Gender Benders!

What are some names that are traditionally for one gender that you LOVE for the opposite? The more out there, the better!

Boys names I like for girls
[name_u]Connor[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_u]Devon[/name_u]
[name_u]Noah[/name_u]

Girls names I like for boys
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Skylar[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]

I love [name_u]Avery[/name_u] on boys!

[name_m]Boy[/name_m] names on girls
[name_m]Richard[/name_m] (I’ve never heard of one, I just think it would work. It makes me think of Rachel!)

[name_f]Girl[/name_f] names on boys
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] (I know it’s unisex, but it’s still mostly used for girls)
[name_u]Izzy[/name_u]

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I really love [name_u]Hazel[/name_u], [name_u]Willow[/name_u] and [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] on boys :yellow_heart:

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I love [name_u]Izzy[/name_u] and [name_u]Courtney[/name_u] as boy names
I love [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] as girl names

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I also love [name_u]Connor[/name_u] for girls!

[name_m]Boy[/name_m] names on girls

[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]Connor[/name_u]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Tommy[/name_u]
[name_u]Bryce[/name_u]
[name_u]Sidney[/name_u]
[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Theo[/name_u]

[name_f]Girl[/name_f] names on boys
[name_u]Florence[/name_u]
[name_f]Bonny[/name_f]

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I love [name_f]Summer[/name_f] for a boy so much it actually makes me sad that it’s only really useable for girls. I also like [name_u]Ivy[/name_u], [name_u]Willow[/name_u], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], and [name_u]Eden[/name_u] for boys.

For girls, I think [name_m]Roman[/name_m] nn [name_u]Romy[/name_u], [name_u]Ezrah[/name_u], and [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u] are all really great!

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For boys (some are more unisex): [name_u]Lauren[/name_u], [name_u]Meredith[/name_u], [name_u]Bryn[/name_u], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], [name_u]Raven[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Alexis[/name_u], [name_u]Valentine[/name_u], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_u]Willow[/name_u], [name_u]Lesley[/name_u], [name_u]Blair[/name_u], [name_u]Lynn[/name_u], [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u], [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], [name_u]Sydney[/name_u], [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u], [name_u]Halley[/name_u], [name_u]Gwyn[/name_u], [name_u]Ivy[/name_u], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_u]Sparrow[/name_u]

For girls: [name_m]Zircon[/name_m]

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Some repeats I’m sure, but I also think [name_u]Logan[/name_u] for a girl is the sweetest. (Even though I have a nephew named [name_u]Logan[/name_u] :wink:).

I also like [name_u]Jude[/name_u], [name_m]Westley[/name_m], [name_u]Asa[/name_u], [name_u]Blake[/name_u], [name_u]Bennett[/name_u], [name_u]Bellamy[/name_u], and [name_u]Micah[/name_u] for girls.

For boys, I like Lark/Larkin, [name_u]Lake[/name_u], and [name_u]Emory[/name_u] (although I like all of these for girls too!)

I knew a boy named [name_f]Summer[/name_f] when I was in middle school! He wore it well and honestly, I never thought it was odd!

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[name_f]My[/name_f] absolute favorite would be [name_u]August[/name_u] on a girl.

I also like a lot of unisex names like [name_u]October[/name_u] nn [name_u]Toby[/name_u], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_u]Ever[/name_u], [name_u]Gray[/name_u], [name_u]London[/name_u], [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_u]Rowan[/name_u], [name_u]River[/name_u], and [name_u]Sage[/name_u] on boys.

Ugh I secretly LOVE [name_u]Levi[/name_u] for a girl!

[name_f]Glad[/name_f] someone else agrees!

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Ones I like include:

[name_u]Everett[/name_u]
[name_u]Jude[/name_u]
[name_u]August[/name_u]
[name_u]Quincey[/name_u]
[name_u]Remy[/name_u]
[name_u]Atlas[/name_u]
[name_u]Jasper[/name_u]
[name_m]Archie[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_u]Franklin[/name_u]
[name_m]Cosmos[/name_m]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_m]Clark[/name_m]
[name_m]Naren[/name_m]
[name_u]Henry[/name_u]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Toby[/name_u]

[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Lois[/name_f]
[name_f]Mary[/name_f]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Waverly[/name_u]
[name_u]Cleo[/name_u]
[name_u]Cadence[/name_u]
[name_f]Delta[/name_f]
[name_u]Cass[/name_u]
[name_f]Avis[/name_f]
[name_f]Stella[/name_f]
[name_u]Alma[/name_u]
[name_u]Hero[/name_u]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]

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I like [name_u]Hunter[/name_u] for a girl.

Boys on girls:
[name_u]Asa[/name_u]
[name_u]Orion[/name_u]
[name_u]Blaise[/name_u]
[name_u]Idris[/name_u]
[name_m]Kir[/name_m]
[name_m]Thom[/name_m]
[name_u]Ira[/name_u]

Girls on boys:
[name_f]Morven[/name_f]
[name_u]Phlox[/name_u]
[name_f]Ivalo[/name_f]
[name_f]Sigrid[/name_f]
[name_f]Picabo[/name_f]
[name_f]Manon[/name_f]

I wouldn’t say I love these, as I generally have very strong negative feelings towards this trend but these are okay to me:

Boys for girls:

Devin
Cyrus
Carter
Toby
Jackson

Girls for boys:

Jennifer
Hazel
June
Macy
Vivian, Ashley, Courtney, Kim (I know these have roots as being used for boys but they went straight to the girls. I love them on boys)

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I really like [name_u]Florence[/name_u] for a boy and [name_u]Luca[/name_u] for a girl!

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I went to high school with boys named all three of the ‘girl names’ you like for boys. :wink: I love names that work for any gender—and your picks wear really well IRL, which I can vouch for!

I like [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m], [name_u]Atlas[/name_u], [name_m]Granger[/name_m], [name_u]Royce[/name_u] (especially her!!), and [name_m]Randall[/name_m] for girls.

I love [name_u]Willow[/name_u], [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u], and [name_u]Brooke[/name_u] for boys.

That is amazing!!!

I love [name_m]Fletcher[/name_m], [name_u]Wesley[/name_u], [name_u]Hayden[/name_u] [name_u]Noa[/name_u] & [name_u]Roscoe[/name_u] for girls (especially [name_u]Roscoe[/name_u]- she’s on my shortlist!)

and for boys I’m absolutely obsessed with [name_u]Sky[/name_u]- probably because of [name_f]Mama[/name_f] [name_f]Mia[/name_f]!

I like Prosper, Leif/Leaf, Calloway and Atlas for girls

I like Fern, June, Alma and Cleo for boys