What are some girl names that aren’t girly? This is quite dependent on each person but names like [name_f]Maeve[/name_f], [name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_f]Cerys[/name_f], [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_f]Erin[/name_f], [name_f]Claire[/name_f], [name_f]Megan[/name_f]… My favourite girl names right now are [name_f]Cerys[/name_f] and [name_f]Maeve[/name_f] and my favourite boy name is [name_u]Jude[/name_u]. They’re all clearly belonging to one gender (debatable with [name_u]Jude[/name_u], but it’s all boy to me) but they are not overly feminine or masculine. This is what I’m looking for with my names (except a few, like [name_f]Isabella[/name_f] although I like [name_f]Arabella[/name_f] and don’t consider it as frilly as [name_f]Isabella[/name_f]).
Please fire all your ‘girl names that aren’t girly’ at me please!
Thank you @yolo199, @ew314 and @boyandgirl. I really love [name_f]Zoe[/name_f], [name_f]Bridget[/name_f], [name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Phoebe[/name_f], [name_f]Anouk[/name_f], [name_f]Beatrix[/name_f], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_f]Cleo[/name_f], [name_f]Eve[/name_f] (and [name_f]Eva[/name_f]), [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_f]Zosia[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Liesel[/name_f] (I think [name_f]Liesl[/name_f] is so “eh?” when used in [name_f]England[/name_f]), [name_f]Lyra[/name_f], [name_f]Matilda[/name_f], [name_f]Saskia[/name_f], [name_u]Scout[/name_u], [name_f]Violet[/name_f], [name_u]Sloane[/name_u] and [name_f]Audrey[/name_f].
Thank you, I have [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_f]Autumn[/name_f] and [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], and I’d add [name_u]Seren[/name_u] in a heartbeat if it didn’t rhyme with my name. Also added [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f] and [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] to my list.
Thank you @jasmine0921 and @squidly, I am really fond of [name_f]Imogen[/name_f], [name_u]Piper[/name_u], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_u]Bryn[/name_u] (would add it in a heartbeat but it’s so close to my name, [name_f]Eryn[/name_f]), [name_u]Ever[/name_u], [name_f]Ivy[/name_f], [name_u]Juniper[/name_u], [name_f]Lark[/name_f] (would also add this to my list if it didn’t remind me of malarkey :(), [name_f]Nora[/name_f], [name_f]Renee[/name_f], [name_f]Thea[/name_f] and [name_f]Zita[/name_f]!
Some great suggestions so far – I will second [name_f]Jane[/name_f], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_u]Arden[/name_u], [name_u]Cato[/name_u], [name_f]Astrid[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Liv[/name_f], [name_f]Gwyneth[/name_f], and [name_f]Harlow[/name_f]. I would also like to suggest:
Thank you. I love [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Fleur[/name_f], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], [name_f]Amara[/name_f], [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] and [name_f]Noemi[/name_f]!
I think it is all about individual perception; to me [name_f]Imogen[/name_f] is very feminine, and honestly some of the names suggested in this topic seem as feminine as you can get!
But here are some that fit your criteria in my eyes, at least.
[name_f]Karen[/name_f]
>Especially with the monosyllabic Danish pronunciation, “KARN”.
Marsail
>This is a Scottish form of [name_f]Marcella[/name_f], and pronounced exactly like the boy’s name [name_m]Marcel[/name_m].
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
>The goddess is feminine, but the name isn’t.
[name_u]Daron[/name_u]
>A Welsh name meaning “oak tree spirit”. Deris is a related name with, I think, a similar feel.
[name_f]Thomasin[/name_f]
>An old female form of [name_m]Thomas[/name_m], less feminine than [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f] and [name_f]Thomasine[/name_f]. There’s also [name_f]Tamsin[/name_f].
[name_u]Jean[/name_u]
>I think of [name_f]Jane[/name_f] and [name_u]Joan[/name_u] as feminine, but [name_u]Jean[/name_u] as very tomboyish, perhaps because it’s a boy’s name in [name_f]France[/name_f] and makes me think of denim.
[name_u]Bevin[/name_u]
>A girls’ name in [name_f]Ireland[/name_f].
[name_f]Aideen[/name_f]
>An anglicisation of the Irish name Étaín, this name falls somewhere between the girlish [name_f]Aileen[/name_f] and the boys’ name [name_u]Aiden[/name_u] for me.
@medfordkung: Thank you. I really like [name_u]Bryn[/name_u] (would add it if it wasn’t just like my name, [name_f]Eryn[/name_f]), [name_u]Carmen[/name_u] (already on my list), [name_u]Larkin[/name_u] and [name_u]Romy[/name_u].
@carysmarie: I usually think of unisex names too, but there are quite a few firmly rooted into the girls side that aren’t completely in your face feminine! I really like [name_f]Lena[/name_f], [name_f]Saskia[/name_f], [name_u]Skye[/name_u] and [name_f]Harlow[/name_f]. Thank you.
@impwood: Completely forgot about [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], I love it! I also think it’s individual perception most definitely.
@luneth: Thank you. I’ve added [name_f]Azure[/name_f]/[name_f]Azura[/name_f] (both!), [name_f]Meadow[/name_f], [name_u]Eden[/name_u] and [name_f]Aria[/name_f]. I think [name_u]Eden[/name_u] and [name_f]Meadow[/name_f] are already on it though.
Also added [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f], [name_f]Lorelei[/name_f], [name_f]Celeste[/name_f] and [name_f]Elowen[/name_f] to my list.
I love [name_f]Iris[/name_f], [name_f]Fleur[/name_f], [name_f]Eleni[/name_f], [name_f]Amara[/name_f], [name_f]Leonie[/name_f] and [name_f]Noemi[/name_f]!