Sounds like a boy or a girl?

[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think these sound like a boy, a girl, or either - and please LMK how you’re pronouncing it in your head when you read it:

[name_m]Ilya[/name_m]
[name_f]Elya[/name_f]
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]
[name_m]Levy[/name_m]

Thanks :slight_smile:

[name_m]Ilya[/name_m]: Girl or boy name - Ill-ya
[name_f]Elya[/name_f]: Girl name - [name_f]El[/name_f]-ya
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]: Girl name - E-din
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]: Boy name - Eh-vin
[name_m]Levy[/name_m]: Boy name - [name_u]Lee[/name_u]-vie or [name_m]Lev[/name_m]-ee

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[name_m]Ilya[/name_m]: ill-ya or ill-ee-ya + boy
[name_f]Elya[/name_f]: ell-ya or ell-ee-ya + girl
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]: ee-din + either (prefer on a boy!)
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]: ev-in + either
[name_m]Levy[/name_m]: lev-ee + boy

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Ilya - boy - ill-ee-ya
[name_f]Elya[/name_f] - girl - ell-ee-ya
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] - boy - ee-din, but have heard ed-in
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] - boy - ev-in
[name_m]Levy[/name_m] - boy - lev-ee

Wouldn’t be surprised to see [name_u]Eden[/name_u] or [name_u]Evan[/name_u] on a girl, though

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Ilya - boy or girl (Ill-ee-ah)
[name_f]Elya[/name_f] - girl ([name_f]El[/name_f]-ee-ah or [name_f]Ell[/name_f]-ya)
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] - boy or girl (Ee-den)
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] - boy (Ehv-en)
[name_m]Levy[/name_m] - boy ([name_u]Lee[/name_u]-vee)

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Ilya - boy or girl (Il- ee- uh or il-ee-ya)
[name_f]Elya[/name_f] - Girl ([name_f]El[/name_f]-ya or [name_f]El[/name_f]-ee-uh)
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] - Girl (ee-den)
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]- Boy or girl (Eh-ven)
[name_m]Levy[/name_m] - Boy (Leh-vee)

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Ilya - either, slightly more girl - ih-lee-ah
[name_f]Elya[/name_f] - girl - eh-lee-ah
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] - boy - eh-van
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] - girl - ee-dun
[name_m]Levy[/name_m] - boy - leh-vee

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Boy: [name_m]Ilya[/name_m] (eel-yah), [name_u]Evan[/name_u] (eh-ven), [name_m]Levy[/name_m] (leh-vee)
Girl: [name_u]Eden[/name_u] (ee-den), [name_f]Elya[/name_f] (ell-yah)

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Ilya ~ Ihl-iy-ah ~ I know this is a masculine name, so if I heard it, I would know it was for a dude, but it does sound really feminine
[name_f]Elya[/name_f] ~ Ehl-iy-ah ~ I’ve never encountered this one before, and if it weren’t in pink, I would probably guess that it were a variant of [name_m]Ilya[/name_m], and thus masculine, even though it has a feminine sound (I actually think it sounds less feminine than [name_m]Ilya[/name_m], though)
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] ~ Eed-uhn ~ I’ve seen this more on girls, so that’s how I think of it at first, but I think it’s a really gender neutral name (and I think I might actually prefer [name_u]Eden[/name_u] on a boy). Definitely usable for either.
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] ~ Ehv-uhn ~ this definitely seems like a boys’ name, even though I know it’s used for both
[name_m]Levy[/name_m] ~ Lehv-ee ~ this definitely looks like a boys’ name, but I think it sounds quite like [name_f]Livvy[/name_f] out loud. It doesn’t really sound like a name to me, but if it were, I would think a boy.

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Ilya - Girl & illy-a
[name_f]Elya[/name_f] - Girl & [name_f]El[/name_f]-ya
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] - Boy or Girl really. E-din
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] - Boy & Ev-in
[name_m]Levy[/name_m] - Boy & Leh-Vee

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[name_m]Ilya[/name_m]: ill-ee-ya (boy)
[name_f]Elya[/name_f]: elle-ee-ya (girl)
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]: ee-den (either, but more girl)
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]: eh-van (boy)
[name_m]Levy[/name_m]: leh-vee (boy)

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Ilya: Boy (eel-yah)
[name_f]Elya[/name_f]: Girl (ell-yah)
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]: Both (EE-din)
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]: Boy (EH-vin)
[name_m]Levy[/name_m]: Boy (Leh-vee)

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Ilya- sounds a little feminine in [name_f]English[/name_f] but I’m aware it’s a male name. I like it as a soft male name
[name_f]Elya[/name_f]- could go either way.
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]- Unisex leaning towards feminine but love it as boy name
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]- Boy only
[name_m]Levy[/name_m]- either but leaning towards boys.

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Ilya- boy, ll-ee-ya or ill-ya
[name_f]Elya[/name_f]- girl, ell-ee-ya
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]- girl, Ee-den
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]- boy, Ev-ann
[name_m]Levy[/name_m]- boy, leh-vee (but [name_u]Levi[/name_u] would be leev-i)

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Ilya - boy - Il-ee-a
[name_f]Elya[/name_f] - girl - [name_f]Ell[/name_f]-ee-a
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] - boy and girl / unisex - Ee-den
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] - boy and girl / unisex - Ev-un
[name_m]Levy[/name_m] - boy - [name_m]Lev[/name_m]-ee

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Ilya-girl ill-ya or ill-ee-ya
[name_f]Elya[/name_f]-girl ell-ya or ell-ee-ya
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]-I like it better for a girl ee-den
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]-definitely boy ev-in
[name_m]Levy[/name_m]-boy lev-ee

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Ilya (Ill-ya) - 100% boy, popular in [name_f]Russia[/name_f], sounds really masculine to my ears…
[name_f]Elya[/name_f] ([name_f]Elle[/name_f]-ya) - girl
[name_u]Eden[/name_u] (Ee-den) - gender neutral
[name_u]Evan[/name_u] (Eh-van) - boy
[name_m]Levy[/name_m] ([name_m]Lev[/name_m]-ee) - boy

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Ilya (ILL-yuh) - boy. I feel like I’ve heard this as an eastern European boy’s name before.

Elya (ELL-yuh) - girl. It feels like a variation on [name_f]Ella[/name_f]

Eden (EE-den) - either. I know more girl Edens but then there’s the footballer [name_u]Eden[/name_u] [name_m]Hazard[/name_m] (pronounced more like ED-in) which gives me a strong masculine link. So I would not be surprised to see it on either gender.

Evan (EV-un) - boy. This one’s all boy to me.

Levy (LEE-vye) - boy. I’m seeing this as a spelling variation of [name_u]Levi[/name_u], which to me is also all boy.

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Ilya- girl- eye-la
[name_f]Elya[/name_f]- girl- ee-la
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]- girl- ee-den
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]- boy- ev-anne
[name_m]Levy[/name_m]- boy- lev-ee

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Ilya: EEL-ya, and boy
[name_f]Elya[/name_f]: ELL-ya, and girl
[name_u]Eden[/name_u]: EE-den, and girl
[name_u]Evan[/name_u]: EV-en, and boy
[name_m]Levy[/name_m]: LEV-ee, and girl, due to its similarity to [name_f]Livvy[/name_f]