Outdated Girl Names?

See the results of this poll: Which of these male into female names still work?

Respondents: 79 (This poll is closed)

  • Erica : 35 (15%)
  • Danielle : 34 (15%)
  • Andrea : 27 (12%)
  • Paula (Paulette, Pauline, Paulina, etc.) : 12 (5%)
  • Michaela : 30 (13%)
  • Davita/Davida : 1 (0%)
  • Edwina : 14 (6%)
  • Wilhelmina : 33 (15%)
  • Petra/Petrova/Petronella : 30 (13%)
  • Alberta: 11 (5%)

I’m a [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] and would have been a [name_m]Daniel[/name_m]. I don’t love my name, very over used regionally here.
I agree with you on pretty much all of these. Worse I think are [name_f]Teri[/name_f], [name_f]Toni[/name_f], [name_u]Billie[/name_u] etc

I honestly don’t like any of them. :confused: I do like [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]! along with the rest of nameberry. I also like [name_f]Antonia[/name_f].

I also love [name_f]Theodora[/name_f].

I think [name_f]Erica[/name_f], [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] and [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] still work (but [name_f]Michaela[/name_f]'s variant spellings irk me to no end). I really dislike most feminized male names, but the above I don’t mind; with [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] being the prettiest in my opinion. Maybe because it’s not such a drastic feminization as Andrewa, for instance : )

I agree with you. They’re all pretty awful.

[name_f]Erica[/name_f] and [name_f]Paula[/name_f] are just unpleasant, to my ears.

From the list on the poll I like [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Alberta[/name_f], [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] and [name_f]Michaela[/name_f] (such a shame it got ruined by all of the McKaylas). You also mention [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f] which I think is gorgeous. I actually overall like the feminizations. My own name is [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f] which I like but no one would ever use the full name and I hated being called [name_u]Alex[/name_u] so I am [name_f]Andie[/name_f] instead. I do think it is a nice name though and it actually surprises me, but I get compliments on it. One of my all time favorites which is somewhat dated but I still love is [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]. Dh wouldn’t go for it but every time I see it I love it. I also don’t mind [name_f]Victoria[/name_f] but for some reason I really don’t like [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]. [name_f]Erica[/name_f], [name_f]Paula[/name_f], [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] and [name_u]Andrea[/name_u] all feel really dated to me.

[name_f]Alberta[/name_f] is a place name …

From your list, I like [name_f]Danielle[/name_f] (even if it is kind of 80s), [name_f]Erica[/name_f], [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f], and [name_u]Andrea[/name_u]. I like [name_f]Petra[/name_f], but didn’t vote for it as I’m not a fan of [name_f]Petronella[/name_f], and think of [name_f]Petrova[/name_f] as a surname first, as it’s so common in [name_f]Russia[/name_f].

I actually like [name_f]Roberta[/name_f] a lot, especially with the cute nickname [name_f]Bobbi[/name_f]. [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] and [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] are probably my favourite female versions of male names, though I also like [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Philippa[/name_f], [name_f]Francesca[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], and [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]. Oh, and [name_f]Eugenia[/name_f] is one of my guilty pleasure names.

I like: [name_f]Michaela[/name_f], [name_f]Davida[/name_f], [name_f]Josephine[/name_f], [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Thomasina[/name_f] but prefer [name_f]Thomasin[/name_f], and [name_f]Wilhelmina[/name_f] from your list. I actually like [name_f]Petra[/name_f], [name_f]Davida[/name_f], and [name_f]Thomasin[/name_f] even though I am not especially fond o [name_m]David[/name_m], and hate [name_m]Peter[/name_m] & [name_m]Thomas[/name_m].

I also like: [name_u]Simone[/name_u], [name_f]Alexandra[/name_f], [name_f]Alexandrina[/name_f], [name_f]Alastriona[/name_f], [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], [name_f]Ramona[/name_f], [name_f]Willa[/name_f], [name_f]Theodora[/name_f], [name_f]Isidora[/name_f], [name_f]Raphaela[/name_f], [name_f]Leona[/name_f]. I even like [name_f]Benjamina[/name_f], which nobody ever likes.

I like [name_f]Georgiana[/name_f] but would never use it.