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I don't like Sam or Alex for either gender. Both are blah and not really exciting. They work for both, I'm just not crazy about them in general. Kai is trying too hard for either. Asa is okay. I don't have a specific gender in mind when I see it. Spencer used to be purely a boy name, and boring at that. But I actually do like it on a girl, especially dressed up with a more feminine middle name.

I think that Sam and Alex are okay as nicknames. I can see how Kai and Asa would work but I personally wouldn't do it (especially the former). I don't see Spencer working at all.

I like Spencer for a girl. Sam and Asa work too.

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Kai is already a trendy boys name, so it sounds even worse on a girl. Alex is a common nickname for girls but it doesn't sound feminine too me.

Spencer, Kai, and Asa are all boy to me.

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Sam and Alex fit a girl if used as nicknames, in my opinion. I still prefer both of them as nicknames for boys, however. There are very few traditionally male names I think work for girls.

Not a fan.

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Sam and Alex are unisex nicknames. I have no problem as nns for Alexandra, Samantha, etc.

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Spencer, Kai and Asa are decidedly male to me, but I only like Asa of the three.

This message was edited 5/25/2015, 8:03 AM

Man, these aren't even that daring. Here I was hoping you'd be all "Patrick! Winston! Reginald! Gilgamesh!"

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Yeah, those all work on girls just fine.

Spencer, Kai and Asa have too much historic usage on boys for me to ever like them on girls, and in any case, I find Spencer immensely unpleasant - it's a very hissing name. Sam I find dated, on either gender, but Alex I'm quite fond of in any instance, largely due to A Clockwork Orange, I think.

Sam and Alex work because they can be nns for Samantha and Alexandra respectively, I guess Asa and Kai are feminine enough, but Spencer feels masculine to me.

Spencer- Dislike on either gender. I know a horrible person named Spencer. And on a girl... it's just weird.
Kai- I agree that it has a certain feminine quality to it. But it's one of the only male names I like! Please don't steal it!
Asa- See Kai. I actually thought this was a girl's name when I first heard it. But now, I'm used to its masculinity.
Sam- Good for male or female, but only as a nickname. Samuel for a boy and Samara for a girl is my pick.
Alex- See Sam. I like it for Aleksander, or possibly Aleksei, on a boy. For a girl I like Alexia or Aleksa.

The only one I agree on is Sam, when used as a nickname for Samantha. All the other ones are male names only to me.

I consider Alex and Sam nick names rather than full names. Whenever I have heard Alex and Sam used for girls, they have been short for Alexandra and Samantha respectively. Kai is unisex, but I prefer it on men. Kai has a knightly Arthurian quality that I like. Spencer is masculine, and on a girl it sounds as if the parents are trying too hard to make a statement with their daughter's name. On the previous post I mentioned that Asa is a boy name that could potentially work for a girl. Many traditionally male names have been taken over by girls, and it has really taken a toll on the number of names available for boys. I would let the boys keep a few names. There is no need to feminize them all.

This message was edited 5/24/2015, 7:27 PM

Spencer - Makes me think of a privileged, somewhat sleazy teenage boy. I cringe when I see it on a girl. I really don't get the appeal for either gender, but girls especially.

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Kai - Eh. Very boyish to me, because I've only ever heard it on boys. I much prefer Kaja or Kalani for a girl.

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Asa - All boy, hands down. Right there with Micah and Ezra; I really don't get why people would try to turn these into girl names. It baffles me, honestly.

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Sam - Not on its own, fine for a nickname for Samantha.

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Alex - See: Sam. Just substitute Samantha for Alexandra/ Aleksandra.

Nope
Nope
Nope
Nope
And nope

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(:Sam and Alex only minorly tolerable if as a nickname (Alexandra\Alexandria. Samantha\Samara\h and so forth)

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I see nothing feminine or flattering for Spencer, Kai and Asa on a girl in the least primarily since unlike "Sam" and "Alex" they aren't a common nickname (the only time I prefer Alex and Sam on their own is on a boy)
I don't like masculine names on girls. It makes me think that the person prefering an obvious male name for a girl must be quite young or oblivious.

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I would prefer for a girl to have an actual female name and for people to leave the boys names alone. (Again, Sam and Alex as nicknames)
No one would want all the boys names in the future to be stolen by girls.

Spencer - don't really like it for either
Kai - yes
Asa - it could, but I would prefer it on a boy
Sam - I dislike it on a girl, but it works
Alex - I know people can and do use this for a girl, but to me it is a boy's name.