[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - definitely girl.
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - boy.
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - boy.
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - boy.
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - girl.
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - boy.
[name_u]River[/name_u] - boy.
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - eh… this is a nickname for me so it can be for both. [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] as a stand alone… boy.
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - girl.
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - girl!!
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - boy.
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - girl.
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - boy.
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - boy.
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - boy.
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - Girl
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - Boy.
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - Boy’s name, I don’t mind it as a girl’s nickname.
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - Neither.
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - Boy
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - Boy
[name_u]River[/name_u] - Girl
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - Nickname, either, depending on whether short for [name_m]Charles[/name_m] or [name_f]Charlene[/name_f]/[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f].
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - Neither
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - Girl
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - Boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - Neither
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - Boy, or whiskey.
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - Boy
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - Ugh?
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - Female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]River[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - [name_m]Both[/name_m]
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - Male
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - Male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] Male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - [name_m]Both[/name_m]
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - Male
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] girl
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] boy
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] either
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] girl
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] girl
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] boy
[name_u]River[/name_u] boy
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] either
[name_u]Story[/name_u] girl
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] boy
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] neither
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] boy
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] girl
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] girl
And what would you think if you came across a child given a name you’d consider for the opposite sex?
Depending on the name, I would think that either the parents wanted a child of the opposite sex (names like [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] or [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]), they were ignorant of history and mythology (names like [name_f]Juno[/name_f]) or they were trying too hard to clever and unique (names like [name_u]Navy[/name_u]).
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - male
[name_u]River[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - male
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - female
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - girl
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - boy, but could definitely be either
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]River[/name_u] - ? I’m just thinking of a river, not a person, no clue so either
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - boy on its own, but could easily be a nn for a girl
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - girl, I suppose
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - girl
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - ???
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - ? This is just a surname in my mind
I’m sure I’d get used to it if I met someone who had the opposite sex to what I expected from the name. I would think the parents were a little ignorant if they’d called their son [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] or [name_f]Juno[/name_f], though. I’d probably also guess the parents were hoping for a boy if they’d called their daughter [name_u]Kieran[/name_u], [name_u]Carson[/name_u], [name_u]Rory[/name_u], [name_m]Maddox[/name_m] or [name_u]Elliott[/name_u]. Either that or they wanted a “strong” name and associate strength with masculinity, not femininity - I would suspect internalised sexist values, although probably not conscious sexism. But I’d think about that for like a few minutes; of course it wouldn’t affect what I thought of the person.
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - Female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - Male*
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - Female because of [name_m]Gilmore[/name_m] Girls*
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - Male
[name_u]Elliot[/name_u] - Male*
[name_u]River[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - Either
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - Female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - Male
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - Male … No room for girls here
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - either
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - Male*
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - either
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - Male
I also like unisex names… Personal favorites:
[name_u]River[/name_u] - girl
[name_u]Addison[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Logan[/name_u] - girl
[name_u]Reese[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Tyler[/name_u] - girl
[name_u]Carter[/name_u] - girl
[name_u]Shaye[/name_u] - girl
I find unisex names work better for girls…it’s ok for a girl name to sound solid and strong… But if a males name is too feminine that is just asking for bullying
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - definitely feminine. I actually wouldn’t consider this unisex.
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - definitely masculine.
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - masculine, unless as a nn for [name_f]Aurora[/name_f]
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - masculine
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - both, but I prefer it on a girl
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - masculine
[name_u]River[/name_u] - masculine
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - masculine, unless a nn for [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]/[name_f]Charlene[/name_f] etc.
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - feminine. I love it as a nn for [name_f]Astoria[/name_f].
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - masculine
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - definitely masculine
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - both, but I prefer it on a girl
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - definitely masculine
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - I love [name_u]Avery[/name_u] as a boy’s name (like [name_f]Fern[/name_f]'s brother in the book “[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]'s [name_m]Web[/name_m]”!) but I do think I have to relinquish this one to the girls.
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - definitely masculine.
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - either
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - either
[name_u]River[/name_u] - either
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - male
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - either
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - male
[name_f]Juno[/name_f]: male. Nameberry lists this as a girl name, but I just can’t get behind that.
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u]: male.
[name_u]Rory[/name_u]: Female.
[name_u]Carson[/name_u]: Spelled like that, male. [name_f]Karsyn[/name_f] or [name_f]Carsyn[/name_f] is all female, though.
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u]: Either.
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u]: Male.
[name_u]River[/name_u]: Male.
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]: Either. I think [name_f]Charlee[/name_f] is better for a girl, [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] for a boy.
[name_u]Story[/name_u]: Female.
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]: Female. [name_m]Artemus[/name_m] for a boy.
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m]: Male.
[name_u]Navy[/name_u]: Neither. It’s a color, not a name.
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u]: ALL male.
