'Girls' names for boys

[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone

I know traditonally masculine names on girls divide opinion but they are fairly on trend at the moment.

So, I’m intrigued to know if there are any traditonally feminine names people would consider for boys.

Or any unisex names that mean more to the girls side that you’d consider for boys?

@elenajeanine thank you!!
Loving this list! [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] is one I’d never thought of but there’s a male [name_f]Hazel[/name_f] in one of Steinbeck’s novels and it totally works -a bit like [name_m]Hayes[/name_m]!
[name_f]Jade[/name_f], [name_u]Cass[/name_u] [name_u]Kit[/name_u] and [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] are great too

[name_u]Ruby[/name_u] has always been a name I’ve loved on a boy!

I also like: [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_f]Jane[/name_f]/[name_f]Jayne[/name_f], [name_f]Harlow[/name_f] (arguably already unisex), [name_f]Jade[/name_f], [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], [name_u]Casey[/name_u] and [name_u]Clair[/name_u] on boys.

I think some girls’ names can be viable choices for boys, if they:

  1. [name_m]Aren[/name_m]'t well-known/common names for girls.
  2. [name_m]Don[/name_m]'t have an obviously feminine sound.

One name that comes to mind is [name_f]Tove[/name_f], which is a 100% feminine name in Scandinavia, but there’s a male Canadian actor called [name_f]Tove[/name_f] Christensen ([name_u]Hayden[/name_u]'s brother). I think the name works for him because it’s not a well-known name for girls in English-speaking countries.

[name_u]Sasha[/name_u] is my all-time favourite boy’s name, and I also have a son with two unisex names so I love this style!

Others I like for boys:

[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_u]Joss[/name_u]
[name_u]Cass[/name_u]
[name_u]Misha[/name_u]
[name_m]Innes[/name_m] (it is a boys’ name, but often gets mixed up with the feminine [name_f]Ines[/name_f])
Esca
[name_u]Ede[/name_u]
[name_u]Bay[/name_u]
[name_f]Alba[/name_f]
[name_f]Luna[/name_f]
[name_f]Nova[/name_f]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]/[name_u]Bell[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Blair[/name_u]
[name_u]July[/name_u]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]

I’m often surprised at how most nature names automatically go to the girls! Many are viable for boys too.

[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_u]Raven[/name_u]
[name_u]Leaf[/name_u] (perhaps better spelt [name_m]Leif[/name_m])
[name_f]Earth[/name_f]

So far I definitely agree with these:
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u] - I have only ever known one [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], a boy, so it’s always seemed more masculine to me.
[name_u]Blair[/name_u] - I think this one is truly unisex, but the only [name_u]Blair[/name_u] I’ve ever known is a man.
[name_u]Kit[/name_u] - Also unisex, and I like it for either. But I do truly prefer it for a boy.
[name_u]Jem[/name_u] - I’ve read of this as a nn for [name_u]James[/name_u], but I’ve never heard it on a girl.
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] - I have never considered this for a boy, but the more I think about it, the more I like it!
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
Sparrow

These are some of my personal favs:
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Beck[/name_u]
[name_u]Cameron[/name_u]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u]
[name_u]Cory[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Fallon[/name_u]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_u]Linden[/name_u]
Macklin
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] (obviously, my favorite)
[name_u]Reilly[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Taylor[/name_u]

And there are probably others…

I also really like [name_f]Merry[/name_f] for either gender. It does feel more feminine because of [name_f]Mary[/name_f], but…LOTR makes me think it works for a boy, too. Kind of a gp of mine. :slight_smile:

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I am 100% on team [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f] for boys!

Other ideas:
[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]
[name_f]Willow[/name_f]
[name_f]Ada[/name_f]
[name_f]Maris[/name_f]

Two of my favourite names for boys are [name_f]Garland[/name_f] and [name_u]Vivian[/name_u].

I also love the following as potential middle names - [name_f]Joy[/name_f], [name_f]Sunshine[/name_f], [name_f]Summer[/name_f], [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f].

Probably others that I’m forgetting right now!

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I think the ones I like are all already unisex, but I do love a lot of unisex names for both genders! My favourites would be;

[name_u]Remington[/name_u]
[name_u]Addison[/name_u]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_u]Reagan[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Sutton[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u]
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Landry[/name_u]
[name_u]Hadley[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Alexis[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
Calle ([name_u]Cal[/name_u]-ee)

Sorry I like boys names on boys and girls names on girls. The only time I would go to gender neutral names would be if a child was born with gender problems at birth. However this won’t happen as I am long past child bearing.

While I do like some names like [name_u]Lesley[/name_u]/[name_u]Leslie[/name_u] and [name_f]Frances[/name_f]/[name_u]Francis[/name_u] etc. I would always spell the girl’s name differently from the boy. In Australia [name_u]Lesley[/name_u] is for girls, [name_u]Leslie[/name_u] for boys. To me [name_u]Kelly[/name_u] for a boy, [name_f]Kelli[/name_f] for a girl etc.

One of my favourite name categories!

