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Boys names for girls.....

186 replies

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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octoberfarm · 15/07/2020 02:44

I like Dylan. Could Noa (without the H) be an option?

RainbowMum11 · 15/07/2020 02:44

**blues

Alex, Sam, Chris, Charlie I see as boys names - but might suit a certain type of girl if she can pull it off if. These are what spring to mind when you say “boys names for girls”.

The only people I know with these names are 'girls' - they might be shortened versions, as they could be if they were male, but this proves my previous post.

RainbowMum11 · 15/07/2020 02:40

Or Hilary - that's a unisex name, as is Leslie.

RainbowMum11 · 15/07/2020 02:39

A lot of girls names are based on boys (or the other way round!)
Alexandra / Alexander
Georgina / George
Henrietta / Henry
Harriet / Harry
Paula / Paul
Pauline / Paul
Olivia or Olive / Oliver

Etc etc

VetOnCall · 15/07/2020 01:39

I like 'boyish' or unisex names for girls. Alex is my favourite but Stevie is also great. I know two women called Jamie, one goes by Jamie and the other Jay. Jude, Finn and Rae could also work.

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Tigger03 · 15/07/2020 00:34

Freddie? (Fredrica)
Bobbie? (Roberta)
George? (Georgina)
Frankie (Francesca)

The above all give nice boy / girl options. Of your list I like Andie the best, but would go for Andrea officially.

Buttybach · 15/07/2020 00:32

I met a girl named Rowan once and it really suited her

Aquilla is a boys name but suits a girl

Afon

MrsEricBana · 15/07/2020 00:32

I genuinely didn't know Spencer could be a girls' name. I think Meredith falls into this category and I like it. Of yours I like Andie best. (But none of the femininisations such as Nigella, Kevina etc)

whatausername · 15/07/2020 00:30

Did you not want a girl then?

Buttybach · 15/07/2020 00:29

Grey
Sammy
George

sel2223 · 15/07/2020 00:26

I know little girls called Stevie and Georgie and they are both adorable

DramaAlpaca · 15/07/2020 00:22

@TildaTurnip

I think it is quite unfair to give a girl a name that is knowingly commonly used for boys.
I agree. In fact I'd go as far as to say it's ridiculous.

A genuine unisex name is fine, but appropriating a boys' name for a girl isn't. You wouldn't do it the other way round.

TildaTurnip · 14/07/2020 23:56

I think it is quite unfair to give a girl a name that is knowingly commonly used for boys.

seething1234 · 14/07/2020 23:54

I like Andi from your list.

Enda is one I've heard very rarely for a girl but loads for guys

ttigerlilly · 14/07/2020 23:52

I love Stevie! ❤️

Unisex name suggestions-

Reese
Dakota
Blake
Jamie
Mica

Happenchance · 14/07/2020 23:51

I like Andie and Dylan best. Personally, I would put Andrea on the birth certificate, just to give her the option of a more formal name.

I also like Lennon. I have a name that was always mistaken as a “boy’s” name but I wouldn’t have changed it growing up.

ShyTown · 14/07/2020 23:49

I think they are all quite dated and not at all unusual for a girl if that’s what you’re going for. I know women called all of those, the youngest is called Drew and is in her mid 20s. Andie is a really common nickname for Andrea, I work with a few and they’re all in their 40s or 50s. I’ve know baby girls born recently called Cameron, Billie, Charlie and Rowan - I personally think those names are much nicer.

daisypond · 14/07/2020 23:48

Andie, Drew and Stevie aren’t even proper names for boys or men, let alone a woman. Dylan is a male name, often mispronounced.
Andrea or Stephanie are fine. As is Rowan, Megan, Marian etc.

Blues1985 · 14/07/2020 23:44

Alex, Sam, Chris, Charlie I see as boys names - but might suit a certain type of girl if she can pull it off if. These are what spring to mind when you say “boys names for girls”.

alexdgr8 · 14/07/2020 23:40

you mean like shirley, beverley, hilary, which were all boys' names originally.

123Dancewithme · 14/07/2020 23:36

My favourites are Morgan, Rowan and Devon. I like Stevie best from your list.

sweetnosugar · 14/07/2020 23:26

I like Bobby and Billie!
Just adding my opinion, hope you don’t mind.

Zelda93 · 14/07/2020 23:08

I love the unisex names and my dd was very nearly called Jamie but we changed our mind at last minute.

clareykb · 14/07/2020 22:53

I like Drew and I do know a female Stevie and an Andie but they are a Stephanie and Andrea so it might be good to have her full name on the BC so she can choose when she is older.

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