Now the Only Reason why I bring this up, is because I literally just found out about this Rapper named Josephine Johnny, who died a few days ago and he’s not a girl.
He’s a Boy with a Traditionally Female Name with a Masculine last name. So can Josephine actually work for a Boy?
As the feminine version of a male name I don’t think it could work. I think people would always wonder why a male [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] isn’t just [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] and I think it would very likely lead to bullying.
I wouldn’t want to be the boy having to carry the name to find out.
I am absolutely not into this. Joseph is just fine for boys! I wouldn’t name a boy Roberta, Wilhelmina, Georgia, or Henriette … same goes for Josephine.
Yeah, but… there is no difference than if we were to name a girl [name_u]Mason[/name_u], [name_u]Maxwell[/name_u], [name_u]Robert[/name_u], [name_u]Daniel[/name_u], [name_u]Henry[/name_u] etc. it’s the same thing. If only society can see that. I don’t think any names should have any gender at all. They are just names after all.
And if people want to be judge mental, that’s their problem.
I know what you’re saying (and think you’re absolutely right) and I wish that we weren’t so happy as a society to give girls masculine names but scoff at the opposite but I do think you have to think about the lived experience of the name wearer and the reality is that a boy named [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] is going to receive much more flak than a girl named [name_u]Mason[/name_u]. Obviously that isn’t fair but it’s just the reality.
In saying that, I think [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] on a female is just as odd/just as likely to receive raised eyebrows as [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] on a boy. Being a name with male and female versions makes the use of the feminine one on a boy (or vice versa) seem as if it’s a statement, much more so than, for example, [name_u]Riley[/name_u] on a girl.
Anyway, that’s just my thinking on the topic.
Sorry, but I don’t like names crossing genders. A stage name like [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] on a male rapper is one thing. A real live name on a real live child is another. The reason I don’t like boys names on girls (and some of them would be okay) is that male names are always being permanently borrowed, and the trend does not go well when reversed.
It’s only a double standard if I were to suggest a girl be named [name_u]Daniel[/name_u], [name_u]Henry[/name_u], [name_u]Robert[/name_u], [name_u]William[/name_u], [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] etc which I wouldn’t.
[name_u]Maxwell[/name_u] and [name_u]Mason[/name_u] are the odd ones in your list as they don’t have an obvious female version. [name_u]Mason[/name_u] I wouldn’t suggest to someone for a girl but Maysun / [name_f]Maysin[/name_f] are a different story.
Fine in theory but I think it would be hard for a boy to live with. Like a previous poster, I can see a lot of people asking him why his name is [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and not [name_u]Joseph[/name_u]. To me it seems odd to choose the feminine form when there is an obvious masculine equivalent.
I’m not a big fan of boy’s names on girls either… But at the same time, I think a boy named [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] would be judged by his peers in a way that a girl named [name_u]Cameron[/name_u] would not. I’ve read that boys with feminine names are more likely to misbehave in class because they feel the need to prove their masculinity… That’s something to consider.
Nope doesn’t work 
Not my favourite. Much prefer [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] or [name_u]Finn[/name_u]
I think it would raise a lot of questions and unwanted attention/bullying. Personally unisex names are lovely, but certain names just don’t make sense to use on the opposite gender. Obviously it’s up to the parent/s, but personally I think it would be a burden on a boy to have to carry around this name.
sorry, i think it’s unusuable
Personally no because I have too many aunts who are [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. Plus the name itself comes from [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] so why not just use that?
They also share the same nickname Jo/Joe.
I don’t think it works. Then again I don’t especially like the name on girls, either.
I actually really love girls/softer/reclaimed names on boys (like [name_u]Madison[/name_u], [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], [name_u]Mckenzie[/name_u], [name_f]Valerie[/name_f] etc.) however because this is literally a feminized version of a masculine name I would find this odd.
I don’t know why you wouldn’t just be called [name_u]Joseph[/name_u] at that point? It’d be like calling a boy [name_f]Henrietta[/name_f] instead of [name_u]Henry[/name_u]. I’m all for gender bending but it seems odd.
I just don’t know why so many people are against using girl names for boys, when it’s so acceptable for a girl to have a boys name.
Like I said again, no one should care at all about the gender of a particular name.
Because what’s even the point now? Any parent should be allowed to name their kid whatever they want. And I think all names shouldn’t have any gender to them at all. A name is just a name. It doesn’t matter
I’m not a fan of using names traditionally used for boys for girls or vice versa. I love a masculine and feminine distinction, I love a stark contrast. Obviously these things can differ across cultures, languages, etc and a culture can be influenced more towards the middle but honestly when names become “unisex” or “gender neutral” or go from one gender to the other they get really boring and unappealing to me 
i agree with you to an extent, but josephine specifically is a feminization of joseph. there are a lot names that work for any gender, but names specifically feminized aren’t in that group.