Wesley gender neutral?

Boy Names
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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] all!

Comsidering [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] [name_u]Porter[/name_u] for a boy! I would love to hear your thoughts on it!

Also, I’ve seen on some posts that people are using [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] for a girl is this something you’re seeing? [name_u]Or[/name_u] do you still feel it leans masculine

Thank you!

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[name_u]Wesley[/name_u] is really handsome!

I can see it being considered as unisex since it’s a surname-name, but when it comes to real life statistics, [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] is the 70th most popular boy name in the US, whereas it’s not even in the top 1000 for girls. Could it work on a girl? Yeah, maybe! But would anyone assume a [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] was a girl? I really doubt it.

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Thank you! I appreciate your view on it! I do see when people use it for a girl they usually change the ending to ie

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[name_u]Wesley[/name_u] is very handsome. I don’t think of it as feminine at all.

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[name_u]Wesley[/name_u] is a great name! I’ve seen it considered for a girl, but it definitely still leans masc

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100% masculine.

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It’s definitely more masculine IMO. It’s a solid combo!

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I’ve never seen [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] on a girl before, would never have thought of it as feminine. I much prefer it on a boy.

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Have never thought of it for a girl and the [name_m]Wes[/name_m] sound is all masculine to me.

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I think most people will assume that [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] is a boy, but phonetically, it does sound a bit feminine.

But if you are set on using [name_u]Porter[/name_u] as the middle name for a girl, then [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] [name_u]Porter[/name_u] feels verrrrry masculine. I would lean toward making one of those names more feminine, though not necessarily a hyper-feminine name.

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I really like [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] for a girl. I’ve gotten nothing but pushback on this point - everyone seems to only like it for a boy :sweat_smile:

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I think it’s 100% masculine.

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[name_u]Wesley[/name_u] could be cute for a girl but definitely more in use for boys. Its in the top 100 for boys but not in the top 1000 for girls.

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I do not consider the name gender neutral at all, and j would be surprised to meet a girl named [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] :slight_smile: I don’t think you need to worry at all about it being feminine, unless there is some wild, completely unpredictable uptick in the name for girls.

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[name_u]Wesley[/name_u] is a boys name, Wesleigh / [name_u]Weslee[/name_u] is a girls name. the spelling makes a difference.

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[name_u]Wesley[/name_u] is all boy to me. [name_u]Ive[/name_u] seen people talk about it for a girl, but if met in public I still think most people would assume [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] is a boy.

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[name_m]Hi[/name_m] there.

I know an extremely precious two year old girl named [name_u]Wesley[/name_u]. I’ve known her since she was born & see her at least once every couple of months. I still have a hard time accepting that her name is [name_u]Wesley[/name_u], because it really does feel masculine to me. I wouldn’t worry that it’s too gender neutral if you love it for a boy.

[name_f]Hope[/name_f] this helps. :slight_smile:

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[name_u]Wesley[/name_u] [name_u]Porter[/name_u] is lovely!!

I like the idea of [name_u]Wesley[/name_u] for any gender. It leans masculine to me, definitely, but what a cool pick for anyone.

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masculine to me! wesley porter is so handsome :two_hearts: