~ a gender neutral alternative to…

Hi Berries! :partly_sunny:

I’m hoping you all can help me with this little dilemma. I’m looking for a gender neutral alternative to my lovely Willa Rose.

Ideally this name would honor a William, Wilhelmina, and Rose! I was thinking Wilder Roscoe, but that feels a little too masculine.

Any and all ideas welcome- Even the stretchy ones!

Thanks in advance! :tulip:

Willow might be good… maybe Willow Rhodes?

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[name_u]Billy[/name_u] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u]? [name_u]Billie[/name_u] [name_u]Rhodes[/name_u]? [name_u]Billie[/name_u] [name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]?

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I do agree with the previous poster that Willow feels very unisex to me, especially as a middle! But if you’re not feeling it, some good alternatives could be Billie, just Will, Willoughby, Willodean, Winslow, Wiley and Winter.

Rowan, Robin, Rory, Penrose and Roisin could be some alternatives to Rose! Rowan, Rory & Robin for the “ro” beginning, Penrose is obvious, and Roisin means “little rose”! The latter is a female name, but I think if you’re not in Ireland it could pass off as unisex because of its sound.

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Billie Royce

(Edited to fix a typo, I was suggesting a c

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For Willa Billie is technically the neutral form, and for Rose there is Rosel and Rosion, and Roos / Ross.

Other ideas…
Willa: Willow, Lilium, Winter, Willoughby, Wilder, Wesley, West, Wren, Lai, Wynne / Wynn, Willodean, London (the last one might be stretchy, Lilian, Wen, Wei, Lan, Lin / Lynn, Lee, Wenton, Camille

Rose: Ross, Red, Rory, Rowan / Rowen, Roisin, Shiloh, Shelby, Senna, Roux, Rho / Ro, Rue, Ronan / Ronen, Ronnie, Rossi / Rossie, Jamie (this might be stretchy), Ren, Rin, Penrose, Robin, Wildrose, Rhodes / Rhodis, Roscoe, Rosson / Roson, Rosamel, Melrose, Roselyn (Not Rosalyn), Rosen, Shannon, Shawn, Shane, Sydney / Sidney, Sky / Skye, Skylar / Skyler, Sage, Satchel, Rennie, Sailor, Story, Charlie, Sawyer, Spencer, Claude, Ray, Roy

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[name_u]Wiley[/name_u] [name_f]Ro[/name_f], [name_u]Billie[/name_u] [name_f]Ro[/name_f] / [name_u]Rowe[/name_u], or [name_u]Wiley[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]! :heart_eyes:

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Perhaps [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] / [name_f]Ambrosia[/name_f] or [name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m] (means “rose field”) to honor [name_f]Rose[/name_f] :tulip:

I think [name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m] is listed for boy only but if [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] and [name_u]Reagan[/name_u] can be unisex then why not [name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m] :blush:

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@october.sunflower I love the idea of [name_u]Rhodes[/name_u] for a middle, the meaning “where roses grow” invokes such lovely imagery!

@Greyblue I had completely forgotten about [name_u]Billie[/name_u]! [name_u]Billie[/name_u] [name_u]Rowan[/name_u] is so sweet.

@tallemaja Oh [name_u]Winslow[/name_u] is gorgeous! [name_u]Rory[/name_u] [name_u]Winslow[/name_u] is even a good option!

@snowmaiden I’m obsessed with [name_u]Wiley[/name_u] [name_u]Robin[/name_u]. How cute would a child called that be?!

@Elle1 Oh, [name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] is perfect! and I completely agree about [name_m]Roosevelt[/name_m].

Thank you all so much! :bug:

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SO many good suggestions have been made but the first thing that came to mind was [name_f]Willodean[/name_f]! Maybe [name_f]Willodean[/name_f] [name_m]Rueben[/name_m]? Sorry this ain’t much :sweat_smile:

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[name_u]Billie[/name_u] [name_u]Roe[/name_u]

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[name_u]Willow[/name_u] [name_u]Penrose[/name_u] gets my vote.

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[name_f]Willodean[/name_f] and [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] are neutral? I like them, but I did not know they were!

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[name_f]Willodean[/name_f] I can see as neutral because Willo/w is typically fem while [name_u]Dean[/name_u] is typically mask but [name_m]Rueben[/name_m] is usually completely masc, I say the combo is more neutral because [name_f]Willodean[/name_f] as a full name is usually only given to girl while [name_m]Rueben[/name_m] only to boy so they kinda balance each other out

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I was going to suggest [name_u]Billie[/name_u] [name_u]Penrose[/name_u], but i saw someone else say [name_u]Willow[/name_u] [name_u]Penrose[/name_u], and i love that even more. [name_u]Willow[/name_u] [name_u]Penrose[/name_u] “Billie” is such a cute idea to me.

I’ve always thought that [name_m]Reuben[/name_m] of any spelling would be really nice on genders besides boy, but i don’t think i’ve ever seen anyone else consider it. [name_m]Rueben[/name_m] is actually my favorite spelling and seems the most neutral to me. The “rue” part makes it feel a bit softer, in my opinion. The contrasting leanings in [name_f]Willodean[/name_f] [name_m]Rueben[/name_m] are pretty nice! Both of those names also have a few potential nicknames of different gender leanings, so it could be a versatile combo.

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