First names that can be used as surnames

We all know about using surnames for first names, but what about the reverse?

Are there any female names that are usable as surnames?

I know of [name]Nicole[/name]/[name]Niccole[/name]/[name]Nicolle[/name].

Would [name]Vivian[/name]/[name]Vivienne[/name]/other spelling be usable?

Hmm, interesting! I’ve always liked the roles reversed, surnames as FNs for boys, and common FNs (like [name]Benjamin[/name] and [name]Samuel[/name]) as surnames. I know of [name]Grace[/name] and [name]Hannah[/name] that’s been used as a surname… I think there was a [name]Thomas[/name] [name]Grace[/name] on the show Alias? I think it’s a really cool choice, actually. And the principal of my high school was a [name]Spencer[/name] [name]Hannah[/name]. Other than that… excluding unisex names (like [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Avery[/name], and [name]Harper[/name]), I’m not sure! Maybe something like [name]Seren[/name] could be a surname? Or a word name, like [name]Lark[/name], [name]Wren[/name]/[name]Ren[/name], [name]Juniper[/name], or [name]Lily[/name]? I know there was a member on here who had [name]Laura[/name] as a surname, so there’s that, too…

Yes, [name]Hannah[/name]! Of course, we just had a bride in the boutique with the surname [name]Hannah[/name], lol. I oughto know this.

I really like the idea of Grace! And word names are a good idea too.

[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Kelly[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Harper[/name]
[name]Lindsey[/name]/[name]Lindsay[/name]
[name]Haley[/name]
[name]Delaney[/name]
[name]Courtney[/name]
[name]Marin[/name]
[name]Cassidy[/name]
[name]Hadley[/name]
[name]McKenna[/name]
[name]MacKenzie[/name]/McKensie/McKensey, etc
[name]Sierra[/name]
[name]Presley[/name]
[name]Payton[/name]/[name]Peyton[/name]
[name]Regan[/name]
[name]Mallory[/name]
[name]Marley[/name]
[name]Frances[/name]
[name]Macy[/name]

Sorry for any repeats, I’m just putting down those of people I know or have heard of.

[name]Claire[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Lara[/name]
[name]Lindsay[/name]
[name]Joyce[/name]
[name]Lilly[/name]
[name]Hannah[/name]
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]Ruth[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]

I know someone with the surname [name]Grace[/name], so it definitely is useable.

Others I know of/have heard of:
[name]Kelly[/name]
[name]Meredith[/name]
[name]Kay[/name]/[name]Kaye[/name]
[name]Rose[/name]
[name]Gale[/name] (I know it’s the more masculine spelling of [name]Gail[/name] though)
[name]Lindsey[/name]
[name]Hope[/name]
[name]Faith[/name]
[name]Brooke[/name]
[name]May[/name]

also [name]Bailey[/name], [name]Taylor[/name], [name]Jordan[/name], [name]Ashley[/name] though I’d class them more as unisex names so I don’t know if they’d be much use.

I’m not sure which came first, but I a girl [name]Kelly[/name] & I knew a boy with the last name [name]Kelly[/name]. And then I know a family with the last name [name]Courtney[/name] & I know a girl with the first name [name]Courtney[/name].

Funny true story. There’s 2 families at church. The [name]Courtney[/name]'s & the [name]Baker[/name]'s. [name]One[/name] of the [name]Courtney[/name] girls married one of the [name]Baker[/name] boys. Their daughter is [name]Courtney[/name] [name]Baker[/name]. :slight_smile:

I’m not sure which came first, but I a girl [name]Kelly[/name] & I knew a boy with the last name [name]Kelly[/name]. And then I know a family with the last name [name]Courtney[/name] & I know a girl with the first name [name]Courtney[/name].

Funny true story. There’s 2 families at church. The [name]Courtney[/name]'s & the [name]Baker[/name]'s. [name]One[/name] of the [name]Courtney[/name] girls married one of the [name]Baker[/name] boys. Their daughter is [name]Courtney[/name] [name]Baker[/name]. :slight_smile: