#2 needs a name

[amvancura]

I think Annika and Gale have made my top choices
what is funny is that I like Peeta from the Hunger games more than Gale, but my husband likes Gale more than Peeta. But Gale's name is better! I have to think about the Galen nn Gale thing... We live near a school that's name is Gehlen.

[backtomyroots]

I prefer Galen as a name for a boy... i know quite a few Gayles who are women so to me Galen just sounds more masculin... Plus as he gets older if he feels the same way or if there were to be a Gayle in his class he could use the full name or the nn Len!

[kyemsma]

How about Stellan for a boy?

[nono]

I really like both Galen and Gale, but I slightly prefer Gale as a full name. I think that Gael Garcia Bernal helps to make Gale wearable for a boy, and It's really unlikely that there will be a female Gayle or a Gail or a Gale in his class. Gayle has been out of the top 1000 since 1982, Gale since 1970, and Gail since 1985. There were 6 girls named Gayle in all of the U.S. in 2010 and 15 named Gail. In comparison, 688 boys were named Gael.

Statistics from here: http://www.nancy.cc/
And the stuff about the top 1000 is from Behind the Name.

[ynnig]

I don't think Gale is fair for a boy, I know a lot of girls called Gail or Gayle (your son may like to live outside the US one day!?) and Gael is pronounced HY-el so not comparable. Galen is very nice though and I also like the suggestions of Anakin (I can't see what the teasing would be for?) and Stellan is a favourite of mine but can't use it.

Siri Winter & Stellan Foster
Siri Winter & Anakin Foster
Siri Winter & Gunnar Foster
Siri Winter & Alrik Foster
Siri Winter & Esben Foster
Siri Winter & Loki Foster
Siri Winter & Rasmus Foster

Or more conventional:
Siri Winter & Hans Foster
Siri Winter & Thor Foster
Siri Winter & Sven Foster

[malaria]

My favorites are definitely Gale/Galen, actually considering them for my list. I really like Gale on it's own, and with the full name Gale , but I can see the teasing potential of Galen. I'd be a bit more likely to use Gale.
Gale Foster works a bit better than Galen Foster, in my opinion.

[amvancura]

I really like Gale. I have never met a little girl or heard of it for one. It's made our list

[nono]

There may be a version of Gael is some culture that is pronounced HY-el, but I've only ever heard it pronounced with a hard G as in Gabriel or Rodrigo. It's usually the soft G sound that becomes an H sound in Spanish.

I just don't really understand why people think giving boys names that have been given to girls is such a terrible thing. I'm not talking about overly flowery, exclusively female names (I'm not advocating that anyone name their son Priscilla). Once certain names get a degree of use on girls people become vehemently opposed to them on boys, yet few people have the same sort of problem giving unisex or even male names to girls. Masculine names on girls are supposedly perceived as "strong", but feminine names on boys are demeaning. I honestly think that we're beyond that. I agree that extreme examples (Zachary on a girl or something like the aforementioned Priscilla or Elizabeth or something on a boy) are ridiculous, but Gale doesn't fall into the category. Besides, Gale has a legitimate history of use as a male name the predates its history of use as a female name.

[kupcakes]

What about Finnick from The Hunger Games. Or from Star Wars, Skye (like Skywalker) or Owen (uncle Owen). I also love Leif.

Is Loki too ridiculous? I've always had a secret like of this name

[amvancura]

Thank you. I agree Gale seems like a masculine name to me. Owen is cute too! Loki is too unique for me