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Unisex names

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MrsDarcy4092 · 19/05/2019 20:20

Hi all,

I’m keen give find unisex names. I’ve chosen Robin for if I have a girl but went to find a unisex name for if I have a boy.
Any suggestions?

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Proseccofuelled · 19/05/2019 20:23

Robin was originally a boys name & I love it for boys - maybe it’s the perfect name for either? I think girls usually spell it Robyn

AuntMarch · 19/05/2019 20:24

Isn't the whole point of a unisex name that it can be for either?

FatChloe · 19/05/2019 20:25

Sam?

Lenny1980 · 19/05/2019 20:27

Yep, it can be for either so not sure why you need different names.

AdelaideK · 19/05/2019 20:28

Ashley
Taylor
Morgan
Casey

None are my taste but I would say they are unisex.

Other names like Blake and Elliot are names originally given to boys but you hear now for girls and boys.

codenameduchess · 19/05/2019 20:30

Do you see the irony in your post op?

Cornishmum00 · 19/05/2019 20:32

Alex or Jamie

sparklysunflower · 19/05/2019 20:40

Your post is not logical Grin

TrixieFranklin · 19/05/2019 20:41

Is this a joke? If you want a unisex name then you choose one. Not one for a girl and different one for a boy Grin

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MrsDarcy4092 · 19/05/2019 20:41

I think people can chose unisex names for a number of different reasons. Because a name is unisex doesn’t mean you can’t have preferences. I like Robin for a girl but not for a boy. Which is just a preference.

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FATEdestiny · 19/05/2019 20:41

Jac
Alex
Charlie
Sam/Sammy
Lou

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 19/05/2019 20:47

Jamie. Morgan. Frankie. Leigh. Jay.
Luca. Ashley. Nicky. Alex. Dani. Jo.
Taylor. Toni. Teri.

challengeyourreality · 19/05/2019 20:47

Vesper

Proseccofuelled · 19/05/2019 20:50

Ellis
Asa
Rowan

Wilma55 · 19/05/2019 20:53

Harper

Herbella · 19/05/2019 20:54

Camille
Evelyn
Chris
Bobbie
Freddie
Charlie
Pat
Morgan

Dljlr · 19/05/2019 20:56

It's spelled Robyn for a girl and Robin for a boy. Ignoring that is like calling a female Jo Joe. She'll spend her whole life correcting people who will in turn wonder why you chose to misspell your daughter's name.

MumUnderTheMoon · 19/05/2019 20:57

Ellis
James
Parker
Charlie
River
Morgan
Rory
Landry
Blair
Monroe
Drew
Wren
Tobin

Proseccofuelled · 19/05/2019 20:58

Not sure that’s completely true - Robin as a boy’s name is the original & it is now used for girls too, usually as Robyn but there are still a number of girls every year as Robin

JessicaKenny2018 · 19/05/2019 21:00

Ronnie love this name for either gender

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MrsDarcy4092 · 19/05/2019 23:34

If people spend any time wondering why a parent chose to spell their child’s name “wrong” I think that says more about them than anything else. Let’s hope I have nothing else to worry about in life other than people wondering why Robin doesn’t have a y

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MrsDarcy4092 · 19/05/2019 23:35

Some great name suggestions on this thread. Thank you all

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Dobinette · 19/05/2019 23:37

Cameron

MrsMoastyToasty · 19/05/2019 23:42

Rowan
Francis/Frances
Alex
Lesley/Leslie
Jordan
Drew

Whoops75 · 19/05/2019 23:50

Robin for a boy
Robyn for a girl

It would be very unkind to use the wrong spelling.

Unisex names are less obvious in boys and lots sound the same but have different spelling to hint at the gender.

Can’t think of any boys I know with a name that would work on a girl 🤔