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Girls with predominantly boys names - anyone?

95 replies

dizzydixies · 19/06/2008 18:04

has anyone given their dd a name more commonly used for a boy?

any regrets? problems? any opinions (very stupid question on MN!!!)

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crochetdiva · 21/06/2008 13:28

I have a unisex name, and it caused all sorts of problems when I was a child - the worst being my being unable to have my tonsils out when I was supposed to, as they had decided that with my name, I had to be a boy, and had booked me onto the male ward ...

That said, I love my name, and, while it still causes me to get letters and phone calls addressed to "Mr", I wouldn't change it for the world (mind you, it's also an archaic Welsh name, so I love it for its very unusualness (not a word, but hey ... ))

minster · 21/06/2008 12:21

Dylan for a girl? Really? It's dreadful! Why?

ChirpyGirl · 21/06/2008 08:01

my name is unisex and has been mentioned a few times on this thread. i love it as people always remember me.
i do get people who respond to an introduction with
'but thats a boys name' (which is so rude) to which i reply
'gosh, really? well i dont think i am a boy'

didnt bother me at school, only problem i have had is in hospital having dd's they kept calling me fiona, which is my middle name as they thought it was a typo

Anna8888 · 21/06/2008 07:42

I generally don't like boys' names on girls, but I have always thought that "Marie-Pierre" was a lovely name.

I hate the French unisex Claude, Dominique, Frédéric(que) etc....

Comerscroft · 21/06/2008 07:27

A friend's daughter has named her baby girl 'Brogan'.

Shudder........makes me think of heavy brogue shoes.

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dizzydixies · 20/06/2008 19:08

theory Stephanie maybe?

nooschmoo shall we start a campaign together - although with dd2 it was me pushing for it and now its dh - you could use that as ammo

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nooschmoo · 20/06/2008 17:36

I desperately wanted the name Dylan for DD1, but DH just as desperate not to have it - said it was a boys' name & that's that. Although I love the name we gave her in the end, still think Dylan would've suited her, & am campaigning for it if the new one is a girl. Having about as much success, though...am liking the name Rowan, though..

LunarSea · 20/06/2008 14:00

Stevie would be Stephanie presumably.
Also know a female Gerry (Geraldine)
Julian used to be a girls name in the middle ages.

Tas1 · 20/06/2008 12:57

My niece is called Bobbie.
I worked with a girl called Peta
A school friend had a sister called Lorry

ajandjjmum · 20/06/2008 12:49

I actually wanted dd to have a name that wasn't specifically female - as I do. Coming from the dark and distant ages, I am sure the fact that some people thought I was male opened doors!

Dd is Alex, although for the first few hours of her life, she looked like being a Robyn!

theory · 20/06/2008 12:45

Does Stevie as a girl's name have a longer form, too? I'm sort of liking it...

theory · 20/06/2008 12:44

Sasha is also a girl's name in Russia-- a short for Alexandra

lostinfrance · 20/06/2008 12:02

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dizzydixies · 20/06/2008 08:43

god comerscroft I could've been a Bob

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Comerscroft · 20/06/2008 08:06

Sorry, that should be the 1970s, NOT the 1870s!!!

Comerscroft · 20/06/2008 08:05

The Highland custom od naming the first child, male or female, after the father is dying out now, but in our village in the 1870s, there were several women called Hughina, Murdina (from Murdo), Thomasina and Colina.

The nurse-tutor was named Kennethina, one of my classmates was Jamesina, and my flat-mate was Andrewina.

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fiodyl · 19/06/2008 21:39

DS is called Dylan

he does look cute in a dress though!

whoopsididitagain · 19/06/2008 21:24

my dd is charlie- jayne or cj

no problems as she is a very cheeky charlie lol but she does go to nursery with 3 boy charlies which is why we added the -jayne

wrinklytum · 19/06/2008 21:19

Mainly junkmail it has to be said so it doesn't really count

expatinscotland · 19/06/2008 21:18

you know some weirdy people, Enid.

expatinscotland · 19/06/2008 21:18

you know some weirdy people, Enid.

Sunshinemummy · 19/06/2008 21:18

I think Dylan for a girl is lovely.

I know a Thomasina (she's known as Totty!) and a Billie. Also Stella McCartney has a daughter called Bailey which is ambiguous but lovely imo.

wrinklytum · 19/06/2008 21:16

Dizzy, if you like it use it

I have to second what redrobin has just said about stuff like letters/appointments.I have often had mail addressed to Mr Wrinklytum as opposed to Miss Wrinklytum

Sidge · 19/06/2008 21:13

I'm not keen on ambiguous names.

I called a patient in once called Stacey and was NOT expecting a bloke to walk in!

I know a Toni (not short for anything, just Toni) which she hates, and also a Sidney who is female.

I think I'm just a bit old fashioned, I like boys to have boyish names and girls to have girly names. No confusion then!