I’ve seen the argument made on here that once you give a daughter a unisex name (like [name]Riley[/name] or [name]Emerson[/name] or whatever), that you should keep with that pattern so the first daughter (or second, whatever) doesn’t feel left out. I support the idea fully, actually–I have a unisex name and my sisters do not, and I’ve always wished I had a name like [name]Rachel[/name], [name]Eleanor[/name], [name]Annabel[/name], [name]Lily[/name], [name]Grace[/name], etc. that was 100% girly.
I was thinking about that today, and how I love unisex names for boys… Should this rule also apply to boys, then? I’ve never really considered this as most of my unisex favorites are originally boys’ names, so I thought having siblings like [name]Caleb[/name] and [name]Avery[/name] would be fine. They’re both boys’ names, imo, and [name]Avery[/name] still ranks high for boys despite its popularity for girls. Besides, it’s a family name for me so it’s high on my list regardless.
But if I have an [name]Avery[/name], do you think I should continue that, with choices like [name]Emerson[/name], [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Riley[/name], [name]Morgan[/name], [name]Addison[/name], [name]Harper[/name], etc.? [name]Do[/name] you think he’d feel left out if his brothers were [name]Caleb[/name], [name]Everett[/name], [name]Jack[/name], [name]Asher[/name], [name]Grayson[/name], etc., which are 100% masculine, imo?
The problem isn’t that I don’t have the guts to use a unisex name, because I totally would if I loved the name enough, but since I had a unisex name and hated that I felt left out, I’ve always vowed I wouldn’t do that to my daughters. It just now hit me that my sons could potentially feel the same way if I gave one a unisex name but not the others. Anyway, it was just an idea that hit me this morning and I was curious what others thought.
Thanks, ladies!