Girls with predominantly boys names - anyone?

Hmmm - Might run Sasha past DH, but he's so dull on these matters that I don't hold out much hope. Interesting suggestion though... Thank you!

Zandra - Rhodes. Bonkers I think?

Poppy - what about Sasha as a nickname for Alexandra? Or even Zandra? - Okay I admit I just made that up but many boys are called Zander as a nickname?

DH just obstinate and Alex or Alexandra, full stop. (Hoping that she might prefer Lexie and change it herself, but would be a while until we got to that point ). Boy/girl thing not a problem to him at all.

So many good reasons to go for Emily, but just doesn't quite feel right at the moment.

If only Alex was just a girl's name, we'd be sorted!

This is tricky isn?t it. A good pal of DD?s is (a girl) called Rowan, but I know a couple of men with the name.

TBH I think it?s more of a problem for boys with what then becomes a girl?s name - eg a lot of those surnamey names (Tyler, Taylor, Mackenzie) or names like Carol and Evelyn which were boys? names first. Nobody would call a boy Evelyn now, think of the teasing!
Robin is a good eg - a funky girl but maybe less good now for a boy?

Some names are spelled differently - Lesley/Leslie; Frances/Francis; Jamie/Jaime but I?m never sure about that....

(Disclaimer: I have a name that is also a boys? name (tho less often) and that is one reason why I don?t like it)

I have a 'Lee' in my family-she was born in the 50's, it was quite an unusual name,still is I guess.

We're currently in a dilemma over imminent DD2. Super-girly Emily (the fave, but has other issues associated with it) or Alexandra, shortened to Alex (DH doesn't like Lexie).

I've always thought I didn't like ambiguous names, but otherwise like Alex and it is amazing to find a name we both like. Was put off a bit after reading on here quite a few Alexes saying that they didn't like growing up with a unisex name and Alex now seems to be more a boy's name than in the 70s/80s. Hmmm. Just can't decide and it's really bothering me...

We have a girl in the family named Finlay and I love it for a girls name.

I actually really like girls names that can be shortened to boys names - ie Veronica/Ronnie, Charlotte/Charlie, Georgina/Georgia, Francesca/Frankie

I just think it gives a girl a few options already built into her name!

And yes, there are many many names that 'used to be boys' names that are now almost exclusively female - Gayle, Lynne, Laurie, etc.

I don't think there's anything wrong with either - Dylan is a beautiful name for a girl. Good luck!

Nigella is actually a flower commonly known as love-in-a-mist (and the seeds are a space, also known as black cumin) - so in a way it fits in with the girly flower names group just as much as in the female derivatives of male names one.

It's American, but I though this site was interesting about sexually ambiguous names. Amazed at what some people call their kids. They also have some good graphs of popularity/gender - have a look at Lauren for example - used for girls now, but not so long ago it was a boy's name.

I taught a girl named Jake . She was pretty girly but Jake really suited her .

Sorry, that means you have to give it to something else if dd had been a boy she would have been called Ezra. But she was a girl, so dh called his computer Ezzie instead... There are so many many names in the world to choose from, I really really think you could find your dd a lovely girls name instead.

I know what you mean seeker, but I think that Georgina and Thomasina are perfectly acceptable names in their own right. Agree about some of the names cited here (Donaldina, Donalda, Jamesina, Calumina, and especially Nigella) but I wonder if that's because they sound so ugly? My own name ends in "etta" which is a female diminutive, but I don't have a problem with it and would also see Henrietta and Jeanette as perfectly acceptable names.

dizzydixies - the same applies to John or Henry!

Honestly, it's like calling a boy Emily!

I get very po faced and feminist about this - I'm the same about making girls wear ties. I think it looks as if, at some level you wanted a boy and are calling the baby a boy's name as a sort of consolation. (not saying that's what's happening it's just how it looks to me from outside) This applies particularly to the boys-name-with-suffix names, like Thomasina, Georgina, Nigella.... Particularly with the -ina suffix, which actually means smaller, rather than girl!

I think actively choosing to call your girl a boys name or vise versa is a little odd. Dylan is a lovely name, but it is a boys name. You need to wait until you have a boy! Names which can be used for either a boy or a girl are different (and yes I know usage changes, but I think it a little unkind to have to be the one making the change). If I am going to meet a Hilary or a Rowan or a Kim, I know they might be male or female. Francis/Frances gives a clue, as does Robin/Robyn. And nick names are obviously fine (personally I would never give a child a shortened version of a name even if I always used the shorting). If you really like a boys name then I would look to see what the female form was and if you like it, use that (however I always cringed about Nigella Lawson, although I suspect that was more to do with Nigel)

I lived until a couple of years ago in the Outer Hebrides. As a teacher there I taught several Murdinas, Donaldinas, Donaldas, a Jamesina, a Calumina. Lots of teenagers brashly being "Dina", "Dene", "Mina" etc to shrug off the male bit.

someone at the hospital the same time i had ds called their little girl Sydney. One of my friends has a little little called Ellis, thats kind of unisex.

reading this thread i have a mental image of a school full of young girls running around with deep voices and beards no idea why because i quite like some of the names mentioned.