☀️ Your Favorite Boy Names On Girls?

Okay, confession time: I’ve been on a secret boy-name-on-a-girl kick lately. There’s just something so effortlessly charming and cool about a girl named [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Royce[/name_m], or [name_m]Murphy[/name_m] [name_f][/name_f]— that unexpected modern edge mixed with vintage charm. And let’s be real, the right boy name on a girl can feel like it was always meant to be; both bold and delightfully soft, old-fashioned, like the literary heroine we all have wanted (or continue to want!) to be. I’m no stranger to girl-name-on-a-boy either, but I’ve been especially falling for the opposite lately. :white_heart:

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So, what are your favorite boy names for girls? Are you into something classic, like [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] and [name_m]Sam[/name_m], or do you lean towards something a bit more offbeat, like [name_m]Jude[/name_m] and [name_m]Frankie[/name_m], or perhaps even ones that are rarely used, like [name_m]Darwin[/name_m] and [name_m]Phineas[/name_m]?

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Tell me all your favorites [name_f][/name_f]— the wild ones, the quirky ones, the charmingly unexpected ones. And bonus points if you want to share any combos or sister sets you swoon over! :rainbow:

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Today, my list consists of…
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Royce[/name_m], [name_m]Sullivan[/name_m], [name_m]Atticus[/name_m], [name_m]Elliott[/name_m], [name_f]Billie[/name_f], [name_f]Benedicte[/name_f], [name_m]Curtis[/name_m], [name_m]Olsen[/name_m], [name_m]Alcott[/name_m], [name_m]Otis[/name_m], [name_f]Clarke[/name_f], [name_m]Winslow[/name_m], [name_f]Rooney[/name_f], [name_m]Murphy[/name_m], [name_m]Quimby[/name_m], [name_f]Merit[/name_f], [name_m]Wiley[/name_m], [name_m]Hart[/name_m], [name_m]Ellis[/name_m], Byfield, and [name_m]Campbell[/name_m].

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I love [name_m]Murphy[/name_m] & [name_f]Billie[/name_f] from your list!
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]My[/name_f] personal favourites are:

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  • [name_m]Oswin[/name_m] (nicknames [name_m]Ozzy[/name_m] & [name_f]Winnie[/name_f] are so sweet!)
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  • [name_f]Bobbie[/name_f]
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  • [name_m]Bertie[/name_m]
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  • [name_f]Sunny[/name_f] (this one is more neutral anyway)
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[name_m]Oswin[/name_m] “Ozzy/Winnie” would be absolutely inspired on a little gal! I’d love to meet a female [name_m]Bertie[/name_m], too. :white_heart:

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[name_m]Murray[/name_m], [name_m]Jasper[/name_m], [name_m]Griffin[/name_m]

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[name_f]My[/name_f] #1[name_f][/name_f] fav is Wild/Wilder on a girl. I especially love the notion of encouraging “unladylike” virtues in little girls and I’d love for my daughter to be untamable.

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I first heard of [name_m]Teddy[/name_m] as the older sister character on Good [name_m]Luck[/name_m] [name_m]Charlie[/name_m] and even though I never really watched the show I love [name_m]Teddy[/name_m] on a girl to this day.

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[name_m]Gideon[/name_m] the Ninth is my favourite book, so I have a soft spot for girl [name_m]Gideon[/name_m]. Similar, more obscure [name_f]Lydian[/name_f] as well.

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[name_m]Rhett[/name_m], [name_m]Finnick[/name_m], [name_m]Grayson[/name_m], and [name_m]Westley[/name_m] already feel like sisters to me and they are all just :sparkles::sparkles::sparkles:

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Ooh, [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] for a little girl is so fun!!

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That sentiment is so lovely! [name_f]May[/name_f] we both raise girls who cannot be tamed. :white_heart:

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[name_m]Teddy[/name_m], [name_m]Gideon[/name_m], and [name_m]Finnick[/name_m] are all so wonderful and bright. I love it!

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[name_m]Frankie[/name_m], [name_m]Teddy[/name_m], [name_m]Murphy[/name_m], [name_f]Billie[/name_f], [name_m]Tommy[/name_m], [name_f]Lennon[/name_f], [name_m]Elliott[/name_m], [name_m]Rory[/name_m] and [name_f]Bobbie[/name_f] are my favourites!

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[name_m]Loving[/name_m] [name_m]Wilder[/name_m]! @FreyByTheWay

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I actually met a little girl [name_m]Griffin[/name_m] at a soccer game. She changed my mind on it only being for boys. :blush:

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[name_m]Rory[/name_m] and [name_f]Lennon[/name_f] are both great!

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Some of these may lean more gender neutral than all boy, but they all have history of being boy names!

