My hope is that all parents do research before naming their children and if this were being done regularly, people could speak to the origins of a name, such a Payton. This name did not "come out of nowhere" as some have suggested, nor was it originally a girl's name. Checking legitimate "ancestry websites" will prove this - and I encourage anyone who doesn't believe this to look it up for themselves. Records show that some European immigrants, who came to the US back in the late 1800s, had the first name Payton. All of these individuals (on record) were male. Payton (with an "A") was originally a boy's name and it came from Scotland. Somewhere along the way, the version with an "E" was created and eventually became a unisex name (sometime around the late 80s / early 90s). Many names started out as boy's names, but over time evolved into girl's names or unisex names. Examples of this are Shannon, Tracy, Stacy, Ashley, Carol, Gail, Terry, Taylor, etc - all originally boy's names. Everyone is entitled to their opinion about a name, like it or not, however, there is always an origin and a history and that fact cannot be argued.
― Anonymous User 8/23/2017
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Many names started out as boy's names, but over time evolved into girl's names or unisex names. Examples of this are Shannon, Tracy, Stacy, Ashley, Carol, Gail, Terry, Taylor, etc - all originally boy's names.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion about a name, like it or not, however, there is always an origin and a history and that fact cannot be argued.