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Masculine girls names

207 replies

YourNewspaperIsShit · 05/09/2016 18:12

Any suggestions? Think Dylan, James, Aaron, etc for a little girl.

The most obvious are Charlie and Jamie but I'm not so keen on those.

I love American "surname for first names" especially unisex ones, already used Parker and Carter.

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marthamydear · 22/09/2016 21:27

I know an Irish lady in her 50's or early 60's and her name is Joseph. She has said It was really common when she was growing up (in Ireland)

I love this as she's the only female Joseph I know and my son is Joseph.

WaitrosePigeon · 16/09/2016 14:40

Hideous, all of it.

holliewilliams · 16/09/2016 14:18

Never mind the parents picking the name they like, why does no one ever think about how the child will feel about their name? Or that who they grow to be is a direct result of people's reactions and interactions with them. Can you not imagine being in the playground and all the kids smirking about how you have a boys name. Nevermind all the confusion when letters, documents etc are constantly addressed to Mr ...

Jodders · 10/09/2016 16:46

Frankie

Jodders · 10/09/2016 16:43

Jack
George

BertrandRussell · 10/09/2016 10:32

"Love love love gender neutral names"

But they aren't gender neutral names- they are boy's names!

Lightbulbon · 10/09/2016 08:33

Rafael
Michael- an American actress is called this
Toby
Bryce
Tay
Bay
Huxley
Bexley
Benny
Cairn

BendydickCuminsnatch · 10/09/2016 07:01

I knew a girl called Bertie - Alberta, absolutely love!!!

NiceCuppaTeaAndASitDown · 10/09/2016 06:11

Not necessarily midsomermurderess. I know a female Rory, and it's a nn for Aurora which is definitely a girls name.
She was named after the princess in Sleeping Beauty

plimsolls · 09/09/2016 22:51

Bertie for a girl is lovely! My newborn is Elizabeth and I've been calling her Bert in a silly way (Eliza-BERT!) but Bertie as a proper nickname is so perfect.

LurkyMcLurcker · 09/09/2016 21:10

Love love love gender neutral names: I have two girls Francesca (Frankie) and Roberta (Bertie). If I had a boy I love the name Lyndsey.

Bertie does raise a few eyebrows though - but she can change it to Bobby when she's older if she wants.

CancellyMcChequeface · 09/09/2016 13:03

Evelyn
Shirley
Vivian
Beverley
Ashley
Hilary

Jayne Grin

MitzyLeFrouf · 09/09/2016 12:13

Blodwyn
Olga
Bertha
Helga

They're girls names with a masculine vibe.

midsomermurderess · 09/09/2016 11:50

Etienne is French for Stephen. To some ears it might sound feminine but a French person would think you were barking or thick to use it for a girl.

Alisvolatpropiis · 09/09/2016 10:48

Isn't Etienne the French equivalent of Stephen?

EddieStobbart · 09/09/2016 00:21

Go back a few generations in my family and there's a Clark. It's Scotland though and lots of women used to have surnames as middle names (think usually mother's maiden name or perhaps a grandmother's) so it may have been due to that.

prettypinkpearls · 09/09/2016 00:05

I know a Bradley and a Stevie, both really suit their names Smile

Schmoochypoos · 08/09/2016 19:48

Love love love Noa, Etienne, Harry (Harriet), Robyn and Frankie (Francesca)

Seekingmiracles · 08/09/2016 19:40

I love this thread. There are so many cool names that are traditionally boys names that work well for girls.
I personally am sick of hearing of all the flouncy, flowery, airy fairy girls names that seem so popular at the moment. That is my own personal taste and I wouldn't tell anyone who had named their child one that they were wrong for doing so. I just won't be personally be using one for my daughter.
I'm currently loving Marlowe and Noa (yes, both girls names but with a more masculine feel) and Cooper.

dotdotdotmustdash · 08/09/2016 18:43

I once nursed an elderly, very well-to-do lady called Nicholas :-)

blueandgreendots · 08/09/2016 16:13

The beautiful baby girl currently asleep in my arms is Alexandra Jessie (my beloved grandma was called Jessie). Her big sister is Francesca. So my two girls are Frankie and Alex, but with those names I could have two boys, which I guess is a deliberate choice. We've picked long feminine names shortened to gender neutral names, and they can change their nicknames in future should they want to.

Goldenhandshake · 08/09/2016 15:57

I like Reese for a girl

heron98 · 07/09/2016 14:04

Danny

CordeliaFrost · 07/09/2016 13:59

Oh and forgot to say, my only aversion to gender neutral names, is when the names aren't really gender neutral, they are boy's names being used on girls.

James seems to be a current one. Hate it on a girl.

CordeliaFrost · 07/09/2016 13:55

I can't bear weak women so I felt Frankie was a strong name for a hopefully strong women!

Yes because strong women only have masculine names, no strong woman has ever had a feminine name. Well apart from pretty much every significant woman in history.

I say this as a woman who has a gender neutral surname as a first name, and who considers herself a strong woman, but I'm pretty sure I'd be so even if my name was Arabella as opposed to my gender neutral name.

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As a more general comment, in response to the whole issue about parents using such names, because they don't think girl's names are good enough.

This most certainly was NOT the case for my parents, and I'm sure it isn't the case for all parents who use this style of name. For my parents, it was simply a case that the whole gender neutral surnames as first name style, was their personal taste. That's it. All four of us children (me, sister, two brothers) have such names.