Favorite femminine names for boys?

Hey everyon, I’m interested to hear your favorite more femining names for boys

Florence is my crush right now and I’m also thinking about
Clementine
Harper
Marlowe
Lark
Kelly
Jade
Willow
Lane
Piper
Page
Brooke
Summer

And if you’re interested in answering the question, how do you feel about bending the gender associated with names in general?

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[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_m]Kellen[/name_m]
[name_f]Jonquil[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Silver[/name_u]
[name_m]Sylvain[/name_m]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Kimber[/name_f]
[name_u]Astor[/name_u]
[name_u]Cass[/name_u]
[name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
[name_u]Jesse[/name_u]
[name_u]Jackie[/name_u]
[name_m]Jens[/name_m]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]
[name_u]Chandler[/name_u]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Alain[/name_m]
[name_u]Holland[/name_u]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellison[/name_u]

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[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] is a great one, I also like
[name_f]Kimber[/name_f]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellison[/name_u]
[name_f]Jonquil[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooks[/name_u]

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Some of my favourites are

[name_f]Lucille[/name_f]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_u]Penrose[/name_u]
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurie[/name_u] :grin:
[name_u]Maria[/name_u]
[name_u]Frankie[/name_u]
[name_u]Clare[/name_u]

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I’m not usually one for ‘gender-bending’ names. I think it’s because I’m not particularly brave with my naming choices and prefer traditional names in general e.g. [name_f]Margaret[/name_f], [name_f]Dorothy[/name_f], [name_f]Alice[/name_f], [name_u]George[/name_u], [name_m]Edward[/name_m] and [name_m]William[/name_m]. However, having said that, I like a lot of nature names, most of which I can see on any gender - Evergeen, [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Forest[/name_u], [name_u]Firefly[/name_u], [name_u]Willow[/name_u] and [name_u]Rain[/name_u] for instance. And I actually prefer these on a boy.

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Some I’ve been thinking about:
[name_f]Emerald[/name_f]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_f]Holiday[/name_f]
[name_f]Carys[/name_f]
[name_u]Seren[/name_u]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_u]Sloane[/name_u]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]

I think nearly all of these are technically logged as gen neutral, but I feel like they lean more feminine.

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I like [name_u]Florence[/name_u], [name_u]Piper[/name_u] and [name_u]Willow[/name_u] for a boy too :slight_smile:

[name_f]Jade[/name_f], [name_u]Cadence[/name_u], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] and [name_u]Shiloh[/name_u] are some of my other favourites

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i absolutely adore evelyn for a boy !!

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Maybe [name_f]Jade[/name_f] and [name_f]Ivy[/name_f] though I’d probably spell it [name_f]Ivey[/name_f].

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Most of the ones I like have already been listed, but [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] is for sure my favorite. I’ve only known one boy named [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] in my life but I’ve always liked it for a boy. I think it’s probably easier to get away with naming a boy something more feminine, since I don’t think I’ve ever met a girl with a more masculine name. I wouldn’t really know, though. With some names I think it’s not wise to use them on a different gender, overall it’s fine imo.

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[name_u]Yarrow[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_f]Lilian[/name_f]
[name_u]Benjamin[/name_u]

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[name_u]Kelly[/name_u]
[name_u]Jamie[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_u]Laurie[/name_u]
[name_u]Hollis[/name_u]

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So there’s the names that were originally boys and have migrated to girls but I prefer on boys:
Mallory
Madison
Morgan
Cassidy
Valentine
Leslie
Meredith
Shannon
Ashley
Carey

other names:
Ivy
Vivian
Greer
Hyacinth
Audrey
Joy
Blythe
Clover
Meadow
Wren
Mackenzie
Sascha/Sasha (this one I know is Masc in Europe)

I rather like gender bending names but I prefer when it’s down in both directions! often people are not willing to give more femme names for boys so I was happy to see this! I love Florence and I think all of these could work as boy’s names.

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Firsts:
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u]
[name_f]Astrid[/name_f]

Middles:
[name_f]Blythe[/name_f]
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Joy[/name_f]
[name_f]Fern[/name_f]
[name_f]Ivy[/name_f]

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[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
I know those names are unisex but i think of them a femminine names

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There’s something about [name_f]Natalie[/name_f] on a boy that intrigues me.

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Oh! I have a lot. I tend to like more traditionally “feminine” names more than I do traditionally “masculine” ones. Some of my favorites:

[name_f]Amaranth[/name_f]
[name_f]Anise[/name_f]
[name_f]Bronte[/name_f]
[name_f]Ceres[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Delta[/name_f]
[name_u]Garnet[/name_u]
[name_u]Gemini[/name_u]
[name_f]Hope[/name_f]
[name_f]Lilias[/name_f]
[name_f]Liv[/name_f]
[name_u]Love[/name_u]
[name_f]Maris[/name_f]
[name_f]Odette[/name_f]
[name_f]Olympe[/name_f]
[name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_u]Phaedra[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]

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Basically all of these are theoretically unisex, but I prefer them on boys:
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_u]London[/name_u]
[name_u]June[/name_u] (with full name Junius)
[name_f]Shirley[/name_f] (used to be a boys’ name!)
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Kestrel[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]

I totally have more but I’m blanking right now… I’ll edit when I think of them! To me, gender bending girls-names-to-boys-names still feels very fresh, unlike the reverse. Masculine names on girls have been done so often in the last few decades that it just feels very “meh” to me now.

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This is a great list! And I love how a lot of these would normally be considered solid girls names, but I can totally see them on any gender!

I particularly like [name_f]Bronte[/name_f], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_f]Delta[/name_f], [name_f]Pearl[/name_f], and [name_f]Anise[/name_f]!

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I get what you mean, and I hope this trend grows and helps break down the gender binary

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