[name_u]Lennox[/name_u] has started to grow on me lately, but I cant decide if I like it better on a boy or girl. I really like the subtle literary reference ([name_f]Mary[/name_f] [name_u]Lennox[/name_u] from The [name_f]Secret[/name_f] Garden, which was a huge part of my childhood), and I like how its unusual but still sounds like a name. What do you think about it? [name_m]Favorite[/name_m] nicknames for it? Which gender do you like it best on? Suggestions for similar names?
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u] is 100% boy to me. Though [name_u]Lennon[/name_u] is more like 70% boy and 30% girl.
Part of it is its similarity to the male names [name_m]Knox[/name_m] and [name_m]Maddox[/name_m] (technically unisex according to nameberry, but it’s in the top 200 for boys and not in the top 1000 for girls).
Plus, the most convenient nickname is [name_m]Lenny[/name_m]. Usually girls called [name_f]Helen[/name_f]/[name_f]Helena[/name_f] etc go by [name_f]Lainey[/name_f], not [name_m]Lenny[/name_m], so it strikes me as masculine.
I like the name and love the nickname, though I prefer [name_u]Lennon[/name_u].
Similar names:
[name_m]Anders[/name_m]
[name_m]Abel[/name_m]
[name_u]Beau[/name_u]
[name_m]Bram[/name_m]
[name_m]Beckett[/name_m]
[name_m]Bennett[/name_m]
[name_m]Callahan[/name_m]
[name_m]Cormac[/name_m]
[name_m]Callum[/name_m]
[name_m]Clayton[/name_m]
[name_m]Conan[/name_m]
[name_u]Dexter[/name_u]
[name_m]Duncan[/name_m]
[name_m]Deacon[/name_m]
[name_m]Dashiell[/name_m]
[name_m]Donovan[/name_m]
[name_m]Davis[/name_m]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_m]Fraser[/name_m]
[name_m]Foster[/name_m]
[name_m]Felix[/name_m]
[name_u]Flynn[/name_u]
[name_m]Ferris[/name_m]
[name_m]Gideon[/name_m]
[name_u]Gus[/name_u]
[name_m]Heath[/name_m]
[name_m]Hayes[/name_m]
[name_m]Hendrix[/name_m]
[name_m]Joel[/name_m]
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]
[name_m]Lachlan[/name_m]
[name_u]Lawrence[/name_u]
[name_m]Lewis[/name_m]
[name_m]Leon[/name_m]
[name_m]Leander[/name_m]
[name_m]Lonan[/name_m]
[name_m]Magnus[/name_m]
[name_m]Maxfield[/name_m]
[name_u]Murphy[/name_u]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_u]Percy[/name_u]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]Rhys[/name_u]
[name_m]Ralph[/name_m]
[name_m]Reuben[/name_m]
[name_m]Rainer[/name_m]
[name_m]Ronan[/name_m]
[name_u]Rohan[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Tobias[/name_m]
[name_m]Thatcher[/name_m]
[name_m]Tucker[/name_m]
[name_m]Vaughn[/name_m]
[name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_m]Xander[/name_m]
[name_m]Zane[/name_m]
Thats interesting because for me the most intuitive nickname for [name_u]Lennox[/name_u] is [name_u]Lexie[/name_u] and that’s very feminine to me. I also know two girls named [name_m]Lenny[/name_m] so that nickname is more unisex to me. I really like a lot of your suggestions, thank you!
I definitely prefer it on a boy. I would find it too modern or harsh on a girl. I think [name_m]Knox[/name_m] makes an excellent nickname, or the even softer [name_m]Len[/name_m].
I prefer it on a boy, but I’ve never considered [name_u]Lennox[/name_u] “[name_u]Lexie[/name_u]” before! The sweet, feminine nickname is helping me warm up to the name on a girl.
[name_u]Lennox[/name_u] would generally be considered a male name based on popular usage. Not surprising considering it’s origins as a surname follows the trend of surnames as firsts like with [name_u]Parker[/name_u], [name_u]Hudson[/name_u], and [name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]. There are some well known male sportsman, musicians, politicians and so on with [name_u]Lennox[/name_u] as their first name but I don’t know of any women with the first name. So I instinctively think of [name_u]Lennox[/name_u] as male. The ‘ox’ ending in particular sounds masculine to me. But I think it could work as a middle name for either gender. It could be a nice offset to the more frilly girls’ names, say [name_f]Daisy[/name_f] [name_u]Lennox[/name_u] or [name_f]Sally[/name_f] [name_u]Lennox[/name_u]. For nicknames, could also go by [name_u]Olly[/name_u], [name_u]Nelly[/name_u], or [name_u]Lex[/name_u].
Some other androgynous names you may like: [name_u]Evan[/name_u], [name_u]Hollis[/name_u], [name_u]Dale[/name_u], [name_m]Clarke[/name_m], Loxley, [name_u]Monroe[/name_u], [name_m]Whittaker[/name_m], [name_u]Grey[/name_u], [name_m]Bowie[/name_m], [name_m]Fulton[/name_m], [name_m]Cove[/name_m], [name_u]Demeter[/name_u], [name_u]Merritt[/name_u], [name_u]Ellington[/name_u], [name_u]Sloane[/name_u], [name_m]Hewitt[/name_m], [name_u]Keely[/name_u], [name_f]Tanith[/name_f], Prose, [name_u]Remington[/name_u], [name_f]Greer[/name_f], [name_u]Campbell[/name_u], [name_u]Zephyr[/name_u], [name_u]Hadley[/name_u], Ersel, Whitby, [name_m]Smith[/name_m].