What is a traditionally girl name you wouldn’t mind on a boy?

I have a lot of trouble deciding on something like this. So many names for one gender in a culture could be for the opposite gender in another culture. Also, in [name_f]English[/name_f] alone, many of the so-called “traditionally female names” we see today used to be strictly male names or unisex names 100 years or more ago. As the family’s current genealogist, I see more of this than I ever thought I would.

Hayden :smile:

Iris for a boy is great! :heart_eyes:

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The only [name_u]London[/name_u] I know of is a boy. It sounds masculine to me.

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Sharon
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_f]Jolie[/name_f]
[name_m]Avian[/name_m]
[name_f]Autumn[/name_f]
[name_u]Ember[/name_u]
[name_u]Sage[/name_u]
[name_u]River[/name_u]
[name_m]Casper[/name_m]

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Now that you mention that I like it too

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Though its not so much my style, I love the idea of [name_u]Paris[/name_u] on a boy, it just seems so much nicer on a boy!

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I love this! [name_u]Paris[/name_u] in greek/roman mythology was a boy :slight_smile:

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Marin can be a boys name, pronounced like [name_f]Maren[/name_f]

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[name_u]Eden[/name_u], [name_f]Hope[/name_f], [name_f]Sapphire[/name_f], and [name_f]Jade[/name_f] are the ones I love most for a boy that are seen as almost all female (even though they are technically word names).

I really do love softer, feminine-leaning names for boys though.

Others I have considered and love:
[name_f]Nyx[/name_f]
[name_u]Hallow[/name_u]
[name_u]Ember[/name_u]
[name_u]Willow[/name_u]
[name_u]Sparrow[/name_u]
[name_u]Robin[/name_u]
[name_u]Holly[/name_u]
[name_u]Artemis[/name_u]
[name_u]Indigo[/name_u]
[name_u]Paris[/name_u]
[name_u]Meredith[/name_u]
[name_f]Bayleigh[/name_f]
[name_f]Gayle[/name_f]
[name_u]Valentine[/name_u]
[name_f]Iris[/name_f]
[name_f]Lavender[/name_f]
[name_u]Sasha[/name_u]
[name_f]Lydia[/name_f]
[name_u]Noel[/name_u]
[name_u]Elia[/name_u]
[name_f]Eve[/name_f]
[name_u]Ariel[/name_u]
[name_f]Emma[/name_f]
[name_u]Shay[/name_u]
[name_f]Kitty[/name_f]
[name_u]Echo[/name_u]
[name_f]Willa[/name_f]
[name_u]Aubrey[/name_u]

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Love [name_u]Delaney[/name_u] for a boy

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Jane, [name_u]Penny[/name_u], and [name_u]Winter[/name_u] are the ones that come to mind

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This is hard for me because I have a very safe naming style. Especially, compared to many Nameberrys!

Amber
[name_u]Briar[/name_u]
[name_u]Ember[/name_u]
[name_f]Olive[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosamund[/name_f]

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I knew a boy named [name_f]Frances[/name_f]. I like it on a boy. He wore it well. And with [name_f]Frances[/name_f], there’s always the possibility of the nickname [name_m]Frank[/name_m] if he would want a more masculine sounding name.

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Girls names Id love to see on boys are the ones that were ‘stolen’ by the girls and got really popular but now feel a little dated. Like McKenzie, [name_u]Harper[/name_u], [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], [name_u]Madison[/name_u] etc.

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The only [name_u]Briar[/name_u] I’ve ever met was a man, it definitely has a masculine feel

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Addison
[name_u]Ariel[/name_u]
[name_u]Briar[/name_u]
[name_f]Florence[/name_f]
[name_u]Madison[/name_u]
[name_u]Harper[/name_u]
[name_u]Indie[/name_u]

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Actually spelled [name_f]Frances[/name_f]? How odd. I usually see girls with the misspelled name (whether accidentally or as their birth name) of [name_u]Francis[/name_u] in place of [name_f]Frances[/name_f]. Interesting.

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I actually have always liked [name_f]Brynn[/name_f] for a boy.

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I know a baby boy [name_u]Bryn[/name_u]! It always makes me think of [name_u]Bryn[/name_u] (“it means hill in Welsh”) from Gavin and [name_u]Stacey[/name_u] – which is a wonderful connection to me :blush:

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