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Masculine names for girls?

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Danielson01 · 02/02/2015 06:36

The only ones I can think of are Cameron, Riley and Harriet. Any other suggestions?

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Jackieharris · 02/02/2015 18:21

mermaid why the Confused

Shane is a unisex name

www.quickbabynames.com/meaning-of-Shane.html

OP I like unisex name too, there are loads of good ones. Look on American baby name websites if you want more ideas.

Snog · 02/02/2015 18:34

Blake
Brooke

LoveVintage · 02/02/2015 18:47

Robyn.

Karelia81 · 03/02/2015 19:51

Shawn (as in Johnson, American gymnast).

RabbitSaysWoof · 03/02/2015 21:15

Im with you op, Leni was our girls name if ds had of been a girl. I also live Jude for a girl.

Babylove2015 · 04/02/2015 00:38

Christine - " Chris". Giving your daughter a chance, if she decides she is too feminine to want to be stuck with a rough boys name.

Castlelough · 04/02/2015 01:42

I love Georgie for a girl.
Could be nn for longer form Georgia/Georgette/Georgina but called Georgie. Then she has options if she'd prefer the longer version when she's older.

TheGirlAtTheRockShow · 04/02/2015 01:58

I think it's best to go with something like Georgina/Christine/Harriet where you can have the shorter masculine (George/Chris/Harri) or a more feminine.
What if your daughter is a proper girly girl that doesn't like a boys name?

Strokethefurrywall · 04/02/2015 03:14

Dylan is an excellent girls name - would have been ds's name had he been a she!

Jackieharris · 04/02/2015 11:57

Darryl (as in Hannah)

Rowan
Jem
Ronnie
Jerry/geri
Heath
Jay
Harley
Lou
Kai
Sammy
Fred (Winifred)
Lindsay
Ashton
Jude
Kim
Finn

SirVixofVixHall · 04/02/2015 12:01

Robin is unisex.
Rowan
Acer
Willow
And other tree names like Bay are unisex too. Will see what else comes to mind.

CrispyFern · 04/02/2015 12:04

Graham.

Purpleflamingos · 04/02/2015 12:04

Look at the cast and characters of gossip girl- Taylor, Blair, Blake, Leighton ....

Otherwise Casey or Jude?

squoosh · 04/02/2015 13:00

People often start threads about masculine sounding 'girls' names. No one ever asks for a feminine boys name.

Why would anyone call a girl Blake?

Jackieharris · 04/02/2015 13:15

Good point squoosh

Unisex names are more popular for girls, and as some names become used more frequently for girls their use for boys falls off the radar

Consider
Marion
Shirley
Ashley
Leslie
Lindsay

MaraThonbar · 04/02/2015 13:17

Lionel (as in Shriver)

nauticant · 04/02/2015 13:19

I quite like Consider but would goes for it as a boy's name rather than a girl's.

flowerygirl · 04/02/2015 13:41

Bernadette
Colleen

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ButterflyOfFreedom · 05/02/2015 00:45

Robyn was my first thought; I really like it.

Agree that many girls names ending with a consonant might be less girly / frilly, ie.
Kirsten
Ruth
Carolyn
Yasmin
Bethan
Imogen
Juliette
Simone
Justine

Unisex names:
Ellis
Sam
Charlie
Danni(elle)
Frankie
Stevie
Bobbi
Billie
Drew
Darryl

Allalonenow · 05/02/2015 01:03

I know girls named Cydney and Claude, also a Regina who is known as Reggie.
Roberta (and its various NNs) is quite strong, as is Philippa.

mathanxiety · 05/02/2015 01:36

Colleen?
It means 'girl'.

Leighton
Justice
Zion
Linden
Alexis
Avery
Tierney
Kendall
Temple
Schuyler
Lennox
Spencer

morethanpotatoprints · 05/02/2015 01:43

Arthur
Syril
Jimmy

flowerygirl · 05/02/2015 09:54

A girl called Arthur? That kid will get the piss ripped out of it at school.

Does Colleen mean 'girl' mathanxiety? I just thought it sounded like Colin Grin

morethanpotatoprints · 05/02/2015 15:49

Gary, Bruce, Erol, Mark, Ian.

flowery

The OP asked for male names.