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[Opinions] Names That Are Truly Unisex
There are some 'unisex' names that I like more one gender than the other. For example, Logan and Elliott skew more feminine, but Shannon and Kelly more masculine.Of the names that I like, IMO these work completely equally on all genders:
Cedar
Peregrine
Hayden
Jasper
Adair
Kelly
Evelyn
Amandeep
Bryn
Gwyn
Glenn
Cheyenne
Kyle
Dale
Evan
Ainsley
Inyene
Jocelyn
Kahurangi
Lane
Manu
Merle
Naphtali
Parker
Shirley
Wren
VivianWDYT? Feel free to write your own lists.
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Lee. One of the very few names that feels unisex to me. Some nature names, such as River, Sage, Cedar, Bay, Cove, Rain, Storm (although I would say that most floral names feel feminine). Some nicknames, such as Sam, Chris, Alex, Mel, Les, Lou, Ash and Charlie. Some word names, such as Indigo, Journey, Ocean, Lake and Blue.
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Taylor
Perry
Charlie
Ash
Jordan
Casey
Jamie
Cameron
Spencer
Sterling
Echo
Kit
Rory
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The only ones I can think of are Francis/Frances and Leslie/Lesley, and even they have a spelling difference.
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Even though I have preferences for most of them, I wouldn’t blink at these on either gender:
Morgan
Quinn
Rowan
Sage
Cameron
Courtney
Ashley
Bryn
Riley
Avery
Addison
Emerson
Linden
Shannon
Jordan
Taylor
Ellis
Hollis
MackenzieAny nature/word names in English (or any other non-gendered language)
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To me Jasper, Glenn (year I know Glenn Close), Kyle, Dale, Evan and Merle are 100% male. Evelyn, Bryn, Cheyenne, Ainsley, Jocelyn, Shirley and Vivian are 100% feminine. Names that I see as truly unisex:
Angel
Avery
Bailey
Cameron
Casey
Dakota
Hayden
Jamie
Jayden
Jordan
Payton / Peyton
Mackenzie
Morgan
Riley
Rory
Sage
Skylar / Skyler
Taylor
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Some nicknames like Chris, Sam and Alex.Morgan, Kelly, Taylor.
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I disagree with the entire list, except for maybe Merle. I can absolutely see it being used for both, either on an elderly man or an an elderly woman.
These could also be unisex: Amandeep, Kahurangi & Naphtali, but they do lean more masculine. I honestly don't know enough about them.
Gwyn, Inyene & Ainsley as well perhaps, but definitely lean more feminine. These I prefer as boy names:Lane
Manu
Logan (Love this one for a boy. Can't stand it on a girl)
Elliott (All spellings!)
Shannon
Cedar
Peregrine
Jasper
Adair
Evan
Hayden
Glenn
Kyle
Dale
Parker Girl's:
Jocelyn
Kelly
Evelyn
Bryn
Cheyenne
Shirley
Wren
VivianI tend to prefer names for a one gender, so there certainly aren't a whole lot of "unisex" names that I see AS being unisex, but for the ones that immediately come to my mind are these:Robin, Taylor & Avery (Prefer more for boys, but don't at all mind on a girl)
Merle (as mentioned above)
Lonnie & Lani
Lauren, Loren/Lorin
That's pretty much it, with maybe a name or two I'm missing. Oh, and I think Monroe.

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Evan and Naphtali feel very masculine, Shirley, Wren and Vivian very feminine.I’d say Rowan is truly unisex, also Dominique and Claude.
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From your, list the ones I think are truly gender neutral are:
Hayden
Glenn
Lane
ParkerI would also add (in my opinion) Angel, Blake, Bronte, Cameron, Dakota, Dallas, Emery, Francis, Holland, Hollis, Jesse, Jordan, Loren, Luca, Morgan, Phoenix, Quinn, Regan, River, Robin, Rowan, Taylor
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I still have gender preferences for these but in theory I think these work equally on boys and girls:
(*s are the ones I like most)
Sage *
Robin *
Lark *
Morgan *
Alex
Sam *
Cameron *
Shay *
Shane
Jordan
Taylor
Luca *
Mackenzie
Rowan *
River *
Rune *
Emlyn
Irian *
Aquila
Briar *
Francis *
Indigo *
Hyacinth *
Shiloh
Loren
Phoenix
Raven *
Angel
Jewel
Ari
Avi
Bailey
Jesse
Sorrell *
Bellamy
Bronte *
Harley
March
Chandra
Sequoia *
Aster
Imani *
Dakota
Kei *
Onyx
Devin
Devon
Quinn
Winn
Juniper *
Emery
Jackie
Jamie
Isidore *
Ellis
Hollis
Holland
Finley
Garnet

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Manu (I'm not very familiar with this name though)
It's not listed here as such, but it's a unisex Maori name meaning "bird".Naphtali (;looks unisex to me but probably only because it reminds me of girl names like Nefertari and Natalie)
I agree. In the Bible he was a son of Jacob
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Disagree with everything you said except Dale, Lane, Jocelyn, Vivian, and Kelly
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