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I have known one Sheridan, she'd be in her early sixties now, and she goes by Sheri.
It's not terrible, but it has a very 1980's prime-time soap opera feel to it. Like Fallon, but older.
Freya Sheridan sounds, to be honest, like a pen name a guy named Bill Johnson or a woman named Susan Marshall would give themselves to write soupy romance novels set a hundred years ago in England.

It's the only surname I like on a girl. I first saw it several years ago, as the name of a young girl in an article in the newspaper, and I posted about it then. It's the softness of the first syllable that sells it as a girls' name to me. Freya Sheridan flows well enough.

I think it is really nice! I love that it is unique, but still nice sounding. I could definitely see it on a girl.

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I don't love the nick name of Sher or Sheri personally... but I do love the name Sheridan. :)

I can only see Sheridan as a male name. I see the appeal, but it reminds me of Keeping up appearances too much to take it seriously. Maybe if I actually knew someone named Sheridan, it'd be different, but as it is the association is too strong for me. The only thing I can think about when I hear Sheridan is Hyacinth Bucket shouting with the phone in her hand.

This message was edited 5/13/2016, 7:25 AM

Not sure if anyone else has this association, but my first thought is Sheraton hotels. That's really the only time I've ever heard the name. Not necessarily a bad thing, just gives me very corporate vibes, heh.

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I think it works as a first or middle name though. Freya Sheridan is a bit too consonant heavy IMO, but even if one were dropped - something like Leia Sheridan, for example - I'd think it was very nice.

This message was edited 5/13/2016, 7:37 AM

Well, it sounds trendy-ish and unfeminine to me. It's a bit clunky with Freya, but otherwise I can tollerate pretty much everything in the mn spot.

I get a very mannish impression. It's so surnamey to me, not firstnamey. Sheridan and her sisters Reagan, Rafferty, Murphy, Quinlan, and Finnegan.

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But it's fine as a middle name.
The combo is okay. The -ya Sh- isn't the flowiest, but it's definitely usable.

Freya Sheridan has a gorgeous flow.

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I love Sheridan as a middle name for a girl. Love it.

Huh, I would have thought it was masculine.

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Ah, I see that it is both. Huh. I kind of like it for a boy, but I'm not so sure for a girl. Totally fine as a middle though, and it sounds good with Freya.

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I particularly like that you have enjoyed it so long. I feel the same about a few names from my childhood. :)

It makes me think of the Sheraton hotel chain. Not sure if they're international though.

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Thee meaning is kind of cool, but overall it gives me the trendy surname sort of vibe. Anything goes for middle names, but with the surname vibe the combo could get heavy in conjunction with a surname.

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Freya Sheridan is very unattractive to me, but I have never been a Freya fan and I'm not feeling the flow.

I understand the appeal of Sheridan, but I inevitably think of the hotel chain Sheraton. They're a little different--I know--but I still think of it.

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I like it in the middle name spot. I would dislike if someone shortened it to "Sheri," so using is as a MN seems like a good compromise. Freya Sheridan works well.

My first thought was Hyacinth Bouquet talking about her son and I don't even like Keeping Up Appearances! Then I think of Sheridan Smith, the actress, (and I like a lot of shows she's been in) so it has good associations as a girl's name too.

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Generally I like names which begin with a "Sh" sound. As a middle name it's definitely fine and works in a combo with Freya.

It's too masculine for my taste, but I think that in the middle name slot, it's okay.