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'Unisex' names - too boyish?

127 replies

thede · 28/08/2022 19:52

These are all names declared 'unisex' that I do love for girls, but they're all more commonly associated with boys (IMO).
Which of these - if any - would you say are acceptable to use on a girl at this point/which do you like (again, if any?)
Or do you know any girls with these names now?
I love them but feel I may be in a minority? Blush

Alex
Blake
Bodhi
Eddie
Evan
Finley
Frankie
Joey
Lennox
Logan
Luca
Noa
Perry
Quinn
Stevie
Tate

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octoberfarm · 29/08/2022 02:58

I love Noa for a girl, and think you could reasonably use Alex, Blake, Finley, Frankie and Quinn without any trouble. Maybe Stevie. The others I think probably swerve slightly too far into the definitely male category for me, if you were looking for a well known unisex name.

Aquamarine1029 · 29/08/2022 03:01

Morgan

Montgomerymmoose · 29/08/2022 03:13

Brogan

mathanxiety · 29/08/2022 03:44

I love Lennox for a girl.

I know a Tatiana whose NN is Tate, and several Quinns who are girls.

Suggestions:
Campbell
Bennett

pinklavenders · 29/08/2022 07:22

Noa is not unisex! It's a popular girls name.

Alex is a girls name (short for Alexandra)

I only know boys called Quinn, often short for Quentin.

I know a girl Elliott, shortened your Ellie

Mumofgirls2017 · 29/08/2022 07:23

Quinn or Noa

Fetacinno81 · 29/08/2022 07:36

IMO,

Alex
Blake
Frankie
Quinn

Are the only names I'd consider for a girl however I have heard of and known girls who are Perry, Noa, Evan.

KangarooKenny · 29/08/2022 07:38

I like Robyn and Quinn for a girl.

pinklavenders · 29/08/2022 07:43

I know girls called Frankie and Stevie

2anddonefornow · 29/08/2022 07:43

Alex
Frankie
Noa
Perry
Quinn
I would use these for a girl the others not

KirstenBlest · 29/08/2022 07:45

Alex - ok if short for something
Blake - no
Bodhi - awful for boy or girl
Eddie - ok if short for something
Evan - no
Finley - no
Frankie - only if short for something
Joey- on
Lennox - no
Logan - no
Luca - no
Noa - no
Perry - Neum?
Quinn - nn can look like m
Stevie - ok
Tate - no

Bizarre list of names that shriek Mummy wanted a boy

Twizbe · 29/08/2022 07:51

Alex short for Alexandra

Frankie short for Frances are fine

Cheeselog · 29/08/2022 07:51

Alex - yes as a nickname for Alexandra, no as a stand-alone name
Blake - male name, not unisex
Bodhi - are you a Buddhist? If not, no
Eddie - male name, not unisex
Evan - male name, not unisex
Finley- male name, not unisex
Frankie - yes as a nickname for Francesca, not as a stand-alone name
Joey - yes as a nickname for Josephine, not as a stand-alone name
Lennox- male name, not unisex
Logan- male name, not unisex
Luca- male name, not unisex
Noa - don’t like it
Perry - platypus
Quinn - not a huge fan
Stevie - awful on either sex
Tate - awful on either sex

Why do you want to give your daughter a boy’s name? It just screams ‘we wanted a boy’.

Dreamingcats · 29/08/2022 07:56

I hate boys names on girls but I would expect Noa and Quinn to be girls.

Alex, Frankie, Stevie I like if shortened from Alexandra, Francesca and Stephanie. Eddie from Edwina although I'm not a fan.

Joey at a push due to Dawson's Creek.

Starryskiesinthesky · 29/08/2022 07:59

Names I think of as unisex (but most a bit old fashioned now!)

leslie/lesley
francis/frances
robin
chris
sasha
ashley
lindsay
terri

whereas your list seems to be boys names!

good luck deciding!

YourLipsMyLipsApocalypse · 29/08/2022 08:03

KosherDill · 29/08/2022 02:29

Frankie and the like are nicknames.

Please, think of the grown woman she will be, not the cute toddler.

Plenty grown men seem to cope with being called Frankie/Stevie/Davey etc.

KirstenBlest · 29/08/2022 11:39

@YourLipsMyLipsApocalypse , yes but they are men.

I wouldn't want people to assume I am a man if they saw my name .

zingally · 29/08/2022 12:19

I know a girl Frankie (birth certificate is Francesca). It suits her and I know her parents like gender neutral names for girls.

Wilburisagirl · 29/08/2022 13:00

I've known a 38 year old Stevie and a 2 year old Stevie. I'm not sure if my negative feelings toward the adult cloud my judgement but I don't particularly like the name.

I know an Alex whose full name is Alexandra, a Jo (Joanne) and Joey (Jocelyn). I like that these names have a more traditionally feminine option or more masculine option depending on what the child themselves prefers as they grow up.

I don't love Eddie for a girl (unless a nickname for Edwina) but I do love the name Edie (ee-dee) for a girl.

I know a female Quinn and think it's a lovely name.

BiscuitLover3678 · 29/08/2022 13:04

Stevie is definitely a cool girl’s name (schitts creek) and I like Logan

The Bodhi I know is a girl

Suedomin · 29/08/2022 13:06

From your list only
Noa,.
Alex (short for Alexandra)
Frankie (short for Francesca)
Stevie (short for Stephanie)
For me the others are clearly boys names

Perfect28 · 29/08/2022 13:11

Jesus what makes a name for a boy or for a girl, they are just names. Go with whatever you like!

KosherDill · 29/08/2022 16:10

zingally · 29/08/2022 12:19

I know a girl Frankie (birth certificate is Francesca). It suits her and I know her parents like gender neutral names for girls.

Yes, but to put Frankie on the birth cert, boy or girl, is awful.

IveReadTheFuckingThread · 29/08/2022 16:13

Billie
Frankie
Eden
Eddie
Teddy
Stevie
Sydney
Leif
Raven

YourLipsMyLipsApocalypse · 29/08/2022 16:14

KirstenBlest · 29/08/2022 11:39

@YourLipsMyLipsApocalypse , yes but they are men.

I wouldn't want people to assume I am a man if they saw my name .

So what? Names are names. There are no laws, if you like a name use it 🤷🏻‍♀️

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