I usually HATE distinctly masculine names on girls, and I think the trend itself is problematic.
However, my mom was born in [name_u]March[/name_u] and [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] is one of her birthstones. She has a jasper stone necklace that she handed down to me and I plan to hand down to my daughter. It got me thinking about [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] as a girl’s name, and the more I think about it, the more I like it.
What are your thoughts? In a world where girls are named [name_u]Emerson[/name_u] and [name_m]Grayson[/name_m] and [name_u]Spencer[/name_u] and [name_u]Tyler[/name_u] and so on, would a girl named [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] really be that strange?
I could totally envision meeting a girl named [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]. I like unisex names for girls anyways, so [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] fits right in.
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]'s a decidedly masculine name in my mind, which isn’t my preference for girls. I’d consider it for a middle though, and of course everyone’s tastes are different.
Other [name_u]March[/name_u] ideas (though not as meaningful as [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] for you)
Aquamarine; quite rare I imagine but beautiful. Also: just [name_f]Marine[/name_f]/[name_f]Marina[/name_f]
[name_f]Spring[/name_f]
[name_f]Tulip[/name_f]/[name_f]Daffodil[/name_f] or another early flower
i don’t think it would be that strange, especially with nicknames [name_u]Jazz[/name_u] or [name_f]Perrie[/name_f], which are decidedly unisex. There’s a lot of crossover as you’re probably aware of and the boundaries of gender are thankfully being dissolved a little so I don’t see any real problem. I’d go with something fairly feminine in the middle but it works perfectly fine.
I think the name itself, being a gemstone, would work for either gender. I would love to meet a little girl named [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]. That being said, I enjoy unisex and sometimes masculine names on girls.
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] is one of my favorite names for a boy, but I dont see why it couldnt work on a girl.
I definitely can imagine meeting a girl named [name_m]Jasper[/name_m]! Shes beautiful, kind, and cool.
I do usually like more masculine sounding unisex names on girls, though.
As you’ve said, though, there are plenty of “boy” names being used on girls ([name_u]Spencer[/name_u], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], [name_u]Hayden[/name_u], etc) so I think [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] would fit in perfectly.
I also really love the meaning it has for you!!
I would personally not like to go through my life wearing such a decidedly masculine name. I do think [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] would make a beautiful and meaningful middle name for a girl, though. [name_m]Quartz[/name_m] or [name_f]Helia[/name_f] (for heliotrope, a type of jasper) would make good alternative first names that could honour the gemstone.
[name_m]Jasper[/name_m] is a name I love. I would name anything [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] - a dog, a boy, a girl, a plant. In fact the only reason none of my kids have it is that we are an international family and in many parts of the world, “[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]” as a name doesn’t exist. It’s “[name_m]Kaspar[/name_m]”. I don’t know the etymology of these names, why the letter changed in parts of the world, but to me it is a signal that the “[name_m]Jasper[/name_m]” version is not necessarily only masculine, especially as it is also a stone/nature name.
I am with you on the general dislike of the girls-with-boys-names trend. However, I personally find [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] to be a perfectly feminine name as much as it is masculine. There’s something more feminine about it than the similar [name_m]Casper[/name_m], which is utterly a boys name [name_f]IMO[/name_f]. I think [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] works for girls in the same way [name_u]Vesper[/name_u] does; strong but also with a feminine flow. There’s also the similarity with girls name [name_f]Jasmine[/name_f], and the common nickname [name_m]Jas[/name_m], which feminizes the name even more for me.
Especially if there’s a meaning with [name_m]Jasper[/name_m] that resonates with you, I’d say go ahead and use it!
I agree with the suggestion of pairing it with a very feminine middle, to soften it and keep away from the unisex trend vibes.
I feel about [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] similarly to how I feel about [name_u]Robin[/name_u]. They are boy names in and of themselves, but can be girl names with special regard to their meanings. That is, [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] and [name_u]Robin[/name_u] as girl names are a gemstone-name and a bird-name, ie nature names.
Keep in mind, there’s no inherent gender to any name. The only gender that might be applied to a name is usage based depending on a given time. For example, the name [name_u]Addison[/name_u] means son of [name_m]Adam[/name_m], but it’s currently one of the most popular names for a girl in the US right now. [name_u]Lauren[/name_u] was only used for boys a century. [name_u]Evelyn[/name_u] was only used on boys about a millennium ago.
When there are girls being named [name_u]Dylan[/name_u], [name_u]Ryan[/name_u], [name_u]Devan[/name_u] and [name_u]Parker[/name_u], there can certainly be girls named [name_u]Jasper[/name_u].
Usually, when I hear the name [name_u]Jasper[/name_u], I think of those old Western movies with the cowboys in them, but [name_u]Jasper[/name_u] for a girl would be pretty cool too.
