Girl names on boys?

I was curious, are there any names that are traditionally girl names that you like for boys?
I really dislike [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] for a girl, but I like it on a boy!

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I love [name_f]Fenna[/name_f], [name_f]Runa[/name_f] and [name_f]Josey[/name_f] for a boy :purple_heart:

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Jade, [name_f]Ada[/name_f], [name_f]Elodie[/name_f], [name_f]Jocelyn[/name_f]

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I love [name_u]Elie[/name_u] for a boy, which is a soundalike to [name_f]Ellie[/name_f]! I also like [name_u]Avery[/name_u] on boys or girls.

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Jade and [name_f]Grace[/name_f] come to mind!

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Ivy!!!

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Oh yes [name_f]Ivy[/name_f]!

I think [name_f]Amber[/name_f], [name_f]Autumn[/name_f], [name_f]Reyna[/name_f], and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] would be great on boys.

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Oooo, never thought of [name_f]Iris[/name_f] on a boy. I’m quite liking it!!

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Iris, [name_f]Aster[/name_f], [name_f]Sylvie[/name_f], [name_f]Avalon[/name_f]…

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Ooh also [name_u]Cass[/name_u] and [name_u]Jess[/name_u] :heart_eyes: I know they’re technically unisex but they definitely read more female to lots of people, especially [name_u]Jess[/name_u]. Ditto [name_u]Wren[/name_u], which I really like for a boy as well.

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I don’t know what gender these names were originally used for, but I really like [name_f]Joplin[/name_f] for a boy and a girl. Also, [name_u]Jory[/name_u] for a boy.

I think gemstone names work great on boys! [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_u]Garnet[/name_u], [name_f]Jade[/name_f] and [name_f]Opal[/name_f] could be really great!

[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]. [name_f]Ivy[/name_f].
Amber.

I like Emley for a boy. It’s made up, so it’s not necessarily just a girls’ name, but it sounds almost the same as how many people pronounce [name_f]Emily[/name_f].

Also, I like feminine names with masculine nicknames. But I also like masculine names with feminine nicknames. Examples:

[name_m]Reginald[/name_m] “[name_f]Ginny[/name_f]”
[name_m]Callister[/name_m] “[name_f]Callie[/name_f]”
[name_m]Cassius[/name_m] “[name_f]Cassie[/name_f]”
[name_m]Ambrose[/name_m] “[name_f]Rosie[/name_f]”
[name_u]Wendell[/name_u] “[name_f]Wendy[/name_f]”

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Jasmine on a boy is a huge GP of mine! On the surface, it reminds me of [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] and all the trendy ends-in-N boy names. A few years ago, I did an experiment to see how many Top 100 boy names were given to girls and vice versa, and when I came to [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f] on the girl’s list, I got my hopes up because I thought it would be really cute! I was disappointed though because only 0-4 boys were given the name.

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I love [name_u]Addison[/name_u] & [name_u]Indiana[/name_u] on a boy. I also prefer [name_u]Avery[/name_u] & [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] on boys more.

There was a berry recently who used [name_f]Florence[/name_f] as a middle name for a boy and I thought it was absolutely gorgeous. If [name_u]Laurence[/name_u] and [name_u]Florian[/name_u], why not [name_f]Florence[/name_f]?

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I love [name_f]Florence[/name_f] for a boy.

Me too!

Katherine
[name_f]Jessica[/name_f]
[name_f]Jennifer[/name_f]
[name_f]Natalie[/name_f]
[name_f]Jane[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabrielle[/name_f]
[name_f]Gabriella[/name_f]
[name_f]Sophie[/name_f]
[name_f]Megan[/name_f]
[name_f]Cassandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_u]Lisa[/name_u]
[name_f]Regina[/name_f]
[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgia[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Carol[/name_f]
[name_f]Abigail[/name_f]
[name_f]Selena[/name_f]
[name_f]Victoria[/name_f]
[name_f]Emilia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f]
[name_f]Mila[/name_f]
[name_f]Anastasia[/name_f]
[name_f]Annabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Alessandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandria[/name_f]
[name_f]Isabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_f]Scarlett[/name_f]
[name_f]Rebecca[/name_f]
[name_f]Amelia[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Heather[/name_f]
[name_f]Lily[/name_f]
[name_f]Daisy[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Sofia[/name_f]
[name_f]Zoey[/name_f]

I like it! I think more names should be unisex and unisex should mean equally acceptable on boys and girls. Not morph into strictly girl names once they become overused. [name_f]Yvonne[/name_f] is also unique enough for girls that I don’t think it would cause problems for a boy with that name. Like all the baby girls being named [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u].