as you can see from my signature, my ideal girls names are [name_m]Ivo[/name_m], [name_m]Ulrik[/name_m] and [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] - all more commonly masculine names.
my question is, what do you thing the pros and cons are of giving a baby girl one of these handsome names? also, does anyone have any other masculine names that you love for a little girl?
I think it can be a cause for confusion and embarrassment. A teacher could plan her/his seating chart and in walks “any boy/man name” and her seat is at the boys’ table. Or gym teachers…Can you imagine being a girl, first day of junior high, and your gym locker has been placed in the boys’ locker room. A potential boss thinking a man is walking in to be interviewed.
There are plenty of girl names that are not frilly and overly feminine.
[name_m]Ulrik[/name_m] is definitely too masculine [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. It seems like a pretty out there choice even for a boy.
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m] is fairly masculine too, but [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] seems pretty unisex to me.
All male. I’ve asked every female I know and none want a male name. I mean, I don’t even like [name_m]Ivo[/name_m] or [name_m]Ulrik[/name_m] for boys.
I personally would say that, yes, these are all too masculine for a girl, and in particular I would very strongly caution against [name_m]Ulrik[/name_m]
I think this is well-put. I would be concerned that having a name that catches people in positions of authority off balance or causes them to embarrass themselves could work again your child in concrete ways. I could imagine a job interviewer subconsciously taking an irrational dislike to a candidate if their first interaction was being corrected about their gender/title. I have noticed that sometimes people with unisex names put their middle names on resumes, but if I saw something like [name_m]Ulrik[/name_m] [name_f]Maria[/name_f], I still wouldn’t be sure what title to use. [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] [name_f]Jane[/name_f] would probably be clear enough.
I could see [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] as unisex and maybe [name_m]Ivo[/name_m] if I connect it to [name_f]Io[/name_f] but [name_m]Ulrik[/name_m] is too masculine even for me if you want a Ul- name I suggest [name_m]Ulysse[/name_m] as it is softer
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m] and [name_m]Ulrik[/name_m] are way to masculine for me. [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] is also all boy to me, but I think you could make it work for a girl.
Names for girls, that aren’t necessarily masculine but are less feminine that I like:
[name_u]Jordan[/name_u]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_f]Ricki[/name_f]
[name_m]Rocky[/name_m]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_u]Shiloh[/name_u]
[name_m]Jonah[/name_m]
[name_u]Finn[/name_u]
[name_u]Devon[/name_u]
Troian
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Reilly[/name_u]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_u]Alden[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u]
[name_u]Billie[/name_u]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Aspen[/name_u]
[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Max[/name_u]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
Also,
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]
[name_u]Owen[/name_u]
[name_u]Peyton[/name_u]
[name_m]Sean[/name_m]
[name_u]Stevie[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
All of those are way too male for me
These aren’t my style either but…
[name_u]Abbott[/name_u]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_m]Adrian[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_m]Brooks[/name_m]
[name_m]Cole[/name_m]
[name_u]Cory[/name_u]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Camden[/name_u]
[name_u]Chase[/name_u]
[name_m]Chance[/name_m]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]
[name_m]Declan[/name_m]
[name_u]Dylan[/name_u]
[name_m]Damien[/name_m]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_m]Ezra[/name_m]
[name_u]Easton[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_m]Greyson[/name_m]
[name_u]Gray[/name_u]
[name_u]Hudson[/name_u]
[name_u]Hunter[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_u]Harley[/name_u]
[name_m]Julien[/name_m]
[name_u]Kai[/name_u]
[name_u]Luca[/name_u]
[name_m]Lincoln[/name_m]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_m]Landon[/name_m]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]
[name_m]Maverick[/name_m]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u] (or even better, [name_f]Noa[/name_f])
[name_m]Nolan[/name_m]
[name_m]Preston[/name_m]
[name_u]Presley[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Quincy[/name_u]
[name_m]Quentin[/name_m]
[name_u]Reed[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_m]Rhett[/name_m]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_m]Ryder[/name_m]
[name_m]Ryker[/name_m]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Roman[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
[name_u]Spencer[/name_u]
[name_u]Tate[/name_u]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
Yes they are too masculine. Naming your child is one of the most precious gifts you will give her so it is important that you put her first and think about how the name will affect her. Those names read that you were trying too hard to be noticed or to be different, to me. There are lots of unisex names that I think would work in a much more favourable way for your daughter.
[name_m]Alphie[/name_m] is pretty cute for a girl, but maybe it’d work best as a nickname.
I like: [name_u]Micah[/name_u], [name_u]Glenn[/name_u], [name_u]Michael[/name_u], [name_u]Seth[/name_u], [name_u]Reed[/name_u], [name_u]Finlay[/name_u], [name_m]Marquis[/name_m], [name_u]Noah[/name_u], [name_u]Rhys[/name_u], [name_u]Bryce[/name_u], [name_m]Kylan[/name_m], [name_m]Adriel[/name_m], [name_m]Israel[/name_m], [name_m]Ian[/name_m], [name_u]Channing[/name_u], [name_m]Chance[/name_m], and [name_u]Jude[/name_u] for girls, some of which I also like for boys. I’m not necessarily going to use these in real life, but I certainly am fond of them.