I love:

[name_u]Skye[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Kit[/name_u]
[name_u]Jem[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_f]Garnet[/name_f]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_u]Misha[/name_u]
[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]
[name_f]Fae[/name_f]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_u]Winter[/name_u]
[name_u]Bellamy[/name_u]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Esme[/name_f]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_f]Grace[/name_f]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_u]Jules[/name_u]
[name_f]Lark[/name_f]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_u]Marion[/name_u]
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f]
[name_u]Scout[/name_u]
[name_f]Violet[/name_f]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_f]Rose[/name_f]

[name_u]Love[/name_u] these mentioned by previous posters but hadn’t considered for a boy: [name_f]Luna[/name_f], [name_f]Hazel[/name_f], [name_f]Opal[/name_f], [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_u]June[/name_u], [name_f]Willow[/name_f], [name_u]Clair[/name_u], [name_f]Joy[/name_f].

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[name_u]Vivian[/name_u] is one of my all time favourite boys names! I also like [name_u]Madison[/name_u], [name_u]Addison[/name_u], [name_u]Emery[/name_u], [name_u]Brooke[/name_u], [name_u]Courtney[/name_u], [name_u]Lindsay[/name_u], [name_f]Jade[/name_f], [name_u]Whitney[/name_u], [name_u]Winter[/name_u], [name_u]Bayley[/name_u], [name_u]Lyric[/name_u], [name_m]Rhyley[/name_m], [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f], [name_u]Shannon[/name_u], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], [name_u]Raven[/name_u], [name_u]Aynsley[/name_u], [name_u]Emerson[/name_u], [name_f]Rose[/name_f], [name_u]Tatum[/name_u], [name_u]Everly[/name_u], [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u], [name_u]Jamie[/name_u]/[name_u]Jamey[/name_u], [name_u]Cassidy[/name_u], etc.

Loving [name_u]Ruby[/name_u], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u] , [name_f]Tove[/name_f], [name_u]Sasha[/name_u], [name_u]Jem[/name_u], [name_u]Indigo[/name_u], [name_u]Joss[/name_u] , [name_f]Merry[/name_f], [name_f]Juno[/name_f], [name_f]Joy[/name_f], [name_u]Kelly[/name_u], [name_u]Sky[/name_u], [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_u]Lesley[/name_u], [name_u]Misha[/name_u], [name_f]Florence[/name_f], [name_u]Brook[/name_u] and [name_u]Winter[/name_u]

I am 100% behind [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f], [name_u]Robin[/name_u], [name_u]Kit[/name_u], [name_u]Winter[/name_u] and [name_u]Joss[/name_u] for a boy!

As a pp said, I think this can only work if it’s an uncommon/unique girls name and if it doesn’t have a girly sound. For example, [name_u]Vivian[/name_u] is pretty common now and the name has girly vibes to me. [name_u]Robin[/name_u] however is uncommon and has no girly sound to me.

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] that helps!

[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_m]Cove[/name_m]
[name_m]Yves[/name_m] ([name_f]Eve[/name_f])
[name_u]Reilly[/name_u]/[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Britt[/name_u]
[name_u]Tatum[/name_u]
[name_u]Ever[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]

I agree that most nature names seem to go to the girls way more often. I would potentially use [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f] (I once knew a little boy named this but spelled Spero.), [name_u]River[/name_u] and [name_u]Lake[/name_u] or [name_u]Laken[/name_u].

[name_u]Morgan[/name_u] is a big favorite of mine for a boy.

[name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Casey[/name_u], [name_u]Bailey[/name_u], [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u], [name_u]Aubrey[/name_u], [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u], [name_u]Reagan[/name_u], and [name_u]Skyler[/name_u] are all names I hear much more on girls but prefer on a boy.

[name_u]Vivian[/name_u]!
[name_f]Grace[/name_f](sounds like a good middle to me)
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f](I was shocked that this isn’t unisex!)
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Camille[/name_f]!!!
[name_f]Jade[/name_f]
[name_f]Sparrow[/name_f](when I first saw this, I thought it was a boys name and it never really felt like a girls’ name)
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u](^same as [name_f]Sparrow[/name_f])
[name_f]Bronwyn[/name_f](again, see above)
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]Auburn[/name_u](very handsome)
[name_u]Cass[/name_u](love this so much!!!)
[name_u]Kit[/name_u](I love it for a boy! It’s nice for a girl, too, imo)
[name_u]Robin[/name_u](I feel like this is more masculine than feminine)
[name_u]Lake[/name_u]
[name_f]Moon[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u](this could work for a boy, I’m not completely sold, but i’d like to see it)
[name_u]Lynn[/name_u](this actually used to be a boys name)
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]/[name_u]Addison[/name_u]/[name_f]Allyson[/name_f]
[name_u]Kennedy[/name_u]-I just don’t care for [name_u]Kennedy[/name_u] on a girl, but I might like it on a boy
[name_u]Rain[/name_u]!!

[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Ashley[/name_u]
[name_u]Morgan[/name_u]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_u]Val[/name_u]
[name_f]Mallory[/name_f]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_u]Leslie[/name_u]
[name_f]Hazel[/name_f]
[name_u]Arden[/name_u]
[name_u]Cassidy[/name_u]
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]
[name_u]Piper[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Dana[/name_u]
[name_u]Lindsey[/name_u]

I also know of two older men who’s names were [name_u]Carrol[/name_u] and [name_f]Odette[/name_f] (He went by [name_m]Odie[/name_m]). Apparently they were both family names.

[name_f]Yvonne[/name_f]. It sounds like [name_u]Evan[/name_u], plus, it would be refreshing to hear it as a male name, plus he could always go by [name_m]Von[/name_m].

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