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'Masculine' sounding girls names.

157 replies

mixedberrymilkshake · 18/05/2012 22:54

I cannot abide overly twee girls names, and am hoping to find something that sounds 'masculine' and almost surnamey.

At the moment I like-
Sloane
Tate
Blair
Peyton
Quinn
Whittier

Any other suggestions? Ideally they'd go with classical, albeit more feminine name like Charlotte, Alice, Jane...

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besmirchedandbewildered · 19/05/2012 22:12

Madison is surnamey but def girl, also Taylor.

Or you could go for a robust-but-definitely-girls-name that would sound good with your surname.

I have had Wine but I think these might sound ok?

Elkie
Megan
Ruth
Ellen / Helen / Eleanor
Iona
Ilse
Inez

And I think the herby names sound great - Sorrel, Sage etc. Also the Piper/Parker thing, love those.

Gonna suggest you avoid Grace Grin

Sorry that's off the brief...

wonderwooman · 19/05/2012 22:03

Tegan
Billie
Meike (myker)

sonniboo · 19/05/2012 21:57

Some of the suggested names are boys' name imo: Tate, Payton and Quinn.

How about a unisex name like Alex, Rowan or Morgan?

MerryMarigold · 19/05/2012 21:54

Be careful. The more you want her to be a tomboyish, un-girly little girl, the more likely she is to LURRRRVE pink, Barbie and glitter.

I would go for a strong, simple but girl's name rather than 'unisex' (Whittier Hmm or downright boy's names like Finlay Hmm or Jude.

Claudia
Charlotte
Meredith

There have been threads on 'strong' girls' names before.

shinyblackgrape · 19/05/2012 21:48

frau - yes re the Scandinavian names.

Ulrika called her daughter Bo which I understand is a boy's name actually

I always thought it was a bit mean that her second daughter is called Martha in contrast but then I like twee girls names Grin

GetDownNesbitt · 19/05/2012 21:34

Stevie?

FrauGrau · 19/05/2012 21:17

I think German or Scandinavian names sound quite strong
Beate (Be-at -a)
Renate
Anja/Anya
Astrid
Berta
Monika
Gerda
Frida
Helga
etc

Gita
Senta

winkle2 · 19/05/2012 20:41

What about Kindra / Kendra?

apachepony · 19/05/2012 20:36

How about Juno?

shinyblackgrape · 19/05/2012 20:04

You could use Sam. I see that Charlie sheen's daughter is called that. Not short for Samantha. Maybe the Charlie sheen bit isn't that great a recommendation!

Showmethemhappyfeet · 19/05/2012 19:57

I don't think sounding American is a bad thing tbh, if everyone was only ever to use names that were traditionally English there would be very few to go around. I would much prefer one of these names to the likes of Lilly/flora/clementine! (no offense to those that have kids called this, it's just not my taste!) I have a unisex name and it's never bothered me one bit! A lad with the same name came into our group of friends and everyone chucked Fred on the start of his name to tell us apart. Smile

gazzalw · 19/05/2012 18:36

Why don't you just go with a traditional unisex name like Frances or Lesley???

And give them a more girlie middle name to give them the option...:

A lot of these suggestions sound very American influenced and don't really translate to the UK IMO

PercyFilth · 19/05/2012 18:25

Lesley

winkle2 · 19/05/2012 18:23

I love frankie for a girl

What about Stevie?

seeingstars · 19/05/2012 18:03

Teddy?

seeingstars · 19/05/2012 18:00

Alex, jude, Robyn

DorisIsWaiting · 19/05/2012 17:58

Robyn or Erica?

MrsSchadenfreude · 19/05/2012 17:40

DD1 (who is 13) has a friend called Peyton. She hated it so much that she has changed her name to something quite frilly. And Mackenzie has also asked to be called by her middle name.

northernmonkey · 19/05/2012 17:28

Brogan?

shushpenfold · 19/05/2012 17:22

Robyn

Takver · 19/05/2012 17:21

We took the cover-all-bases approach of a long first name that has both frilly and short nicknames; dd currently uses a more 'girly' version, but if she wants to change it when she grows up (or - to quote endless MNers - if she feels the urge to become a High Court judge) she can use a shorter less girly nickname.

Selks · 19/05/2012 17:20

Riley
Billie
Rae
Terrie

Takver · 19/05/2012 17:18

I think it makes perfect sense - if you've got a frilly surname, then a 'strong' sounding first name balances it out. Its not like calling a girl Benjamin or something, is it!

I like:
Morgan
Rowan
Kim
Robyn
Ashley

And of course all the traditional girls names that shorten to more unisex nicknames:

Samantha - Sam
Joanne/Josephine - Jo
Charlotte - Charlie
Frances - Fran or Frankie

OyOfMidWorld · 19/05/2012 17:17

I love Parker for a girl. Very rare in this country (less than five so called in the last five years) but quite popular in the US I think. I'm not brave enough to use it though.

jellyspoon · 19/05/2012 16:03

Spencer? Eden?

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