Typically Boys Name for a Girl

[SummaLuvin]

Not expecting, just hypothetical (though I would 100% do this if DH approved it). What boys name do you love for a girl?

Mine is Claude.

Tommy and Freddie

Jamie
Harry (non for Harriet)

And for a boy with "girls name" I like Nicky.

None. Why is it always a boys name for a girl? Why don't you hear of a boy called Rose or Ivy?

I don't. The only reason it's this way around is because calling a girl a boy's name is a promotion and calling a boy a girl's names is a demotion.

It's just sexism unless you'd call a boy Claudette. And I bet you wouldn't.

@MrsTerryPratchett

I don't. The only reason it's this way around is because calling a girl a boy's name is a promotion and calling a boy a girl's names is a demotion.

It's just sexism unless you'd call a boy Claudette. And I bet you wouldn't.

I don’t like the name Claude for a girl because it is a boys name - I’m a history nerd and saw there was a French princess called Claude in 1600s and thought it was beautiful. Only after mentioning it to family and friends, and then looking it up online did I realise in modern day it is pretty much unheard of as a girls name. Also, as it happens I like boys names that do sound feminine to the ear - Gabriel, Sacha, Robin, Lucien...

Also, this is a light hearted thread - chill out. Nothing here is offensive or sexist. It simply discussing which conventionally boys name people like as girls.

Dylan, our 6 month old DD was very nearly a Dylan.

@MrsTerryPratchett completely agree

Frances ...Frankie!

I hate boys names on girls. Unisex nicknames are fine (eg Alex, Sam) but not as the full name.

Claudine is lovely btw. Or Claudia.

I love noa for a girl. DS would have been this. The Noah spelling is for a boy. Kate Lawler recently called her DD this so it may increase in popularity

Marley
Quinn

James !
Some boys' names I hate, but love for girls : Ryan, Reese, Blake, Kyle.

I always wanted to be called Darrell after reading Malory Towers when I was young.

Also, this is a light hearted thread - chill out. Nothing here is offensive or sexist.

Things can be lighthearted and sexist. Frequently they are.

If you're naming your child Claude after a princess, it's nothing to do with boy's names for girls. But you started a thread about it and it is sexist. Otherwise all the little hipster boys would be running around called Eve, Lily and Rose. But they're not. There's a reason for that.

Love Claude for a girl.
Charlie
Jamie
Nigel (not really. But sorry any Nigels).

Parker
Elliot

Yes to Frankie too.

I don't love any boys' names on a girl.

I completely agree with MrsTP.

Aden.

i know a girl called Arran.

STOP EVERYBODY, @MrsTerryPratchett has the solution. To stop sexism we should call boys traditionally girls names, and girls traditionally boys names.

The fact many people don't call boys traditionally girls names is a symptom of sexism, not sexism itself. The boys/men not wearing skirts and dresses is not sexist in itself as people can/should wear what they want, it's not available to them because we exist in sexist society. Me naming a little girl Claude will neither advance nor hinder feminism. If you feel so strongly about sexism how about you actually do something that will make a real difference, not try and make people feel bad about their harmless name preferences.

Finally, it is relevant that Claude is a traditionally male name, of course it is. Any time I have mentioned it the immediate response has been "but that's a boys name". Likewise, if someone started a thread asking for opinions on boys names and said Amanda people would be confused and most would respond that is a girls name. I was curious about other names people like for a girl, like Claude, that were typically seen as male.

Billie

To stop sexism we should call boys traditionally girls names, and girls traditionally boys names.

A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step.

I love danni