Honestly, I do find all three to be too predominantly used on males, to work very well on females. Personally, I think you (and the little one) would be much better off with using them as nicknames, for the likes of [name_f]Ivalo[/name_f]/Ivalu/[name_f]Ivana[/name_f] OR [name_f]Ulrika[/name_f]. [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] could probably work well enough, but it does sound more like a nickname than a full one.
(I’m no fan of [name_m]Ulrik[/name_m], [name_m]Al/name_m or [name_m]Ivo[/name_m] on men myself, so I may be biased there. I find them heavy and dated.)
I think [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] is fine as it fits with the shorter boyish nickname for longer feminine names trend ([name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]/[name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_u]Francis[/name_u]/[name_u]Frankie[/name_u], ect) I would pair [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] with [name_f]Raphaela[/name_f].
[name_m]Ivo[/name_m]… maybe? It is not that far from names such as [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Ava[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Harlow[/name_f], [name_f]Margot[/name_f]… But I might go with [name_m]Ivan[/name_m] instead.
[name_m]Ulrik[/name_m]… no, I don’t see this working on a woman. Maybe… Astrick, [name_f]Ulya[/name_f], [name_f]Luna[/name_f]…
There’s no cons. [name_m]Just[/name_m] give the child the name you love.
All are very masculine.
[name_u]Alfie[/name_u], if you absolutely love it, could pass as a nickname for an actually feminine name.
I think they are male names and you wouldn’t be doing your daughter any favours by using them.
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you like the sounds? Here are some similar sounds and many of these names have the cool spunky vibe you may be looking for.
‘o’ endings or snappy sleek names: [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_u]Indigo[/name_u], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], [name_f]Eva[/name_f], [name_f]Eda[/name_f], [name_f]Ida[/name_f], [name_f]Edie[/name_f], [name_f]Elvie[/name_f], Elfin, [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Una[/name_f], [name_f]Neve[/name_f].
Instead of [name_m]Ulrik[/name_m]: [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], [name_f]Lark[/name_f] or ‘d’ ending - [name_f]Sigrid[/name_f], [name_f]Ingrid[/name_f], [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Mairead[/name_f]. Or [name_f]Ulrica[/name_f], [name_f]Ulla[/name_f], [name_f]Erica[/name_f], [name_f]Ula[/name_f], [name_f]Udele[/name_f].
Instead of [name_m]Alphie[/name_m]: [name_f]Evie[/name_f], [name_f]Elvie[/name_f], [name_f]Effie[/name_f], [name_f]Sophie[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f]. Or [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] short for Alphonsa, [name_f]Alfreda[/name_f], [name_f]Euphemia[/name_f].
[name_u]Drew[/name_u], [name_u]Billie[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_u]Tully[/name_u], [name_u]Tierney[/name_u], [name_u]Reece[/name_u], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_f]Jordie[/name_f], [name_u]Lou[/name_u], [name_u]Raven[/name_u], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_u]Blair[/name_u], [name_u]Auburn[/name_u].
I have to agree that these are all too masculine for me. There are so many unisex names that would less controversial. However the suggestion to use them as nicknames is a great one. I can’t see [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] on a girl, as here in the UK [name_u]Alfie[/name_u], [name_m]Archie[/name_m] and the like are so popular. But out of the three [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] would work best as a nickname. [name_m]How[/name_m] about [name_f]Alpha[/name_f] or [name_f]Aphra[/name_f] as alternatives?
I admit, I’m the last person to advocate for “boy” coded names on girls. I love soft -a ending appellations like [name_f]Sylvia[/name_f] and [name_f]Paloma[/name_f], and I’m patently against [name_u]Brinley[/name_u] and the host of other newer unisex/surname names. [name_u]Taylor[/name_u], [name_u]Tyler[/name_u], [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_u]Owen[/name_u] too all fall on the wrong side of the line for me.
That being said – I love [name_m]Ivo[/name_m] and [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] especially for a girl. [name_m]Alphie[/name_m] feels just as silvery and wonderful as [name_m]French[/name_m] [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f] and could easy stand alone. The [name_m]Ivo[/name_m] I know is a (male) poet with a penchant for extended metaphors. I feel like because these are less common (especially in the US), they have less of a concrete gender-coding.
If you are concerned, nicknames are the obvious answer. [name_f]Ivana[/name_f], [name_f]Ivanka[/name_f], and [name_u]Ivory[/name_u] all come to mind. I’d second [name_f]Alpha[/name_f] and [name_f]Aphra[/name_f] too; especially [name_f]Aphra[/name_f] because of excellent namesake [name_f]Aphra[/name_f] Behn! [name_m]Ulrik[/name_m] is a little less easy to imagine on a girl. The sounds are pretty harsh and uncompromising. If you love it though, how about a nickname relationship with [name_f]Ulla[/name_f]?
Let it also be said that any teacher or professional gendering their seating arrangements needs a wake up call! And if your child happens to be that wake up call? All the more power to them, and to you!