Girl named Micah, her brother named Eden. Too much unisex confusion?

[saskia5575]

Eden would tend to confuse people and I've seen it more on girls, never on a boy. You could always use Ethan, Evan, Aidan. Or you could always name your girl Eden and your boy Micah or Micheal

[kala_way]

I know a female Micah and I've known a male Eden so it's not impossible. Might be hard as a sibset though.

Micah totally fit her name and it was cool on her.
Eden was a douchbag but I never thought of his name as being feminine.

[slimhobbit]

Eh, I'm on the fence here. Eden is more commonly used as a female name while Micah is more commonly used as a male name, at least right now. Now assuming that doesn't change, most people would probably think Eden is the girl and Micah the boy. Does that bother you? If not, then go for it. Personally I think they are both unisex.

[pammypoo]

Are these future children? Can you name the boy Micah and the girl Eden? They're gorgeous names, regardless!

[frustratedauthor]

Way too much gender-bending. You and the children will constantly be explaining. Why not name the boy Micah and the girl Eden?

[merylp]

I know 5 micahs and only one is a boy. Eden on the other hand is for sure a girls name.

[briettabroken]

Way too much unisex! I know two female Edens and one male Eden and I only know a male Micah. I would assume Eden was a girl and Micah was a boy, and that's definitely how I prefer it.

[ellenelle]

I think they could work individually; together, I would switch the genders in my head. If you were to only use one, it sounds like Micah has far more weight and personal importance, so I would go with Micah FeminineMiddle (maybe even Eden?) and opt for a different boys' choice.

[east93]

100% too much confusion. Very few will know their middle names, so yes, it's going to be highly confusing.
If you're insistent on Micah on a girl, then you really can't use Eden on a boy with out having confusion. Why can't you just name her Michaela? And nn her Micah or Mike. Or even Misha which is a touch more feminine in North America (if that's where you're living).

I understand why you want to use Eden though, it is technically unisex, and it's also a male Hebrew name when pronounced "Eh-den"

[undumbblonde]

I REALLY like Micah for a girl; it's a great name so why not share the wealth?
I also think Eden would do ok-ish as a boy's name.
But when you have both in the same family, I definitely think it's a little too confusing. There are many original boy names out there that I think would suit this situation better.