Boy names for girls

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AmyParker · 25/02/2021 20:24

me and dh are expecting a dd in june and are making our names list. We both love more 'masculine' sounding names but wanted to know your opinions on these for a girl! I'm aware the boy names for girls usually isn't very popular on here but wanted to see your thoughts.
Our 'boyish' names are
Rory
Cory (maybe Cora)
cal (shortened from Cassia?)
Avery

(we also love very 'girly' names eg. Kitty, Lolly, Blair - so it's not a 'wishing we had a boy instead' thing as many people had said when we mentioned it to others🙄)
Thanks!

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ParisJeTAime · 25/02/2021 20:39

Avery is unisex to me.

Cora nn Cory is nice, but seems to be having a bit of a boom...

Rory could be short for Aurora.

Suggestions:

Elliott
Blake (I like this for a girl, but dislike it for a boy for some reason)
Leo, short for Leonora
Riley
Marley

Loopyloututu2 · 25/02/2021 20:32

I like Avery, which I don’t consider a boys name anyway but I wouldn’t use the others for a girl. You have to consider the possibility of your child getting teased at school - Rory is still a very popular boys name and it could make things difficult for her. Cal sounds very masculine too.

MeMeMeYou · 25/02/2021 20:28

I taught a girl called Darryl like Darryl Hannah and I thought it really worked

I have heard of some Katherines shortened to Kit which is more unisex than Kitty, if you’re looking for a masculine sounding name

I like Cora with nickname Cory best from your list

Muskox · 25/02/2021 20:27

Rory I definitely think of as a boy's name, whereas Avery is more unisex. Blair is also a boy's name for me as it was my uncle's name.

I like Cal a lot.

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