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[name_m]Dylan[/name_m] “Lannie”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Connor[/name_m] “Nori”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jordan[/name_m] “Dani”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rowan[/name_m] “Wynn” or “Winnie”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Rory[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Micah[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Noah[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Avery[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Austin[/name_m] / [name_m]Austen[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Shiloh[/name_f] “Shy”
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Riley[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Dorian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Oswin[/name_m] “Winnie”
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Sasha[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Elliott[/name_m] “Ellie”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jasper[/name_m] “Jaz”

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[name_f]An[/name_f] entirely random list of my personal favorites and the first ones that came to mind (I.e., GP’s):

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[name_m]Sawyer[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Auden[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hollis[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Coley[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Darby[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Will[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Saylor[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Golden[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Emrys[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Prosper[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Forest[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lenny[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Casper[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Caspian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Teddy[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Theo[/name_m] (obviously!)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Everett[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Flynn[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wesley[/name_m]

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a female character in one of my stories has [name_m]Hannibal[/name_m] (Rue Hannibal) as a middle and I now adore [name_m]Hannibal[/name_m] on a girl

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[name_m]Rowan[/name_m] “Winnie” is absolutely brilliant. [name_m]Rory[/name_m] and [name_m]Oswin[/name_m] have both been mentioned before, and I still think they’re amazing! [name_f]Sasha[/name_f] and [name_m]Elliott[/name_m] are wonderful, too. :herb:

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Ooh, [name_m]Theo[/name_m], [name_m]Darby[/name_m], [name_m]Wilder[/name_m], [name_m]Lenny[/name_m], [name_m]Teddy[/name_m], and [name_m]Flynn[/name_m] are all wonderful! [name_f]My[/name_f] sister loves [name_m]Emrys[/name_m] for a little gal, but I’m not totally on board myself yet, I’ll admit. I think I’m warming up to it, but don’t tell her that, of course. :rofl:

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Ooh, [name_m]Hannibal[/name_m] is so interesting, [name_f]Maeve[/name_f]! Also, I know she’s not a boy name, but I love Miss [name_f]Rue[/name_f], so any mention of her makes me happy. :white_heart:

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[name_f]Love[/name_f] [name_f]Billie[/name_f], [name_f]Rooney[/name_f] and [name_m]Murphy[/name_m] from your list, I would add;

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[name_m]Logan[/name_m] is my #1[name_f][/name_f] favourite on a girl!!!

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Others: [name_f]Scottie[/name_f], [name_f]Stevie[/name_f], [name_m]Max[/name_m], [name_m]Sawyer[/name_m], [name_f]Lennon[/name_f], [name_m]Rory[/name_m], [name_f]Mattie[/name_f], [name_f]Sloane[/name_f], [name_f]Quinn[/name_f], [name_m]Drew[/name_m], [name_m]Miller[/name_m]

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[name_m]Max[/name_m] is one I totally forgot about! She’s so cool. :rainbow:

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I’ve been on a kick for boy names on girls lately too! [name_f]My[/name_f] favorite as of late is [name_m]Roscoe[/name_m][name_f][/name_f] nn [name_f]Coco[/name_f][name_f][/name_f]. A lot of the ones I like have been mentioned, but I also like:

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[name_m]Mars[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f]Whitfield “Whit”
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ziggy[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Isidore[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cap[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Arlo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Indy[/name_f]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ridley[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Penn[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Finnian[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Falconer[/name_m]

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Some of these are more “mainstream gender neutral” while others are definitely “GP” but you can guess which is which :rofl:[name_f][/name_f] I know girls named [name_m]Alexander[/name_m] & [name_m]Harvey[/name_m] so I feel like (almost) anything goes :woman_shrugging:t2:

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Probably repeating some mentioned above because I’m trying to do this from memory

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[name_m]Albie[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Arlo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Asa[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Bernie[/name_m] / [name_m]Bertie[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Blaise[/name_m] (!!)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Bo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Brighton[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Cato[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Clarence[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Clemens[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Eliot[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Fargo[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Finnegan[/name_m] / [name_m]Finn[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Frankie[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Georgie[/name_f] / [name_m]George[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Hollis[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Huey[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Ira[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]James[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Jasper[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lenny[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Lior[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Max[/name_m] / [name_m]Maxwell[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Misha[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Moses[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Nico[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Percy[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Reed[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Roscoe[/name_m] (!!)
[name_f][/name_f][name_f]Willie[/name_f] / [name_f]Wallie[/name_f] (notably as a double name like [name_f]Willie[/name_f] [name_f]Mae[/name_f] or [name_f]Wallie[/name_f] June)
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wilder[/name_m]
[name_f][/name_f][name_m]Wynn[/name_m] / [name_m]Winslow[/name_m]

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