Phoenix/Jonah - for a girl?

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I really like unisex names that are more commonly used for boys for a girl -

What do you think about these names for a girl (Phoenix or Jonah)?

I'm on the fence with whether they're TOO masculine or whether they could suit a girl.

Opinions?

You might get away with Phoenix but Jonah for a girl is dreadful. Joanie is nice.

Scary Spice's daughter is called Phoenix.
Jonah is definitely a boy's name - well, in the Bible, Jonah was a man anyway.

I’m not sure Jonah is unisex. I think there’s some really lovely naturey unisex names - River, Devon, Tor, Bryher, Rowan

i think phoenix could work for a girl - i know of a few who are boys, but i could imagine a little girl being called that - but i think jonah is too masculine.

Phoenix is unisex imo.

Jonah is outrightly a boys name, like William or Jonathan

Jonah is not a unisex name. Phoenix is nice though :)

Don’t like either but as pps have said Jonah just simply isn’t unisex at all

Nope,Jonah is not unisex.

Jonah is most definitely a boys' name.

I suppose Phoenix could be used for either.

Neither of them are my cup of tea.

I thought they were both boy's names.

Jonah isn't unisex. It's a boys name.

Do you like Joanna?

And to the pp above - Bryher isn't unisex, surely? It's lovely, but I've only ever heard of female Bryhers.

You can call her Joan a bit 50s) but not Jonah). Jonah and the whale?

I like both for girls names, but then I don’t seem to agree with most of the mn baby name suggestions

Jonah is not unisex it’s a boy’s name.

Phoenix is unisex

Go with Phoenix. Jonah's for a lad. If you want more suggestions, ask.

Phoenix could be either. Jonah is as unisex as Brian.

Jonah isn't unisex, and Phoenix is really Z list celeb to me

I met an American woman a few years ago whose name is pronounced "John-a", not sure how it's spelt. She's probably in her late 30s now. I seem to remember her saying it was either German or Scandinavian if that's any help!

Phoenix is way to celeb for my tastes. And Jonah - no.

I have an ex-colleague on FB and she has two DDs called Bryce and Elliot (Ellie).

They're boys' names to me, but they may interest you.

Not only are they more commonly known as boys names but they are really really out there names, the combination is a bit too full on for me!

Agree with pp, Phoenix could possibly be unisex but Jonah is definitely not, in the UK at least. It's like calling a girl Joseph.

Phoenix maybe - but Jonah no. What's wrong with Joanna? Sounds very similar.

Jonah is a boy's name.

Phoenix could be either, if you like the name (I can't get past the 90s Spice Girl associations but that is probably unfair)

But Jonah isn't a unisex name.
Joan, Joni?
Phoenix is ok but makes me think of Mel B.

What about Stevie?