Unisex Names
What are some unisex names that you like for both boys and girls? I know people (especially in naming communities) tend to be really adamant about liking names for either one or the other, but here are some I like for both:
Ariel (even though this doesn't feel super usable for a boy)
Morgan
Rowan
Robin
Noah
Parker
A lot of nickname-y names, ex: Georgie, Frankie, Charlie, Louie
Jude (Probably not even used enough for girls to classify as unisex, but I like it for a girl anyway - and it was given to 99 girls last year, so I'm not the only one)
What are yours?
Ariel (even though this doesn't feel super usable for a boy)
Morgan
Rowan
Robin
Noah
Parker
A lot of nickname-y names, ex: Georgie, Frankie, Charlie, Louie
Jude (Probably not even used enough for girls to classify as unisex, but I like it for a girl anyway - and it was given to 99 girls last year, so I'm not the only one)
What are yours?
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I've seen Ariel on a Cuban boxer in the Olympics years ago, and there's Ariel Sharon of Israel, but I don't like it on a boy.
Noah, on the other hand, I can't see for a girl.
Jude could be in the nickname-y category, as a nn for Judy/ Judith.
Hayden
Dallas- I don't like it, but I've seen it, and they're both graduating this year.
Noah, on the other hand, I can't see for a girl.
Jude could be in the nickname-y category, as a nn for Judy/ Judith.
Hayden
Dallas- I don't like it, but I've seen it, and they're both graduating this year.
Riley
Morgan
Logan (though I prefer it for a girl)
Indiana
I think those are probably about it. I like quite a few unisex names but strictly for one gender.
Morgan
Logan (though I prefer it for a girl)
Indiana
I think those are probably about it. I like quite a few unisex names but strictly for one gender.
Riley
Morgan
Logan (though I prefer it for a girl)
I think those are probably about it. I like quite a few unisex names but strictly for one gender.
Morgan
Logan (though I prefer it for a girl)
I think those are probably about it. I like quite a few unisex names but strictly for one gender.
Alexis, Riley.
Mostly Taylor and Riley/Rylie. But I also like River, Shiloh and Bailey.
Most of the unisex names I only like for one gender or the other, but let's see.
On either gender, I like:
Darcy
Hollis
Indigo
Kit (as a nn)
River
Sparrow
Also there are a couple I like for both genders, but with different spellings:
Frances / Francis
Lauren / Loren
And I'm aware it's not unisex, but I like Phyllis on both genders; when I was a kid I thought it was a male name because of its similarity to Phillip and used it on a male character. I didn't find out it was a female name until later, and then I liked that too, but not as much as I liked it for boys. So it's always felt unisex to me, even though I'd never actually use it.
On either gender, I like:
Darcy
Hollis
Indigo
Kit (as a nn)
River
Sparrow
Also there are a couple I like for both genders, but with different spellings:
Frances / Francis
Lauren / Loren
And I'm aware it's not unisex, but I like Phyllis on both genders; when I was a kid I thought it was a male name because of its similarity to Phillip and used it on a male character. I didn't find out it was a female name until later, and then I liked that too, but not as much as I liked it for boys. So it's always felt unisex to me, even though I'd never actually use it.
There are many names I don't have a preference about, but they aren't names I like, and they're usually surnames - such as Madison, Taylor, Harper, Aubrey, Mackenzie, Ashley, Whitney, Payton, Riley, Reese, Tatum, Casey, Avery, Indigo, Indiana. I don't really expect either sex, and I don't care because I don't care for the names.
There are some names I think make good names for either sex, but I have a personal gender preference:
Morgan (g), Blair (g), Leslie (b), Kelsey (b), Kelly (g), Robin (b), Eden (g), Leith (b), Laurence (b), Terry (b), Zephyr (b), Merle (g), Maria (g), Andrea (g), Sasha (g), Misha (g), Shannon (g), Blythe (g), Jess (g), Cass (g), Lindsay (g), Quinn (g), Paris (g), Sage (g), Shelley (g),
There are some names that have alternate spellings or pronunciations, that determine whether they're good for boys or girls, to me. Like Sidney (b) / Sydney (g), Meredith "MAIR-ed-ith" (g) / Meredith "Muh-RED-ith" (b), Dara or Darragh "DAH-ra" (b) / Dara "DAIR-a" (g), Carey or Cary (b) / Carrie or Kerry etc (g), Skylar (g) / Schuyler (b)
There are some names I think make good names for either sex, but I have a personal gender preference:
Morgan (g), Blair (g), Leslie (b), Kelsey (b), Kelly (g), Robin (b), Eden (g), Leith (b), Laurence (b), Terry (b), Zephyr (b), Merle (g), Maria (g), Andrea (g), Sasha (g), Misha (g), Shannon (g), Blythe (g), Jess (g), Cass (g), Lindsay (g), Quinn (g), Paris (g), Sage (g), Shelley (g),
There are some names that have alternate spellings or pronunciations, that determine whether they're good for boys or girls, to me. Like Sidney (b) / Sydney (g), Meredith "MAIR-ed-ith" (g) / Meredith "Muh-RED-ith" (b), Dara or Darragh "DAH-ra" (b) / Dara "DAIR-a" (g), Carey or Cary (b) / Carrie or Kerry etc (g), Skylar (g) / Schuyler (b)
This message was edited 2/21/2015, 5:31 PM
Morgan
Rowan
Robin
Brogan
Blair
Carey
Connie (nn)
Artemis
Alexis
Billie (nn)
Quinn
Kit (nn)
Sid (nn)
Freddie (nn)
Joey (nn)
Ollie (nn)
Fran (nn)
(nn) would only use them as nicknames.
Rowan
Robin
Brogan
Blair
Carey
Connie (nn)
Artemis
Alexis
Billie (nn)
Quinn
Kit (nn)
Sid (nn)
Freddie (nn)
Joey (nn)
Ollie (nn)
Fran (nn)
(nn) would only use them as nicknames.
This message was edited 2/21/2015, 2:37 PM
I would like to use Rowan or Robin on a boy but I do like to hear them on girls too. I also like Hollis, Tallis, River, Ashley and Brook on either.
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