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HelpWhat are your favourite boys names for girls?
What boys names would you use for a girl?
ETA: I should have specified, im just looking for ideas, not whether you would or wouldnt use a boys name on a girl
ETA: I should have specified, im just looking for ideas, not whether you would or wouldnt use a boys name on a girl
This message was edited 12/15/2018, 9:40 AM
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Aurora / Rory
Samuel / Samantha / Sam
Patrick Patrice Patty Pat
Stevie Stephen (even) Steven (smile) or Stephanie (spell these names as you like).
Lauren Laurence Laurie (Lorie) / Loreen
Leo / Leah; may a girl be Lenny? (she need not use a circle for the letter /I/ for an /ie/ spelling. (May a guy be Leigh Leah / Leia / Laya ?) - black & white etymology might suggest these as unrelated - but have we fully traced the historical socio-linguistic consequences from trade routes & international relations?
Anthony - Antoinette / Antonia Tony Toni Tonya Tania; Consider Elisha & Elizabeth--and the numerous nick-names that easily serve independently, and if a boy can be Anthony, may he not be Bethany - even Beth (remember Stevie to 'even' Stephen or Stephanie, so may we not then name a girl Anthony? Then may a male or female Anthony not be an Anne or Annie? (smile--but this is all too true!)
Samuel / Samantha / Sam
Patrick Patrice Patty Pat
Stevie Stephen (even) Steven (smile) or Stephanie (spell these names as you like).
Lauren Laurence Laurie (Lorie) / Loreen
Leo / Leah; may a girl be Lenny? (she need not use a circle for the letter /I/ for an /ie/ spelling. (May a guy be Leigh Leah / Leia / Laya ?) - black & white etymology might suggest these as unrelated - but have we fully traced the historical socio-linguistic consequences from trade routes & international relations?
Anthony - Antoinette / Antonia Tony Toni Tonya Tania; Consider Elisha & Elizabeth--and the numerous nick-names that easily serve independently, and if a boy can be Anthony, may he not be Bethany - even Beth (remember Stevie to 'even' Stephen or Stephanie, so may we not then name a girl Anthony? Then may a male or female Anthony not be an Anne or Annie? (smile--but this is all too true!)
This message was edited 12/16/2018, 1:01 PM
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I'd be fine with using Peregrine for a girl, and maybe Dmitri.
Also *ian endings, considering I wouldn't blink at any of these for a girl:
Vivian
Julian
Octavian
Dorian
A couple that are already unisex, but that I only like for a girl are Noga and Merle.
I've always thought of Augustine as feminine, which makes Constantine look feminine to me, too...maybe also *ence endings like Laurence or Torrence...basically all the masculine names in English that are (or sound like) feminine French names would work okay imo...or, on the flip side, sometimes French masculine names come across as feminine/unisex sounding to me; Etienne is one of those. Another is Yves.
Eta:
I forgot about Lorne. Not sure why I love that one as feminine, but I do.
Also *ian endings, considering I wouldn't blink at any of these for a girl:
Vivian
Julian
Octavian
Dorian
A couple that are already unisex, but that I only like for a girl are Noga and Merle.
I've always thought of Augustine as feminine, which makes Constantine look feminine to me, too...maybe also *ence endings like Laurence or Torrence...basically all the masculine names in English that are (or sound like) feminine French names would work okay imo...or, on the flip side, sometimes French masculine names come across as feminine/unisex sounding to me; Etienne is one of those. Another is Yves.
Eta:
I forgot about Lorne. Not sure why I love that one as feminine, but I do.
This message was edited 12/16/2018, 2:58 AM
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I understand the desire that goes into naming a daughter something that's not merely unisex, but traditionally masculine. It often comes from the hope that she'll be taken more seriously in the real world as an adult. However, this outlook plays into prevailing misogyny - like a female Austen or Ryan will be inherently more capable than a Fiona or a Sophie just from name alone.
Valentine and Rowan are two names I regard as truly unisex. I'd be more likely to use Valentine, though, since I greatly prefer Rowenna for a girl.
But... if you were to put a gun to my head, I suppose I could name a daughter:
Adrian (though I'd vastly prefer Adrienne for a girl)
Beckett (you can still get Becky out of this)
Cameron
Dorian
Elliott (Ellie)
Emrys
Everett (Evie)
Kieran
Murrough
Perran
Taliesin
Veryan
Valentine and Rowan are two names I regard as truly unisex. I'd be more likely to use Valentine, though, since I greatly prefer Rowenna for a girl.
But... if you were to put a gun to my head, I suppose I could name a daughter:
Adrian (though I'd vastly prefer Adrienne for a girl)
Beckett (you can still get Becky out of this)
Cameron
Dorian
Elliott (Ellie)
Emrys
Everett (Evie)
Kieran
Murrough
Perran
Taliesin
Veryan
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I met a lady by the name of Kevin in my early twenties: I loved it. I'd never known the name Kevin used for a lady previously, but what could be wrong with it? I do not understand why Max would be a "boy" name due to the formal Maxine name - which can be used as a short for Maxwell too; so, "Max" may even be used as a formal name for either gender.
Connie - from Conrad, Cornelius, for Cornelia, or Cordelia.
Elise for Elisha (wait - is this masculine or feminine?) Does the gender matter? Only if we allow the gender to be relevant; or if we "allow it to be relevant", must we allow this quality to be a detrimental slur than a positive attribute?
Must we follow the same naming standards or valuation criteria as our neighbors?
Connie - from Conrad, Cornelius, for Cornelia, or Cordelia.
Elise for Elisha (wait - is this masculine or feminine?) Does the gender matter? Only if we allow the gender to be relevant; or if we "allow it to be relevant", must we allow this quality to be a detrimental slur than a positive attribute?
Must we follow the same naming standards or valuation criteria as our neighbors?
This message was edited 12/16/2018, 11:35 AM
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I wouldn't
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Tritto (unless it's an nn)
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Ditto.
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I wouldn't.
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