Tomboy names?

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Doing this for my sister (who asked me) who is expecting a girl in September.

She loves tomboy names. Her DD1 (almost 3) is called Scout which we all love. And funny enough she is the girliest girl ever

So we'd really appreciate some suggestions?

Harley
Hayden
Bailey
Andy
Daryl
Riley
Alex

Hero ❤️

Kaye
Alix
Cass
Devin
Jess
Jeri
Leigh
Lux
Ronnie
Shae

You can’t really have Scout and Harper. Piper is in a similar vein.

Scout and Harper could have a brother called Atticus

Georgina (George) - from the Famous Five!

Yeah didn't think about that! Cass and Harley added to the list.

Marlo
Andie
Joey

He'd get teased bertrand

Bertrand- I think you were mentioned in The Times yesterday (MP bonking?)

“He'd get teased bertrand”
Had you thought about why?

Really? Where? It’s quite a while since I bonked an ‘MP!

Daryl
Joey (from Joanna or Josephine)

Agree Bertrand, although I have a Robyn nn Bobbie. Robyn is an actual girl's name though, and the nickname came organically.

Please don't give the little girl an actual boy name (James, Bailey). There is nothing wrong with being a girl. There are plenty of non-flowery, simple actual girls' names If that's what your sister means by "tomboy".

Most of the names on here ARE unisex names. Bailey is as much a girls name as a boys name

Well, there were 50ish girl Baileys and 500ish boy Baileys last year. So.........

Just had a look and Bailey is indeed more popular for girls thesedays, especially in the US. I stand corrected on that.

Still, I do hate this thing that a girl being "boyish" is aspirational but a boy being feminine isn't.

And a name never moves from girl to boy. It’s worth considering why.

Are actual girls and actual boys the same as girls and boys?

Agree with DCI about names like James and Bailey. If James Surname turns up for an interview, the interviewer will be expecting a man, not a woman. Not the best start to an interview.

If Stevie Surname turns up, the interviewer will be expecting a man or a woman, and the interview will start on a better note.

This times your whole life.

Haha, MikeUniformMike, actual boys and actual girls are actually the same as plain old boys and girls. Blame my 8 year old. At least everything isn't literal anymore!

Anyway, there are some lovely girls' names suggested here.

Glad I tailored my reply. :-)
Actual isn't as bad as literally.
I sometimes work with people younger than me. Sorry I literally mean I actually work with actual people who are really really literally really really younger than myself, and I am literally shtruggling to pick up their actual language. Actual things are literally no longer Great or Fine, they're Perfect. If I say something, it's Correct. Glad you think so colleague who is literally half my actual age. Yes is no longer Yes, it's Absolutely.
Where's Pedant's Corner?

Why do girl's names not become boy's names? Probably for the same reason as when careers become considered girl's jobs, boys are no longer encouraged to do them.

Jay?

I agree with @BertrandRussell

Sorry bertrand I was trying to be sarcastic ( and failed!)

Giving a girl a "tomboy" name raises her status, giving a boy a "girly" name lowers a boy's status.

Hiya, my sister decided on Wren!!!
I think Scout and Wren sound good together :)