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Boys names for girls.....

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romannumerals · 14/07/2020 22:10

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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Broomfondle · 15/07/2020 10:47

@Whatsyourflava
Ah glad you like! I'd love to use it but we have a Wilfred (Wilf) in the family and I worry its too similar.

Riv12345 · 15/07/2020 10:30

I like

Riley boy or girl

Destroyedpeople · 15/07/2020 10:26

There was a boy lodging in my house for a while called Emma....

Short for Emanuele. ...

At least they called him 'Emma' back home. I advised him that it was probably not the best in the UK.

These days I would just tell him to carry on and fuck what anyone else thinks.

Whatsyourflava · 15/07/2020 10:21

Freida nn Freddie is great- adding that to my list @Broomfondle

Broomfondle · 15/07/2020 10:14

I love names with a unisex/boyish nickname for girls. Andea/Andie, Roberta/Bobby, Matilda/Mattie, Stephanie/Stevie.
I'm really partial to the feminising of boy's names that's common in Scotland. For example, love Thomasina, Albertine, Edina etc with Tommy, Bertie and Eddie as nicknames. Or names like Wilma and Davina in their own right.
My fave is Freida nn Freddie.
I get its not everyone's cup of tea though.

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Whatsyourflava · 15/07/2020 10:01

OP I don't know if you'd thought of this but names like Aurora you can nickname Rory, Charlotte nn Charlie, Marnie nn Arnie etc

@Buttybach it's not at all surprising to meet a girl called Rowan these days infact Rowan IS a girls name in Scotland (in the top 100 list for girls there and rising fast but doesn't feature in the boys top 100). The name has been transitioning to be more of a girls name in America too having looked at the statistics. I assume the name is "doing a Hillary" and will one day be regarded as unusable for boys.

Lastly I personally don't think it's sexist to give a girl a "boys" name. But I also can't wait for the day boys start being given "strong girl " names like Emma. Why not! (I know why- we live in a patriarchy - rhetorical question). How many hundreds of years will we have to wait for that.

Enko · 15/07/2020 09:58

I hate them. I have a unisex name myself and I have actually had to argue with people over if I am male or female because the computer says my name is male. Loathe the unisex aspect of my name and wish my parents had picked differently.

Whatsyourflava · 15/07/2020 09:51

To clarify - I like all the names on your list @romannumerals and wouldnt be shocked to meet a little girl with any of those names. I like Dylan in particular

bridgetreilly · 15/07/2020 09:34

Well, I think it's sexist AF, so if that's the look you're going for, terrific.

thismeansnothing · 15/07/2020 09:30

I like Stevie.

And not on you list I like Billie. And my youngest DD is called Frankie 😁

eatsleepbreastfeedrepeat · 15/07/2020 09:22

I love Logan for a girl

Blues1985 · 15/07/2020 09:15

@RainbowMum11 I think as girls names now, they are quite uncommon compared to boys (eg Alexander more popular than Alexandra, or Christopher more than Christine).

I also think they are too masculine for a girl, same with Jo(e) and possibly some of the other “ie” names (Ollie, Bobbie etc) in my opinion. There’s also something quite tacky about tacking a traditional male name like Robert or David and just sticking an “a” on the end to make it feminine. Plus it never happens vice versa with a traditional girls name being changed up through letters into a boys name.

Louise0701 · 15/07/2020 09:11

Not a boys name but I thought similar to Drew; what about Wren?

Louise0701 · 15/07/2020 09:10

Drew is my favourite from your list and nice link to your husbands name too

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romannumerals · 15/07/2020 08:39

Ps he goes by neither, just Andrew.

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romannumerals · 15/07/2020 08:37

Thanks all.

Her daddy is called Andrew, hence the Drew/Andie. Drew and Stevie are our faves

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Louise0701 · 15/07/2020 08:32

Robyn?

Mish85 · 15/07/2020 08:29

I know a little girl Stevie, I think it's great! And I think Drew would work well too. Go for it!

Fawnandwren · 15/07/2020 08:15

I had a call with a man called Teddy who turned out to be a lady. A very nice one. However, before naming your daughter, do think of how her name may be perceived in a corporate/work capacity. I think a name like Teddy would be fine if birth certificate name was Theodora or Charlie if BC was Charlotte etc.

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romannumerals · 15/07/2020 07:53

Tough crowd 😬

@Whatsyourflava can I just check if you're referring to my original list that you like? Or the others suggested in the responses? Thank you. I too like James but we like it for either sex.

No we don't want a boy. I just love the sound of the uni sex names, typically used on boys on a girl. I love Sidney too thanks @SauvignonBlanketyBlank

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SauvignonBlanketyBlank · 15/07/2020 07:49

Stevie is the nicest.I like Sydney/Sidney and Frankie for a girl too

Whatsyourflava · 15/07/2020 07:43

I know a little girl called Noah with an H
And a girl called James

I like the names

lukasiak · 15/07/2020 04:58

@Tillygetsit

I've got to be honest OP. I hate them. There are plenty of non frilly girls names. I bet you wouldn't give a boy a traditional girl's name. Why is that?
I have a daughter with a boys name (Cory), and two sons with what I'm told are girl names (Kiah and Morgan), so some of us would Grin
tripletsss · 15/07/2020 02:49

Dillan not Dylan
Charlie
Frankie
Taylor
A lot of American names are very unisex and different

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