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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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midsomermurderess · 07/09/2016 13:52

I think here Rory is well and truly a boy's name. Might as well call her Dave.

BeardofZeus · 07/09/2016 13:11

Some really cool names here!

My tuppence is Zach/Zak

ButteredToastAndStrawberryJam · 07/09/2016 12:36

Has anyone said Lee/Leigh.

Beedoo123 · 07/09/2016 12:00

Henri.... I love it!

Enb76 · 07/09/2016 11:53

I know a girl called Felix - it's not a girls name but I think it works really well.

JacquelineChan · 07/09/2016 11:49

i've always loved Robin for a girl ( or is it Robyn ? ) - i think maybe it's a little old fashioned.

I've got a boy but didn't want to call him that - in my head it's my girl's name !

starsinyourpies · 07/09/2016 11:46

Frankie (Francesca).
Charlie (Charlotte).

mummyjessex · 07/09/2016 11:43

I used to go to school with a girl called Ryan. I think it's so unique. I've always liked Erin, I know it''s a girls name, but I think it is quite masculine.

If I had a girl I wanted to call it Hadley - I've seen it on this list - I wouldn't have said it was masculine though. I love it. I have to admit I prefer the vintage names for girls at the moment, like I LOVE Edith, or Edie for short. I can't wait to see what sort of girls names are about this year though.

mousynon · 07/09/2016 11:42

Jaime

BertrandRussell · 07/09/2016 11:40

Well, unless she's got a boy's name. That'll help her "grow a pair".........

MrsJayy · 07/09/2016 11:38

Soo that must mean a girl is weak dependent and feeble then Hmm

BertrandRussell · 07/09/2016 11:25

"Strong, stubborn, fearless and loyal" apparently.
As opposed to "weak, vaccilating, timid and disloyal" like girls are.

MrsJayy · 07/09/2016 11:22

What is typically boyish ?

BertrandRussell · 07/09/2016 11:18

" she is strong, stubborn, fearless and loyal, and more typically 'boyish' than her brothers."

Blimey.
And they say that all the feminist battles have been won.........Sad

DaisyBD · 07/09/2016 10:39

she is strong, stubborn, fearless and loyal, and more typically 'boyish'

I know you have said and more typically boyish, but it does sound a bit like you wouldn't expect those traits in a girl. But why not? I do agree Bertrand that girls' names are not usually used for boys, and that when boys' names are used for girls they lose currency for boys. And that makes me cross.

BertrandRussell · 07/09/2016 10:14

Rowan's an interesting one. I would probably assume a Rowan was a girl (because it's a nature name?) but actually it's 5 times more likely to be a boy......

Alisvolatpropiis · 07/09/2016 09:53

Rowan is a name I consider to be unisex.

siblingrevelryagain · 07/09/2016 07:28

Gran? Fran!

siblingrevelryagain · 07/09/2016 07:28

I have two sons, and a youngest (daughter) called Frankie. I love the coolness of it, and felt she would have the choice when older to be Francesca (her actual name), gran or frankie depending on how she felt.

I think it was rebellion in my part-I was so fed up of people thinking I had a third child to have a girl, and comments about how I could now dress her up and do the pink thing. I love the fact that, even at only 4, she is strong, stubborn, fearless and loyal, and more typically 'boyish' than her brothers.

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

Lightbulbon · 07/09/2016 07:03

Evelyn- but it doesn't go with your other names

Lou
Skye
Skyler
Reece/Rhys
Chris
Christian
Oscar was a girls name before it became a boys name
Austin
Jean/Gene (nn for eugenie)
Ash/Ashton
Asher
Brooklyn
Bronx
Saxon
Glen
Mackenzie/ kenzie
Micky
Jo/jo jo
Hadley
Martel
Cooper
Bailey
Baxter
Monte
Fabian
Devon
Ricki
Sal
Sean
Dale
Kane
Archie
Vic
Fox
Mason
Harris- this was used for a girl in Roseanne
Arran
Tiger
Tierney
Tiernan
Ty
Chester
Chesney
Kelsey
Eddie
Sacha
Xander
Cody
River
Finlay
Sonny
Ripley
Tennessee
Dallas
Kale
Lex
Jules
Bristol
Noah
Red

NetballHoop · 07/09/2016 00:02

Alex(andra)(ander)

SanityAssassin · 06/09/2016 23:51

Cameron
Sydney
Spencer
Dylan
Drew
Taylor

Thewolfsjustapuppy · 06/09/2016 22:16

Interesting thread. i don't think the type of names that the OP is asking for really fall into the category of gender specific names anyway, although they are quite masculine. Personally I really like feminin sounding boys names like Jocelyn, Dorian and Evelyn. My DS's both have this type of name and neither has been bullied because of it.

I came on to point out that you can take most boys names and stick an "a" or "et" on the end and you have a girls version; Alberta, Roberta, Harriet, Michaela... I'm trying to work out if there is a Rogera Grin

Tartyflette · 06/09/2016 21:44

Are you forgetting Hilary Benn and Dr Hilary Jones

Not exactly youngsters, though, are they? They're both in their 60s in fact, born and named in the mid 20th century, when, as I said, the name was thought to be fine for boys or girls.
I doubt that many boys are called Hilary these days. And there are probably ever fewer boy Evelyns, it's pretty much only used for girls now.

But it's just a trend I suppose. still pushing for Roger

NavyandWhite · 06/09/2016 20:15

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