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[Opinions] Shiloh
What do you think of Shiloh? I greatly prefer it on a boy. On a girl it makes me think of the Jolie-Pitt offspring on a boy I think it's really handsome. Still usable even though it was used by them?
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Always had a soft spot for this name. I like it on either gender. I don't know if I could use it myself. I have known a little boy named Shiloh.
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I forgot to mention I know a woman in her late 20's named Shilo. It's nice on her. I don't hate it for a girl. I don't like the Jolie-Pitts but just because they used it doesn't make it unusable.
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I know a guy named Shiloh. I think it's usable and rather nice.
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Shiloh is blah. I don't like the names Angelina Jolie picks. It's worse for a boy.
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For me it wouldn't be the Jolie-Pitts that would make it unusable (yeah that's an association, but whatever). For me, it's all dog. Wasn't there a kids book in elementary school called "Shiloh"? And a movie too...
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I like it quite a bit for both genders. Cool on a girl, handsome on a boy. The association with Jolie-Pitt will likely be strong, but I don't think it makes the name unusable. Especially if it's used on a boy.
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I think it is gorgeous but personally has been inextricably linked, at least for a short while, to the Jolie-Pitt clan. I tend to gravitate towards names with long I and -sh sounds, and I also like the fact that 2 long vowels are put together so nicely and softly. It seems very feminine to me because it is so soft, and the only Shiloh I ever met was a girl: I recall that she was annoyed about the Pitts' choice as she was in her 30s when Shiloh was born. But I think a boy could pull it off (it's reminiscent of Elijah, also a pretty name IMO).

This message was edited 2/26/2013, 7:57 AM

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I see it as more of a pets name. I can really imagine a dog or horse called Shiloh, not a person. It seems more of a feminine name because it has very soft sounds, I don't like it for a boy really.
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When I hear the name Shiloh I personally couple it with the book and film by the same name (or "the Beagle movie!" as I titled it as a child, but had never actually seen it).I'm not quite sure where the hate for Shiloh Jolie-Pitt is coming from... I personally think Shiloh is a cute kid, who does not deserve the loathing being pawned off to her by people who dislike the parents.And, finally, as a simple name itself, free of relating it to either of the above-- even though it is not a name that is inherently "my style," it is something that I love to hate.
I may say that I would recoil if I ever stumbled upon someone stating that it will be the name of their first born (it does sound rather juvenile, unprofessional, and "family dog"-esque), but deep down I want to meet someone with it. To pick a gender that I think it mingles better with, it would be male.
- Francesca
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I don't dislike her or her parents. I mean her mom gets on my nerves quite a bit but she's a cute child. I just don't want people to think that I was celeb crazy and chose the name just because they chose it. After all it is quite uncommon.
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Well, we could argue Shiloh (John? Peter?) Jolie-Pitt is a boy. :) We'll save that discussion for another time.I like it for a boy only. I think it's totally still usable. As for the Jolie-Pitts, they're famous, but they're not famous enough that years from now people are going to know and care what they named one of their many children so I think a boy Shiloh could grow up without having to worry about it.
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I think it's in a category with names like Trinity and True, reminds me of 'the Jolie-Pitt offspring' (lol good one), and reminds me of the Neil Diamond song. I dislike it because Shy Low ... the name is shy and low, and I feel that. Sounds childish and celebby to me.Sorry =\ My honest opinion. Yeah it's usable, they didn't ruin it - I just didn't like it to begin with. On either sex. I slightly expect a boy, and am slightly disappointed if it's a girl named that.

This message was edited 2/25/2013, 7:58 PM

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Sure, it's still usable, but I think people will think of the Jolie-Pitts regardless of the gender. It's very tied to them now, and it probably will be for a while.I prefer it for a girl, but that's just me. It's not bad for a boy, but it just sounds more feminine to me.
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