl names and if we keep on naming our daughters Ashley and Jackson, there are gonna be no names left for boys. But anyway I love this name, it is very masculine and very English, love it.

I like this name. I don't know what people are talking about that it is overused. I have never even met a River!

I'm surprised this name isn't listed as unisex on this site, considering that it is used on both boys and girls. I think it suits either gender, though it probably has more of a male legacy due to River Phoenix (great actor, died way too young). However, the character River Tam from the TV show "Firefly" and the movie "Serenity" has also lent the name feminine qualities. I would be more inclined to use River on a female, since that association is stronger for me.

I love the name for a boy or a girl but personally I thinking it is more suited to a girl. Like a river a woman is always changing- that's why they call it a woman's prerogative.

I've never heard of the actor or the TV show/Movie you all have mentioned.

I'd never do this to my child, but I love the combo River Krystal.

I find this name to be very unisex. River sounds like a strong name for a boy and gorgeous name for a girl. My female dog's name is River and it suits her so well. She is so gentle and nurturing and I love calling her "Riv."

My son is named River middle name Paul. We chose it because of the beautiful River that winds behind our home and unites us as a family. We are not hippies, but are outdoor people. I find it to be a masculine and strong name with a nature connotation, which will be perfect for our little guy growing up in a wooded community next to the "River". We wanted a semi-unique name because we have a very common last name. Some people (mostly older folks) look at us like we are crazy when I say his name in public, and others comment on what a cool name he has. We love it, he I'm sure will carry it well in life.

My first son is called River. He suits it well and it's a beautiful yet "cool" name for a boy. His father chose the name and he chose well. I got compliments for his name when he was younger. And where I live, it's quite unlikely he'll find another River, unless it's blue and consists of water! It's a great name and has aged well with him. He doesn't get bullied but there's the odd "Riverbed" or "Stream" from his relatives!

This is a unisex name. No matter how you try to change it. The fact is this have a calm,mellow feeling and it goes well for both so this is totally unisex. And names like Ashley and Madison had today's girly feel to it. But this don't and it's just perfect.

BEAUTIFUL

I can't believe I'm the only one who thinks its strange to name a child 'river'. Its beyond me why this is in the top 1000 for both genders.