@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:
[name_m]Aren[/name_m]'t well-known/common names for girls.
[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]
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.
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].
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.
[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].
[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.
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.
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]!!
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].