‘boy’ names for a girl?

[MaiaRay]

What’s your opinion on using a traditionally/commonly used ‘boy’ name for a girl? Too weird or do you like it?
I’ve heard names like Wyatt, James, Billie, Jude, Rory etc all being used for girls and wondered if this was something you loved or hated!

Stop stealing boys names!
There's so many great girls names, why would you want to call your daughter James?

I've seen a guy named Jamie bullied for having a "girl's name" in an online game.

And yeah, I also think it's ridiculous to give a boy's name to a girl.

I'm actually a really big fan of Harry, Ollie and Ray for a girl

I think it is ridiculous too. A friend has several DDs, and they all have female versions of boys' names (think Philippa, Steffanie, Olivia type names).

They definitely had hoped for a boy each time, but I'm not sure if all the names were 'we were going to call him Philip so we'll call her Philippa instead',

It depends on the name, I love Joey for a girl.

Our daughter is Beatrix but known as Bertie. Was our Bertie bott every flavour bean and we loved it for both. Was convinced to give her a ‘girly ‘ name to give her option but no one uses it 😜
Our gp daughter is also a Bertie funnily enough 🥰

@Thefaceofboe

It depends on the name, I love Joey for a girl.

I also like that name but it brings back childhood memories of our family budgie. He was called Joey! Well we always assumed he was a boy. "Who's a pretty boy then?"

"I think it's quite misogynistic to intentionally saddle a female child with a male name. It's like you are encouraging them to be more masculine because being feminine or indeed female is unacceptable and inferior to being male and masculine.

There are plenty of non frilly, strong sounding girls names that won't make it seem like a rejection of her biological sex.

Interesting that we never see any threads about calling a son Martha or Caitlin or Francesca etc."

I stole this from a someone who posted on another thread a while back about this same topic. I think it sums it up perfectly.

Yeh it's a bit sexist, so no I don't like it.

It depends on the name, I love Joey for a girl

And which girls' names do you love for boys?

It depends on the name, I love Joey for a girl

And which girls' names do you love for boys?

Joy?

Nice name, but would you call your son that, Mike, honestly?

I works with a Tom and Ben, Thomasin and Bethany!

@CaffeineAndAlcoholFree seems weird to quote me when I’m just replying to the OP? Off the top of my head I don’t like any girls names for boys but that doesn’t mean I can’t like Joey for a girl

or Nancy and Jessie?

Names like Jo or Joey have been used for either sex for centuries. They derive from names (Joesph/Josephine/Joanne) that can be adapted for male or female according to normal name usage.

I'm sorry if this is sounds impolite, but copying minor celebrities who give their children names normally associated with the opposite sex just seems lacking in imagination.

Absolutely fine, if the male name or surname given to a female child has some special meaning for you and/or your family (ancestors, inheritance etc). But otherwise, just why...

Especially - as others have said - that this only works one way. When a Z-list celeb calls their son Susan or Clarabella, then I might revise my ideas.

Danni and Tobi I like

I'm sorry if this is sounds impolite, but copying minor celebrities who give their children names normally associated with the opposite sex just seems lacking in imagination.

Harsh, but totally true!

Well said @andtheHossyourodeinon

Also @florascotia2

I quite like androgynous names!! My favourite for girls was Robyn/Robin and Percy. Also liked Stevie.

@cheesesandwhich @feliciabirthgiver I love Robyn or Robin, think they will be added to the vetoed list by DP who is very traditional and will only consider Alice or Elizabeth. (sigh)

It just makes me think the parents are desperate to be different for the sake of it. And that they would have preferred a boy.

I do like nicknames like Frankie, George etc but only as a nickname

I've worked with a Courtney, Ashley, Lindsay and Kim, all of them male.

I'm not that ancient and, when I was growing up, Ashley was always a boy's name. I never ever heard of a girl called Ashley/Ashleigh until I was about 30 or so.

The thing is, though, if you've ever seen the episode of Blackadder at the moment when it's revealed that Nursey's actual name is Bernard, would you really want that reaction of laughter to follow your daughter everywhere the she goes, every time she introduces herself?

I've known a few females called Toni and Terri and they all hated it.
I think it is sexist and very try hard. Would you call your son Clara or Mabel or any other feminist be name and if not why not?
I always assume the parents wanted a boy.
Nicknames are a different matter.

Feminine not feminist.

‘Softer’ sounding boys names are definitely becoming more popular. The ‘ie’ softer endings, which is prevalent in girls names. For example Freddie, rather than Frederick. Frankie, Bertie, Alfie, Teddy, Albie, Ollie, Louie. I even know of a baby boy soon to be called Darcey. Bit more ‘cute’ sounding if you know what I mean, rather than what people consider ‘masculine’ names.
It’s just it’s a more subtle, gradual change.
Also the argument ‘a boy would never be called Charlotte’ never really works for me because girls are rarely given ‘full’ boys names, like Robert or Steven either. They’re usually given shortened versions - Bobby, Stevie etc.

If your daughter wanted to wear a rugby kit would you tell her no because it’s offensive to girls as boys don’t wear netball kits and she should be proud to be a girl?

I find it very surprising that women still think that one thing is for males and one thing is for females and lines cannot be crossed. If you don’t think genders can share a name but can share a job title I find that a mixed message.