How do you specify gender (a poll)

No idea what to call this topic so bare with me :sweat_smile:

How would you specify that you like Bailey for a boy or Atticus for a girl?

I guess I’m asking how you would specify the sex assigned at birth / gender representation you like a name on best. I’ll get to the poll before I confuse us more. :joy:

How would you specify the preferred gender/sex of a name?
  • 🩷 and :blue_heart:
  • :boy:t4: and :girl:t3:
  • (F) and (M)
  • (Fem) and (Masc)
  • Something “silly” (:bear: and :rabbit:; :bird: and :honeybee:…)
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Yes, gender can change, and I like the term enby a lot. This is mostly for future polls :revolving_hearts::pray::sparkles:

I would say [name_u]Bailey[/name_u] (b) and [name_m]Atticus[/name_m] (g)

different than (f) and (m) imo, since I feel like the connotation of boy/girl has to do with gender while male/female has to do with sex. ive also been known to use fem and masc but more often than not, I would stick with (b) and (g).

in cases when gender is irrelevant, I’ll usually just specify that the name is for any gender

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Most people use (g)/(b) or (f)/(m) to specify gender.

They also assume people know they like [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] for a girl, which doesn’t really apply to this but it’s there.

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i say b/g/n or masc/femm/neutr!

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I voted (f) and (m) because I think the single letter is easiest and clearest but prefer (g) and (b) with (u) for unisex/neutral. I also think the pink and blue hearts is cute.

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seconding this - straight forward, clear for a baby, and most people are familiar with that format here

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@SparkleNinja18 i definitely should have included this option! For some reason I feel the same about female and male, but I think of masculine and femininethe way you do boy and girl,( if that makes any sense at all :sweat_smile:).You explained your view so well I’m starting to think that the most straight forward too! :blush::pray:

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Ditto :blush: I think this is easiest when talking names because people think of babies as either girl or boy moreso than male / female.

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I say (f) & (m) or (b), (g) and (u)

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On Nameberry, usually (b) and (g) / (f) and (m)!

However, (niche example) if I was putting my kids’ names in a social media bio or something along the lines, I’d use the coloured hearts! Stereotypical, but gets the message across.

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I would say (g/b)

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