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romannumerals · 2020-07-14T21:10:11+00:00

Really love boy names for girls. Our faves our below, please could you let me know your thoughts on them and whether you think they work for a girl Andie Dylan Drew Stevie

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IamAporcupine · 15/07/2020 19:23

@MrsTerryPratchett

It happens this way round because being a boy is a promotion and being a girl is a demotion.

If you wouldn't call a boy Poppy, and you would call a girl Drew, think about why. Is it because 'male' supposed qualities like strength look good on a girl but 'female' ones like softness and caring look bad on a boy?

As someone said earlier, "it's sexist AF".

This ^^ 100%

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romannumerals · 15/07/2020 19:10

@backin199one maybe you're stuck in 1991, you've just told me to use a frilly girls name for my daughter 👀😂 We don't have to make our girls frilly and girly!

Thank you all you modern thinkers, I wasn't seeking views on using the names for a girl but the names themselves. But never mind!

As I expressed, the Andie/Drew suggestions were after her father. The others are all family connections too, it's not to "be cool" or anything like that, they are special names to us and I don't think it matters if it's on a girl or a boy, or if they do not identify as a sex!

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MikeUniformMike · 15/07/2020 18:53

I've worked with a Lindsay, a Nicola, a Courtney and with 2 Ashleys at the same. When you are dealing with someone online only, and have not seen a photo, you will assume that they are either male or female.

When my boss said that Lindsay was visiting, I said it would be good to meet her - he was from NZ. Nicola was italian, Courtney's parents were from the Caribbean, and when Ashley went on maternity leave my assumption was correct, she is female. The other Ashley is male.

Dazzedandconfused · 15/07/2020 18:40

My cousin is Finlay which is generally a boy's name but she really suits it! I also like Morgan, Reece and Marley which are very unisex names.

backin199one · 15/07/2020 18:38

OP, I actually think the comments about sexism are very valid, and I don't perceive them as "going to the extreme". Ironically, what I would perceive as extreme would be meeting a girl called Dylan.

Regardless of the debate about the sexist side of it, I think most of us can agree that giving a girl a boys' name is unfair. She'll spend her whole life being mistaken for a boy. As someone has already said, there are thousands of less frilly girls names - why not use one of those?

littlefrieseverywhere · 15/07/2020 18:35

@Chameleon2003

I know a female Joey.

Me too. I wonder if it's the same one

littlefrieseverywhere · 15/07/2020 18:35

@Chameleon2003

I know a female Joey.

Me too. I wonder if it's the same one

MikeUniformMike · 15/07/2020 18:29

Kiah and Morgan are boys' names though.

lukasiak · 15/07/2020 18:24

@MikeUniformMike

What girl's name would you use on a boy?

I personally have a Kiah and a Morgan, both while traditionally male are now used more often on girls, Kiah almost exclusively so. I also have a Cora/Cory for a daughter. I then a Liam and a Sabrina to tie them off, so I'm not exclusively gender flipped, I just name my kids the names that I like without consideration to what gender they belong to.

Alexander1990 · 15/07/2020 18:23

@BiBabbles those unisex names are fine - although I’m going to point out that I’m pretty sure Franklin/Franklyn is very strongly masculine only. At least in my eyes.

heartsonacake · 15/07/2020 18:19

No, you will be doing your child a disservice by giving them a boys name. It’s not “cool”, it’s not “unique, it’s not “fun”. It’s just causing them a lot of issues down the line.

florascotia2 · 15/07/2020 18:17

Forgive me, but I think giving a girl a boy's name tends to be all about the parents - 'how cool, us' - and less about the child.

Of course, as anywhere in real life, there may be all kinds of exceptions.

I'd rather than any child of mine was happy with their sex - or even their gender -and their name rather than be embarassed by being given a 'wrong' but trendy name.

Genuinely don' t wish to upest/annoy anyone. Your baby your choice, of course.

CountFosco · 15/07/2020 18:17

There is a Harper, an Ashley, a Courtney, and a Michel

You might as well say you know a male Lynn, Hilary, Evelyn and Jaime. All masculine names.

OP call your child what you want, I'd remind you of the MN rule to have a proper name on the BC but feel free to use any nickname you want.

MikeUniformMike · 15/07/2020 18:14

What girl's name would you use on a boy?

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romannumerals · 15/07/2020 18:08

Yes I would use a girls name on a boy! As I said I am using the names I LIKE not based on sex

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HairyToity · 15/07/2020 18:02

Just remembered I like Robyn. I have heard Robyn shortened to Bobbie.

HairyToity · 15/07/2020 18:01

I like Andie, but that's it.

There is a little girl in my daughter's school called Rowen. I like this unisex name.

lukasiak · 15/07/2020 17:58

@KetoIFWinnie

Yes, "break the mold!"

Well. As pointed out, to break the mold would be to give your son a girl's name. Hand on heart, would you even consider that?

Yes. I certainly have given boys names more associated with girls. My oldest son, with a girls name, has a few friends with girls names. There is a Harper, an Ashley, a Courtney, and a Michel, which granted, isn't a female name but is pronounced like a traditional female name (Michelle) in English. I don't know why you think it doesn't happen. Nobody is suggesting you call your daughter a super masculine name like Duncan, Leonardo or Anthony, just cute names that could be direvative of female names anyway - Franky=Francesca, Stevie=Stephanie - or names that are flowy enough that they should be unisex, likes James or Noah.

MrsTerryPratchett · 15/07/2020 17:52

I don't want to name a girl a boys name for her to be more superior and certainly don't feel any man is superior to me. I just really love the names and we are in a world of promoted equality now, why not use these names for either sex!

Great. Make sure you call any future male children Sally or Maisie.

KetoIFWinnie · 15/07/2020 17:38

Yes, "break the mold!"

Well. As pointed out, to break the mold would be to give your son a girl's name. Hand on heart, would you even consider that?

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romannumerals · 15/07/2020 17:36

Thanks so much for the supportive messages from some. I really think the 'sexist' remarks are going to the extreme. Thinking of names only being for a boy if only for a girl is more sexist.

I don't want to name a girl a boys name for her to be more superior and certainly don't feel any man is superior to me. I just really love the names and we are in a world of promoted equality now, why not use these names for either sex!

@whatsyourflava absolutely! It makes me love them more too!

This all started just for me asking for opinions on the names in the list, not the fact that I am considering using a typically considered male name 😂🙄

Break the bloody mould 👌🏼

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KetoIFWinnie · 15/07/2020 17:36

@MrsTerryPratchett

It happens this way round because being a boy is a promotion and being a girl is a demotion.

If you wouldn't call a boy Poppy, and you would call a girl Drew, think about why. Is it because 'male' supposed qualities like strength look good on a girl but 'female' ones like softness and caring look bad on a boy?

As someone said earlier, "it's sexist AF".

Agree really.. i like a couple of these names, but in theory, if you don't think your daughter will be girleee just pick a strong name that doesnt end in 'a'

Mollythepoodle · 15/07/2020 16:27

I like Ellis and Elliott more for girls than boys.

RedRiverHog · 15/07/2020 16:22

Jamie
Parker
Robin/Robyn
Blake
Riley
Bailey
Jo

SummerPeonies · 15/07/2020 16:15

I like Indie