I know there are many boys’ names that have “gone to the girls” ([name_u]Kelly[/name_u], [name_u]Shannon[/name_u], etc.) that may be ready to be reclaimed, and I’m interested in hearing those. I’m also interested in finding any boys names that are solidly boy, but can be shortened to a more girly nickname, or any variation on this theme. I think this is more of a challenge than the girls!
I like a lot of the boys names that are used for girls. Some that I like are:
[name_u]Courtney[/name_u]
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Regan[/name_u]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u]
For boys (though some are probably very daring):
[name_u]Zooey[/name_u]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_f]Garin[/name_f]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u] (though is probably still more used for boys than girls)
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
As for girls:
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”
[name_f]Christina[/name_f]/[name_f]Christine[/name_f] “[name_u]Chris[/name_u]”
[name_f]Johanna[/name_f] “[name_u]Jo[/name_u]”
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f] “[name_u]Lee[/name_u]”
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] for boys. Definitely a boy’s name. But “[name_f]Ellie[/name_f]” is a more “girly” nickname. So that might work.
A lot of nature names work on both sexes. And sometimes often sound “softer” on a boy.
Like [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_u]River[/name_u] or [name_u]Brooke[/name_u] for example.
For girls other feminization of males names work. Like [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Roberta[/name_f], [name_f]Michelle[/name_f], [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] etc.
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f] nn “[name_m]George[/name_m]” is one that comes to mind immediately that hadn’t been mentioned.
Names that went unisex or to the girls that were boys names:
[name_u]Alexis[/name_u]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Emery[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_f]Alison[/name_f]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_f]Beverly[/name_f]
[name_u]Carroll[/name_u]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]
[name_u]Drew[/name_u]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]
[name_u]Lonnie[/name_u]
[name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Loren[/name_u] (when we the last time you met a little boy named [name_u]Loren[/name_u]?)
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_u]Reece[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f]
[name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_u]Shelby[/name_u]
[name_u]Stacy[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]
Girls:
[name_f]McKenzie[/name_f] nn [name_u]Mickey[/name_u]
[name_f]Nicole[/name_f] nn [name_f]Nicki[/name_f]
[name_f]Leeann[/name_f] nn [name_u]Lee[/name_u]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f] nn [name_m]Vick[/name_m]
[name_f]Francesca[/name_f] nn [name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_f]Fredrika[/name_f] nn [name_u]Freddie[/name_u]/[name_m]Fred[/name_m]
[name_f]Michaela[/name_f] nn [name_m]Mikey[/name_m]
[name_f]Seraphina[/name_f] nn Phin
[name_f]Coralie[/name_f] nn [name_f]Cori[/name_f]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
Boys:
[name_u]Addison[/name_u] nn [name_f]Addie[/name_f]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u] nn [name_f]Em[/name_f] or [name_f]Emmie[/name_f]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m] nn [name_f]Nicki[/name_f]
[name_m]Patrick[/name_m] nn [name_u]Pat[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u] nn [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
[name_m]Oliver[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ollie[/name_u]
Well, you’ve got a lot of unisex names, so here’s some masculine names with softer/feminine nn’s
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m] nn [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] comes to mind first as it’s in my family tree!
[name_m]Joseph[/name_m] nn [name_u]Josie[/name_u]
[name_m]William[/name_m] nn [name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_u]Laurence[/name_u] nn [name_u]Laurie[/name_u]
[name_m]Benjamin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
[name_m]Caleb[/name_m]/[name_u]Kayden[/name_u] nn [name_f]Cay[/name_f]/[name_u]Kay[/name_u]
[name_m]Henry[/name_m] nn [name_f]Hen[/name_f]
[name_m]Robert[/name_m] nn [name_u]Bertie[/name_u]/[name_f]Birdie[/name_f]
[name_m]Nicholas[/name_m]/[name_m]Dominic[/name_m] nn [name_u]Nicky[/name_u]
[name_m]Grayson[/name_m] nn [name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_m]David[/name_m] nn [name_f]Deedee[/name_f]
[name_m]Bryan[/name_m]/[name_m]Brandon[/name_m] etc. nn [name_u]Bryn[/name_u]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m] nn [name_u]Lynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] nn [name_f]Maddy[/name_f]
[name_m]Calvin[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cali[/name_u]
[name_m]Zachary[/name_m] nn [name_u]Cary[/name_u]
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] nn Jass/[name_m]Jazzy[/name_m]
I personally have always liked the concept of a girl named [name_u]Percy[/name_u]. This could be a short form of Persepohone, or not, but I still love this idea.
Also, I think [name_u]Perry[/name_u] for a girl is a possibility, also, whether it’s as a shortened form of [name_m]Peregrine[/name_m] or not.
[name_u]Logan[/name_u], maybe? [name_u]Landry[/name_u] or [name_m]Landon[/name_m]?
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]. [name_u]Presley[/name_u].
[name_u]Jackie[/name_u] or [name_u]Jamie[/name_u].
[name_f]Samantha[/name_f] “[name_u]Sam[/name_u]”
[name_u]Nikki[/name_u]. [name_f]Nicole[/name_f] “[name_u]Nick[/name_u]/[name_u]Nikki[/name_u], [name_m]Cole[/name_m]”. [name_u]Nicola[/name_u].
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u], “[name_m]Ned[/name_m], [name_m]Kenny[/name_m]/[name_m]Ken[/name_m]”.
[name_f]Moanna[/name_f], “[name_u]Mo[/name_u]”. I’m sure there are other ‘[name_u]Mo[/name_u]’ names out there, but this was the one I thought of first.
[name_f]Moxie[/name_f]. [name_u]Max[/name_u] has been used on girls.
[name_f]Roxanne[/name_f], “[name_f]Roxy[/name_f]/Rox”.
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]? [name_u]Briley[/name_u]? There’s a whole bunch of other names that are similar to these, but I will let you look them up, because there are too many to list.
Last name names, like [name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], etc.
[name_u]Avery[/name_u].
[name_f]Danielle[/name_f] could work like this, as could [name_f]Philippa[/name_f].
[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]/[name_f]Olive[/name_f], “[name_u]Ollie[/name_u]”.
[name_f]Frances[/name_f]?
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f], “[name_m]Gabe[/name_m]”?
Ooo, I have a massive soft spot for [name_u]Tegan[/name_u] on a boy, though that’s about 80-20 at the moment. Other names I like are [name_u]Sascha[/name_u] and [name_u]Nikita[/name_u] (both russian boys nicknames), [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_u]Ashley[/name_u]…
