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HelpRe: How strict are you with the category ‘unisex’ or ‘gender neutral’?
in reply to a message by peregrine
I think if certain names sound alike, they might as well belong to the same gender - but I'm inconsistent about this and cannot explain why. For instance, I do not think that Audrey is a very feminine sounding name. It's kind of rough. Aubrey is only slightly softer, but for a reason I cannot fathom, this name used to be strictly for boys and when that changed, a number of boy moms in the comment section for Aubrey were getting pissed. Audrey and Aubrey sound almost exactly the same but no one is saying that Audrey would make a handsome boy name. I like Skylar or Skyler for both genders but wouldn't name a girl Schuyler or Tyler.
I love Winter for both genders. I think all season names and month names should be unisex on principal because you can be born at any time - not necessarily because of the sound. I would never name a son May, but I don't think it should raise too many eyebrows if he's named after that particular month because it holds value for the parents. However, I would use June if I was so bold. I wouldn't name a daughter August, but I kind of like it on a girl in theory. I also think that names of constellations make sense on both genders even if the constellation was named after a male or female, not someone or something ambiguous.
I agree with all of the categories that you listed and the majority of the names that you listed. Some of the names I know very little about, so I cannot speak on them. However, I can confidently say that I love Valentine and Winter as unisex names, and that I like Harley, Harper, Rowan, Rocky, October, Aries, Zephyr, Ceph, Muse, Charlie, Raven and Robin on both genders.
Honorable unisex mentions:
Riley
Marley
Haze
Hayes
Alex
Cat
Kit
Jade
Lake
Dale
Dell
River
Ocean
Cameron
Morgan
Ollie
Eden
Telly
Jordan
Rain
Jewel
Reese
Kerry
Hayden
Honorable theoretically unisex mentions:
Cloud
Diamond
Caden
Briley
Miley
Cloudy
Perry
Sameron
Cody
Ryan
Jasper
Emerald
Eve
Topaz
Allie
Peridot
Wren
Dawn
Clover
Ell
Elly
Alistair
Amber
etc.
https://youtube.com/@MarioDrama632 or
https://youtube.com/@AnimatingTheGlobe13
I love Winter for both genders. I think all season names and month names should be unisex on principal because you can be born at any time - not necessarily because of the sound. I would never name a son May, but I don't think it should raise too many eyebrows if he's named after that particular month because it holds value for the parents. However, I would use June if I was so bold. I wouldn't name a daughter August, but I kind of like it on a girl in theory. I also think that names of constellations make sense on both genders even if the constellation was named after a male or female, not someone or something ambiguous.
I agree with all of the categories that you listed and the majority of the names that you listed. Some of the names I know very little about, so I cannot speak on them. However, I can confidently say that I love Valentine and Winter as unisex names, and that I like Harley, Harper, Rowan, Rocky, October, Aries, Zephyr, Ceph, Muse, Charlie, Raven and Robin on both genders.
Honorable unisex mentions:
Riley
Marley
Haze
Hayes
Alex
Cat
Kit
Jade
Lake
Dale
Dell
River
Ocean
Cameron
Morgan
Ollie
Eden
Telly
Jordan
Rain
Jewel
Reese
Kerry
Hayden
Honorable theoretically unisex mentions:
Cloud
Diamond
Caden
Briley
Miley
Cloudy
Perry
Sameron
Cody
Ryan
Jasper
Emerald
Eve
Topaz
Allie
Peridot
Wren
Dawn
Clover
Ell
Elly
Alistair
Amber
etc.
https://youtube.com/@MarioDrama632 or
https://youtube.com/@AnimatingTheGlobe13
This message was edited 9/29/2024, 8:29 AM
