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I would expect a Sage to be feminine but I actually think I prefer it on a boy. I'm from the UK and it's not popular there on either gender.

So far I've only ever met a male Sage, so I generally assume boy first and that's what I prefer it on, but I feel like it works pretty well for either.

Sage is all boy to me. It makes me think of some Wild Western cowboy, even though I doubt many were named Sage.

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I'm from the US.

I expect a boy, but only a little bit, and probably only because I feel like it's slightly better as a boy name. As a name for a man, it sort of evokes a sagebrush landscape for me (an appealing image), but isn't butch enough to be Westerny (like, say, Wyatt or Colton). I wouldn't be surprised to see a girl Sage at all though. On a girl it seems more herbal and urban, and reminds me of the color.

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I am pretty sure I have seen it on both. I live in Washington state.

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Feminine.
Canada (Winnipeg, to be precise)

Well, the first time I was exposed to the name, it was on a girl, so for the longest time I thought of it as a girl's name. However, lately I've been thinking of it on a boy, and I realize that I'd really like that one too, perhaps even more than on a girl. I think it could really work equally well on either gender; there's really nothing overly feminine or overly masculine about it. A neutral name if I ever saw one, in my opinion.

100% Masculine

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I love Sage, to me it's 100% masculine.

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I've taught 3 little boys named Sage and I know of 1 little girl named Sage.

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I'm in NSW Australia :)

I see Sage as feminine. I live in the American Southeast.

I haven't met anyone with the name. I see it as unisex, but I have trouble seeing it on someone here. I live in the Midwest (Green Bay area).

Feminine, but it could go either way. I'm in the UK.

Definitely feminine. I'm in Australia. :)

Sage is definitely more masculine to me. I love Sage on a boy, it's one of my all time favourites. Sadly it's pretty unusable where I live. I live in Belgium.
Sage on a girl is just ok for me.

This message was edited 7/16/2014, 11:34 PM

Sage as a first name strikes me as more feminine but I am not opposed to it as a middle name on a boy such as Emmanuel Sage. I would not personally use it as a first name on a boy which is how I feel about the name Morgan but I think they are perfectly fine as middle names on a boy paired with a masculine sounding first name. I live in the US.

I actually used to like this for a boy but now I prefer it for a girl.. I like in NZ and I would say that it would definitely be more feminine here.

Hi :)

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Sage is more masculine to me in both spelling and sound, but if I saw "Saige" I would think "girl".

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I'm from the southern US

a little more masculine

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Not by a lot, but maybe like 60-40. I encountered a little boy Sage a few years ago and loved it. Then a few weeks ago saw a picture someone shared with a little girl Sage, and was surprised to find I kinda liked it on a girl too. But I still think it sounds and feels a little more masculine. Plus the herb seems masculine, if that's possible, plus the adjective makes it seem that way too.

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eta: I live in the US

This message was edited 7/17/2014, 6:03 AM

I used to see it as masculine, but have gotten used to seeing it more on girls. If I see it as a plant name, it feels more feminine. It's not a name I'd personally use on either gender.

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I'm Italian, don't live anywhere Sage is going to be used much.

I think of it as more feminine, definitely. It's just a girl's name to me. I live in Pennslyvania in USA btw.

I would say masculine.

Definitely feminine. I think most plant names are more feminine than masculine, though not always. There are definitely boys who can pull off the name Sage, but I do think it's easier for a girl to pull off.
I'm from Wyoming & living in Iowa.

Definitely masculine. I am in Texas.

I think it sounds slightly more masculine when used as a first name. As a middle name it could go either way.

Feminine.

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I know it's sometimes used for boys too, but it sounds feminine to me. I'm in Sweden.

It's one of the few names I think is perfectly unisex. I can see it equally on either a boy or a girl. I have met one Saige, a girl, but no male Sages. I'm in New Jersey, if that makes a difference.

I'm in Texas, and it's more masculine to me. It wouldn't surprise me on a girl, though, since I've seen it on both.

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I'm also seeing Saige more often than I used to, and always on a girl. It does seem more feminine.

Definitely more feminine. I've only seen it IRL on a girl, and it seems weird to me on a boy. I live in the US.

Feminine because the only Sage I know is female. I live in Australia =)