[name_u]Avery[/name_u]: Female
[name_u]Collins[/name_u]: Neither. It’s a surname, better left in the middle spot.
That’s exactly the sort of reasoning that makes me leery of the whole idea. Seems like you’ve defined strength as masculine, said it’s OK (maybe even desirable) for girls to move towards that masculinity, but dangerous for boys to move towards femininity. Like saying it’s OK for your daughter to do boxing, but you should be careful about letting your son do ballet. But I’m sure you’ve all already discussed this ad infinitum.
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - female
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - either
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - male
[name_u]River[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - female
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - male
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - female
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - male
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - either
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - male
Some of these names I wouldn’t consider unisex at all.
Here’s my classifications:
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] – girl (but it does have a masculine sound. [name_u]Juneau[/name_u] for a boy maybe to take away form the goddess)
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] – boy (I don’t consider this unisex)
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] – boy (but I think it’s fine as a nn for a girl)
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] – boy
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] – both
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] – boy
[name_u]River[/name_u] – boy (I’ve only known the one [name_u]River[/name_u] and he’s a boy, but I think it’s fine on a girl too because of [name_u]River[/name_u] [name_m]Tam[/name_m])
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] – boy
[name_u]Story[/name_u] – girl but could work fine for a boy in the middle (I like it in the middle for a girl too)
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] – girl. It’s the name of a goddess. [name_m]Artemus[/name_m] is the boy version
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] – boy and it doesn’t sound feminine at all.
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] – neither. I don’t consider this a name but I guess girl if I had to pick
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] – boy (but I’ve known girl [name_u]Jameson[/name_u]'s)
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] – boy (but it’s okay for either)
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] – boy
[name_f]Juno[/name_f] - girl
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Rory[/name_u] - boy (though I do quite like it as a nn for [name_f]Aurora[/name_f])
[name_u]Carson[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u] - I prefer it on a girl but I think it works just as well for either
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]River[/name_u] - boy (though [name_u]River[/name_u] Song on [name_m]Doctor[/name_m] Who has made me able to see this on a girl)
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Story[/name_u] - neither, I can’t even see this as a name
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u] - girl
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m] - boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u] - neither, I can’t see it as a name
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Avery[/name_u] - boy
[name_u]Collins[/name_u] - boy
Only [name_u]Collins[/name_u], [name_u]Artemis[/name_u], [name_u]Story[/name_u] and [name_f]Juno[/name_f] feel feminine to me, though I could see them working on boys also. [name_u]Navy[/name_u] is not a name. The others are definitely masculine to me, I really dislike them being used on girls.
Its a good point you’ve made. The only reason why I say it’s potentially dangerous for a boy to be named something super femenine is because he may be subject to bullying when he is growning up. Boys will be boys and they like to seem tough… So having a name that is normally a girls name may be difficult for them as youngsters. I’m not saying that boys moving toward femininity is wrong by any means, just that it is harder for them to cope with. It was just a thought, as some people like to think of all the positives and negatives that names may bring. Clearly I have no problem personally with more gentle sounding males names like [name_u]Avery[/name_u], [name_u]Addison[/name_u] etc. I actually prefer them 
No offense meant
I’m not in the least offended by your comments! No worries there. I do think it is terribly sad what we, as a society, do to little boys, though. [name_m]Little[/name_m] girls as well; patriarchy hurts and limits us all. You’re right, boys that seem too “feminine” to their peers are definitely likely to have a problem with bullying. It breaks my heart to think about it, to be honest, the messages that boys get about what it means to be “a real man”. This thing with names is really just a symptom of the wider problem, not a major problem of itself.
Agreed! This is exactly my reasoning.
[name_u]Haven[/name_u]'t read responses as not to sway my initial impressions.
[name_f]Juno[/name_f], girl
[name_u]Kieran[/name_u], boy
[name_u]Rory[/name_u], boy
[name_u]Carson[/name_u], all boy
[name_u]Rowan[/name_u], prefer it on girl
[name_u]Elliott[/name_u], boy
[name_u]River[/name_u], girl
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u], boy please!
[name_u]Story[/name_u], girl
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u], all girl
[name_m]Maddox[/name_m], boy
[name_u]Navy[/name_u], maybe boy
[name_u]Jameson[/name_u], all boy
[name_u]Avery[/name_u], prefer boy but would expect girl
[name_u]Collins[/name_u], girl ([name_m]Collin[/name_m] would be boy)
[name_f]My[/name_f] daughter has a little girl named [name_m]Maddox[/name_m] at her pre-k school. It was surprising, but I like it. [name_u]River[/name_u] (I would spell it [name_m]Rivers[/name_m]) is the only name on this list I have considered for my own future children. I would use it on a girl most likely. I am also surprised that [name_u]Artemis[/name_u] is considered unisex, though I could see it and [name_f]Juno[/name_f] almost working for a boy.