'Masculine' sounding girls names.

[mixedberrymilkshake]

I cannot abide overly twee girls names, and am hoping to find something that sounds 'masculine' and almost surnamey.

At the moment I like-
Sloane
Tate
Blair
Peyton
Quinn
Whittier

Any other suggestions? Ideally they'd go with classical, albeit more feminine name like Charlotte, Alice, Jane...

seeker "Shirley and Joscelyn were originally boy's names- would you use them for a boy?"

Personally I wouldn't, no - although I have met a man called Shirley! It did not seem to bother him.

Brooke or Brynn

Kennedy? Mackenzie?

Brynn is definitely a boy's name. Now where has OP gone? What are your thoughts on our suggestions, mixedberryshake?

Maybe she has decided to go with Fifi Trixibella after all. :o

Hee hee

Hi,sorry to be the head of reasons but.... why not go with a traditional name and just give your daughter a 'family' nickname, that way when she's a teenager she won't hate you as much, or when applying for jobs etc, she can use which ever name she wants. My friends a HR manager and she always tells me about unfortunates individuals whose parents picked 'trendy' names. Remember she's the one who has to carry the name around with her for ever, you don't. A name may seem lovely now, but what of the future. One or two of my friends have names that were 'trendy' at the time but now are a real burden now. My friend 'Sonya' always taunts her mother with 'what were you thinking?' whenever the subject of baby names comes up

Bronwyn is the male version - it needs to be Bronwen for a girl.

"Remember she's the one who has to carry the name around with her for ever, you don't." So very true. Maybe that should be written as a tagline at the top of the Baby Names Board!

Don't see that Gibson is any worse than London, Kennedy or Brooke - all totally random and unpretty. At least Gibson is a fairly good make of guitars.

Elliot
Morgan

What about Erica with Jane as a middle name?

I think my favourites have been Reese, Avery, Sage and Bronte. Kennedy is also lovely (and what an amazing namesake!) ...still can't forget Sloane though!

No am not in the US, but when your surname is the same as the Scottish Labour once-Chancellor of the Exchequer, you'd honestly be surprised how many traditional girls name sound frilly and twee.

Many thanks to all those who respected what I wanted and gave me unisex suggestions.

I love Shae!!
Frankie is cool, so is alexa.
Agree with your reasonings and love the name suggestions on this thread
Storing some ideas for possible future use!!

I knew a Rae

Love Mallory

I like Rae and Reese

Ellis - she can be Ellie if she wants a 'fluffy' name.

Oooo what about Beau (or Bow) - my DD just named her toy elephant Beau and I love it. But I do still like my original suggestion: Wallis (if you can get over Mrs SImpson,.

Wallis says clothes shop to me - wait (brainwave) what about Franchise? :o

My DD is Tyla, and Thalia is quite a strong name. I also quite like Neve.

I was going to suggest Avery too. I know lots of them and think it's lovely. :)

I've always really liked Hadley for a girl. Haddie is a great nn IMO.

Love some of these names! Another vote for Blythe (although I don't see it as masculine). My 83 year old Nanna is called Avery and never gets any aviary-related comments as far as I know.... So don't lilt that put you off (although don't use it because I'm going to haha! :) ).

I've always rather liked the name Joey for a girl. Like Stevie too.

Let, not lilt, clearly

If you give your daughter a masculine name she will have to explain it for the rest of her life and people may assume her parents wanted a boy.You can't get much more masculine than George, try that.

Avery is lovely.Love Bronte and Kennedy too.I know an Emerson,Emie for nickname and she is stunning.