Why don't people give boys girl's names?

[CurlewKate]

Just that. Why do people think it's OK to call a girl Rory or Jamie or Michael but not to call a boy Daisy or Ada or Sylvia?

I used to know a lovely old lady called John.

Lost her during Covid🙁

Sam or Rowan could swing either way : there must be more ?

Lionel Shriver self chosen.
For names, my favourite is Mr and Mrs Lear naming their baby girl Shanda.

I knew a male Kelly at secondary school (80s/90s). It always confused me because I saw it as a girl's name and there were probably half a dozen female Kelly's in my year.

I used to work with a Kim and a Lynn, both male (and I know they are both unisex, but they are more typically female names).

I don’t think its a lazy thread, I think the OP’s point is that, like others have said, it’s seen as empowering to give a girl a "boy’s" name, but would feel "sissy" to give a boy a girls name (I don’t think that by the way, but I still wouldn’t do it because I would worry about bullying from those who might think that).

My cousin is a boy and his nickname is "Daisy"

Lionel Shriver is actually Margaret Ann. No offense to any Lionel's out there but if you are going to choose a male name why would you use one as blahhh as 'Lionel' ?

@ThePinkQualityStreet It's a bit shit-lazy not to check- Jesse is a biblical male name.

There are only about 50 babies called Aiva in the UK of either sex- it's hardly representative.

Don't know the actor- but if he has been given a woman's name well done his practically unique parents!

I never thought of Jamie as a boys' name, I always considered it unisex, so wouldn't think a girl called Jamie had a boys' name. Same with Ashley, it's unisex, or Casey, or Mickey.

Rory also, I don't purely consider a boys' name. You can have Aurora for a girl, and Rory is a nickname for that, therefore why couldn't Rory just be unisex anyway.

Sam too. Short for Samuel or Samantha, but can just be given as it is as a unisex name.

And as we have seen upthread, there is disagreement about whether a name is seen as masculine or feminine. Sandy to me has always been a feminine name, I associate it with the names Sandra and Cassandra, but it is unisex.

Michael Learned - Wikipedia

"Good night John Boy!"

John Wayne's real first name is Marion.

Has anyone mentioned Big Daddy yet?
I give you... Shirley Crabtree.

I know both a Shannon & Courtney (boys).

Not sure why you're getting so agitated in your response to others though. If you can have or have a boy, break the cycle if you wish.

Can I ask what area you live please?

Carol Reed
Mandy Patinkin
Mel Gibson, Mel Brooks, Mel Smith
Evelyn Waugh

Wasn't the actress in the Waltons given that name, I thought it was really odd

I love how people are mentioning men who have originally male names which have since been co-opted by parents of girls (Kim, Ashley, Hilary etc) as examples of them having female names 🤷🏻‍♀️

Was he from the Isle of Man😀

I'm sure it was traditionally a man's name

There’s a Michael Michele too, she was in ER and Dynasty.

Re a previous poster, Sandy is, or can be, short for Alexander, and Lindsay wouldn"t raise eyebrows if used on a boy in Scotland

I always imagined Sandy in Grease having the full name Sandra. 🤔

@woodhill Yep all of those are traditionally male names.

I think the only two I can come up with which might possibly (as I can't vouch for Brazilian naming conventions) be genuine girls names on boys are the brothers Alisson and Muriel Becker who are footballers.

@seventyfour75 Why?

Could any of the Mels be Melvyn ?

Mel Brooks is Melvin.
Mel Smith Is Melvyn.
Mel Gibson is just Mel.
(I literally just googled it 🤣)

Mandy Pankin is Mandel.