(Please only answer this if you apply. Ie, if you don’t like any names on the opposite gender, then this might not be relevant to you.)
What are names you like on a different gender than most people? Not necessarily names you would use. Guilty pleasures, too!
Boys:
[name_f]Savanna[/name_f] nn “[name_u]Van[/name_u]”
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f]Amber[/name_f]
[name_f]Reverie[/name_f]
[name_u]Jordyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Sapphire[/name_f]
Girls:
[name_m]Fire[/name_m] (although in all honestly, [name_m]Fire[/name_m] isn’t used as a name much in general)
[name_u]Sterling[/name_u]
[name_u]Emmett[/name_u]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u] (I actually know many girls named [name_u]Robin[/name_u] but most people on here prefer it on a boy. I like it because of the bird, not as a diminutive of [name_m]Robert[/name_m].)
I like [name_m]Pheonix[/name_m], [name_u]Scout[/name_u] (or is this just completely unisex), [name_u]Sterling[/name_u], [name_u]Finn[/name_u]/[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]/[name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_u]Noel[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Spencer[/name_u], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_u]Lennox[/name_u], [name_u]Indigo[/name_u], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], [name_u]Blake[/name_u], and [name_u]Carter[/name_u] on either boys or girls. Some of these may be unisex, but I’m not quite sure. Either way I think that they’re great on both. I consider [name_m]Pheonix[/name_m], [name_u]Scout[/name_u], [name_u]Sterling[/name_u], [name_u]Finn[/name_u]/[name_u]Finlay[/name_u]/[name_u]Finley[/name_u], [name_u]Riley[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_u]Spencer[/name_u], [name_u]Quinn[/name_u], [name_u]Lennox[/name_u], [name_u]Hunter[/name_u], [name_u]Blake[/name_u], and [name_u]Carter[/name_u] boy names and [name_u]Sage[/name_u], [name_u]Wren[/name_u], [name_u]Noel[/name_u], and [name_u]Indigo[/name_u] girls, but really they can go either way and I actually really like them either way.
I like [name_u]Finn[/name_u] and [name_u]Quinn[/name_u] on girls. (Funny, based on my internal guidelines, I shouldn’t like [name_u]Finn[/name_u] at all!)
Girls:
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] (everyone on nb will have my head for this)
[name_u]Bentley[/name_u] (huge gp… I don’t even like it, it’s just cute)
[name_u]Salem[/name_u] (prefer Saela though)
[name_u]Auden[/name_u] (my cousin’s name though so gp)
[name_u]Finley[/name_u]
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]
[name_u]Riley[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] (I think a lot of people on here think this should go back to the boys… I don’t)
[name_u]Zephyr[/name_u] (I thought this was a girl’s name at first)
Boys:
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Quinn[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]Henley[/name_u] (I like this for both but more for boys)
[name_f]Lark[/name_f] (I thought this was a boy’s name at first)
I loathe [name_u]Elliot[/name_u] on a girl (partly due to personal experience) BUT you’re entitled to your own opinion. I mean, after all I like [name_u]Emmett[/name_u] on a girl, and that’s not too far off.
I believe you’re fine.
I tend to prefer unisex names on boys for some reason:
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u] (not really the opposite gender, but I’m hoping it remains firmly on the boys’ side, but I doubt it. Really don’t want to drop it.)
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u]
[name_f]Indie[/name_f] ([name_m]Don[/name_m]'t mind for a girl though)
[name_u]Piper[/name_u] (Yup)
[name_u]Raven[/name_u] is a nature name so I don’t see it as having a gender per se, however, many people see it as a girls name while I adore it for a boy.
Boys:
[name_u]Wren[/name_u]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_u]Salem[/name_u]
[name_u]Storm[/name_u]
[name_f]Mari[/name_f] – Yup. This is my brother’s nn, and works perfectly on a boy, I think. Pr: mah-[name_f]REE[/name_f].
[name_u]Alexis[/name_u]
[name_u]Shannon[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]Sawyer[/name_u]
I have always been devoted to [name_f]Karen[/name_f] as a masculine name. From what I can tell, it never has been, but it just feels right to me. I would also support the re-takeover of [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] by team blue.
Girls:
[name_u]Auden[/name_u]
[name_u]Bentley[/name_u]
[name_u]Blake[/name_u]
[name_u]Carter[/name_u]
[name_u]Cody[/name_u]
[name_u]Colby[/name_u]
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]
[name_u]Dakota[/name_u] (I know it is mostly seen as a girls name but I’ve known many people tell me it is and “all boy” name)
[name_u]Dallas[/name_u]
[name_u]Darby[/name_u] (is this masculine?)
[name_u]Delaney[/name_u]
[name_u]Denver[/name_u]
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u]
[name_u]Ellis[/name_u]
[name_u]Emerson[/name_u]
[name_u]Hayden[/name_u]
[name_u]James[/name_u]
[name_u]Lennon[/name_u]
[name_u]Logan[/name_u]
[name_f]Macen[/name_f] (personally, I think the ‘c’ makes [name_u]Mason[/name_u] much more feminine)
[name_u]Merritt[/name_u]
[name_u]Micah[/name_u]
[name_u]Phoenix[/name_u]
[name_u]Presley[/name_u]
[name_u]Reese[/name_u]
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]
[name_u]Ryan[/name_u]
[name_u]Sailor[/name_u]
[name_m]Saint[/name_m]
Boys:
[name_m]Alexei[/name_m]/[name_u]Alexis[/name_u]
[name_u]Casey[/name_u]
[name_u]Darcy[/name_u] (absolutely adore on a little boy)
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Fable[/name_u]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
I really love [name_u]Ashley[/name_u] on a boy, and I used to be a fan of [name_u]Darcy[/name_u] for a boy, but my feelings on the name in general have waned. I also like [name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u].
I would like to see the name [name_m]Edison[/name_m] on a girl, I used it in a story I was thinking bout writing with the nn [name_f]Edie[/name_f]. [name_m]Rhodes[/name_m] is also super cool, and I think it would be an adorable mn for either gender, but there’s something special when it’s on a girl.
As you can see in my sig, I like the nn [name_m]Nate[/name_m] for [name_f]Nathalie[/name_f]. People seem really opposed to that, especially since it’s just a nn, but I really hate [name_u]Nat[/name_u]. Reminds me of a gnat! If it was [name_f]Natalia[/name_f] or [name_f]Natasha[/name_f], I feel like there are more nn options, but [name_m]Nate[/name_m] is definitely cute.
Oh! Speaking of, [name_u]Sasha[/name_u] is adorable on a boy. I know using it for a girl is mostly an American thing though.
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
Joon/[name_u]June[/name_u]
[name_u]Mackenzie[/name_u]
[name_f]Mia[/name_f] (as a nn for [name_m]Amias[/name_m] so the My-ah pronunciation)
[name_f]Jane[/name_f](you can thank The Mentalist for this)
[name_f]Calico[/name_f]
[name_m]Caelan[/name_m]
[name_u]Alexis[/name_u]
[name_u]Sailor[/name_u]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]
[name_u]Brooklyn[/name_u]
[name_u]Justice[/name_u]
[name_u]London[/name_u]
[name_u]Marlowe[/name_u]
[name_u]Sacha[/name_u]
[name_u]Rue[/name_u]
[name_u]Bailey[/name_u]
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]
[name_u]Landry[/name_u] (can’t stand this one had gone to the girls!!!)
[name_u]MacKenzie[/name_u]
[name_u]Payton[/name_u]
[name_u]Britton[/name_u]
