Boy names on girls are so cute! What do you think of these?

Girl Names
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I love traditionally boy names on girls! How would these pan out?

Robert

Edward

Albert

Richard

Ralph

Elmer

Russell

Chester

Stanley

Ethan

Norman

Homer

Miguel

Montgomery

Melvin

Horace

Hugh

Morris

Abraham

Gordon

Christopher

Jonathan

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Purely going with how they sound, Elmer, Chester, Stanley and Melvin appeal to me. Taking a name out of its cultural and historical context gets quite murky…there’s a lot to consider.

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I think [name_m]Horace[/name_m] & [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] could be nice on girls.

[name_m]Abraham[/name_m] seems… inappropriate for a girl, because it means “father of many”. Anyway, I probably wouldn’t use any of these for a girl. I don’t mind gender bending, but you have to consider you’re naming an actual child when using these, and the child will have to live with it.

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I think [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] works the best out of these

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I “know” a little girl whose middle name is [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] so to me this one definitely works!

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I could imagine [name_m]Morris[/name_m], [name_m]Hugh[/name_m] (or even Hugo?), [name_m]Russell[/name_m] and [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u] fitting

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[name_m]Hugh[/name_m] is one of my nicknames (I’m a girl). I like it as an idea, but I do prefer it as just a natural nickname. Perhaps [name_u]Edward[/name_u], [name_u]Robert[/name_u], or [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u] would work… though these are heavy. Definitely a lot to parse.

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Wow these are definitely the clunky end of boy names for girls…I can just about see [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u] or [name_m]Morris[/name_m] working as they’re surnames anyway (plus [name_u]Monty[/name_u] and [name_u]Mo[/name_u] could be fun nicknames on a girl!) but the rest probably not. Maybe [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] and [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] since they follow girl name patterns? Tbh I think in theory any name can be worn by anybody because they’re just words, but depending on meaning and usage some are going to be heavier and less wearable than others for the ‘other’ gender.

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I don’t like any of them I am sorry except for, I think only [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u] could somehow work, with nickname Gogo, [name_u]Merry[/name_u] or [name_f]Mary[/name_f].

I enjoy many of these for boys especially [name_m]Albert[/name_m] and [name_m]Morris[/name_m]. And [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u].

I like some more feminine names for boys as well, such as [name_u]Robin[/name_u] and [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] (EEV-lin).

I like [name_u]Camille[/name_u] for a boy more than for a girl, with the [name_u]French[/name_u] pronunciation/in a [name_u]French[/name_u] context.

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I think these are too masculine to be a girl’s name, sorry. I think they should stay on the boys’ side. The only ones that I can see, perhaps assuming the parents were adventurous, are [name_u]Melvin[/name_u], [name_m]Morris[/name_m] and [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] (in keeping with naming trends of late). Maybe [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u] and [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] too, like others say.

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I actually knew a girl named [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] and it worked surprisingly well for her. I also have a female boss named [name_m]Jonathan[/name_m] but she goes exclusively by [name_u]Jonnie[/name_u] as, obviously, everyone thinks she is a man. I can’t picture any of the others on a girl, though. They’re all very masculine.

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I knew a woman named Elner so I could see [name_u]Elmer[/name_u] & maybe [name_u]Stanley[/name_u] or [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u] working.

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I would go with [name_u]Stanley[/name_u], [name_m]Norman[/name_m], or [name_m]Ethan[/name_m] on a girl

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I don’t care for any of the full names on girls, but many of them have nicknames that would work: [name_u]Robby[/name_u], [name_u]Eddie[/name_u], [name_f]Ricki[/name_f], [name_u]Mel[/name_u], [name_m]Jonny[/name_m]

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I dont think any of these

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Honestly, the only way I could even imagine any of these names on a girl would be as a middle, and named as a serious honor name (read: father, grandfather…, not second cousin once removed’s neighbor.)

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[name_m]Albert[/name_m] is perfect. [name_u]Allie[/name_u], [name_u]Albie[/name_u], [name_u]Bertie[/name_u]. How about [name_f]Alberte[/name_f]? Idk that just struck me.

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To me and where I come from most of these names I find hard to put on girls. I have nothing against it but the kind of “boy” names I like on girls are more [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] and [name_u]Everest[/name_u]. I just know that the child has to live with this name for the rest of their lives. I really just prefer simpler names just don’t over complicate things!

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Most of these are hard for me to picture on a girl. However I have had friends consider Stanley for their daughter. And I could see Montgomery (since it’s more surnamey/ place name) Morris, and Ethan working. I want to say Horace, but the first syllable would keep me from using it on a girl and if you say it fast it sounds like your saying wh*res

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[name_f]My[/name_f] favorites are [name_m]Russell[/name_m] and [name_u]Montgomery[/name_u]!

[name_m]Ralph[/name_m] and [name_m]Morris[/name_m] are cute but I could imagine them irl