[name_m]Not[/name_m] Necessarily Names you Would Use for your Own Personal [name_m]Baby[/name_m], but names you could see being switched over to [name_m]Boy[/name_m] Names?
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[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
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[name_f]Eden[/name_f]
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[name_f]Ann[/name_f]
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[name_f]Anya[/name_f]
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[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
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[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
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[name_f]Olivia[/name_f]
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[name_f]Audrey[/name_f]
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[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
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[name_f]Diane[/name_f]
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[name_f]Jennifer[/name_f]
I think [name_f]Eden[/name_f] definitely works. It is more common for boys in some parts of [name_f]Europe[/name_f] like [name_f]France[/name_f] and Belgium e.g. the football player [name_f]Eden[/name_f] [name_m]Hazard[/name_m]. It also ranks for boys in the US and UK.
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I can’t really see a strongly feminine-sounding name like [name_f]Olivia[/name_f] being used for boys though.
I can definitely see [name_f]Eden[/name_f], [name_f]Olive[/name_f], and [name_f]Iris[/name_f] working (most botanical/nature names can go either way for me). [name_f]Florence[/name_f] could work too, there are already similar boy names (Florent, [name_m]Florian[/name_m], etc) and it’s also in line with [name_m]Lawrence[/name_m]! I also like [name_f]Audrey[/name_f], that feels like it could be gender neutral in the same way as vintage, originally-masc names like [name_m]Sidney[/name_m], [name_f]Evelyn[/name_f], [name_f]Beverly[/name_f].
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Names I’ve got on my own girl longlist that could also potentially be used for boys…
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Amaris[/name_m] • [name_f]Blythe[/name_f] • [name_f]Briar[/name_f] • [name_f]Cariel[/name_f] • [name_f]Dove[/name_f] • [name_f]Everild[/name_f] • [name_f]Lark[/name_f] • [name_f]Mariel[/name_f] • [name_f]Merryn[/name_f] • [name_f]Rozenn[/name_f] • [name_f]Saffron[/name_f] • [name_f]Sonnet[/name_f] • [name_f]Steren[/name_f] • [name_f]Tomyris[/name_f] • [name_m]Wren[/name_m] • [name_f]Zerrin[/name_f]
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[name_m]Other[/name_m] ideas…
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Hazel[/name_f] • [name_f]Marin[/name_f] • [name_f]Ruby[/name_f] • [name_f]Willow[/name_f] • [name_f]Cleo[/name_f] • [name_f]Romy[/name_f] • [name_f]Jade[/name_f] • [name_f]Piper[/name_f] • [name_f]Constance[/name_f] (a bit like [name_m]Conrad[/name_m] and a bit like Lawrence?) • [name_f]Amber[/name_f] • [name_f]Sunday[/name_f]
I love [name_f]Maren[/name_f] for a boy.
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[name_f]Whitney[/name_f], [name_f]Courtney[/name_f], [name_f]Lauren[/name_f] and [name_f]Rose[/name_f]
I really love [name_f]Rose[/name_f] for a boy.
[name_f][/name_f]Bell/Belle
[name_f][/name_f]Prim/Primrose
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Pearl[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Dove[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Goldie[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Margot[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Ivy[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Clover[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Summer[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Florence[/name_f]
There’s a male character [name_f]Jayne[/name_f] in [name_f]Firefly[/name_f]. I suppose any nature name, although sadly as an American I think we are a LONG way off from a society that wouldn’t balk at a man called [name_f]Lavender[/name_f] or [name_f]Rose[/name_f] unless it was his surname.
I remember a celebrity using [name_f]Rose[/name_f] as a middle name for a boy within the past few years (I don’t remember exactly who though).