I tend to like boy names that are starting to be used on girls. This doesn't bother me at all and I'm just looking for some more suggestions. My top two boy names are Rory and Finley. I don't like how popular Finley is becoming, so I'm looking for some new names to add to my list. I also like: Callum, Arden, Stellan, Soren, Silas, and Wesley.
DD is Ramona. I'm not too picky about them going together, but I did cut Rowan off my list, for example, because it's just too close to Ramona. Last name is french, starts with an L and ends in an "o" sound.
I like Rory. I definitely think Arden is a girls name. I like Silas as well. And I prefer the spelling Caelum over Callum (then he'd be named after a constellation too, which is very cool!).
I like Rory. I definitely think Arden is a girls name. I like Silas as well. And I prefer the spelling Caelum over Callum (then he'd be named after a constellation too, which is very cool!).
Is Caelum pronounced the same as Callum? Caelum looks like KAI-lum or KAY-lum, and I think of Callum as CAL-um (where the Cal rhymes with pal)
I like Rory. I definitely think Arden is a girls name. I like Silas as well. And I prefer the spelling Caelum over Callum (then he'd be named after a constellation too, which is very cool!).
I believe Arden was a boy's name first, and is just used for girls in recent years. The hard "Ar" sounds very boy to me.
I asked about Finley last week (for a boy) since I was genuinely shocked that people can think its a girls name. And I am not against traditional boys names for girls (I used one myself) but for some reason I just cannot see anything at all about Finley that would make me want to use it on a girl.
Silas, Wesley, Callum are extremely masculine to me.
I think it's important to see the difference between names that used to be traditionally used for one sex and are now more evenly spread out, like Taylor, Avery, Emerson, Reese and then just giving your daughter a name that is still extremely male dominated. You can call your DD Callum Silas if you want (or John Michael or David Edward or whatever) but that's not making them unisex or feminine. It's giving your daughter an extremely masculine name.
Also, I am so glad I am not you right now. This thread is not going to go well for you,
I think most people here will actually be accepting of OP. she's asking about names for a boy not to name a girl. She just tends to like softer boys names for a boy.
OP some other suggestions: Elliot, Ellis, Avery, Parker, Peyton, Julian, Julius, Jonah
I have an Asa, which is very soft sounding. If this one is a boy we are going with Jonas. Jonah, Joel, Judah, Rhys, Aaron, Lane, Ellis, Gabriel, Colin, Seth? I think Silas is great too btw!
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I love Ezra for a boy, of course the "a" makes it a little feminine. I also like Shea/Shay, although I'm not really sure which spelling for a boy is best.
I asked about Finley last week (for a boy) since I was genuinely shocked that people can think its a girls name. And I am not against traditional boys names for girls (I used one myself) but for some reason I just cannot see anything at all about Finley that would make me want to use it on a girl.
Silas, Wesley, Callum are extremely masculine to me.
I think it's important to see the difference between names that used to be traditionally used for one sex and are now more evenly spread out, like Taylor, Avery, Emerson, Reese and then just giving your daughter a name that is still extremely male dominated. You can call your DD Callum Silas if you want (or John Michael or David Edward or whatever) but that's not making them unisex or feminine. It's giving your daughter an extremely masculine name.
Also, I am so glad I am not you right now. This thread is not going to go well for you,
I'm looking for boy names that were traditionally used for boys but are now occasionally used for girls, or for boy names that sound kind of soft like Wesley and Silas.
I'm not putting any of these names on girls, I think you misunderstood.
I asked about Finley last week (for a boy) since I was genuinely shocked that people can think its a girls name. And I am not against traditional boys names for girls (I used one myself) but for some reason I just cannot see anything at all about Finley that would make me want to use it on a girl.
Silas, Wesley, Callum are extremely masculine to me.
I think it's important to see the difference between names that used to be traditionally used for one sex and are now more evenly spread out, like Taylor, Avery, Emerson, Reese and then just giving your daughter a name that is still extremely male dominated. You can call your DD Callum Silas if you want (or John Michael or David Edward or whatever) but that's not making them unisex or feminine. It's giving your daughter an extremely masculine name.
Also, I am so glad I am not you right now. This thread is not going to go well for you,
I think most people here will actually be accepting of OP. she's asking about names for a boy not to name a girl. She just tends to like softer boys names for a boy.
OP some other suggestions: Elliot, Ellis, Avery, Parker, Peyton, Julian, Julius, Jonah
Oh god, this will teach me to bump before coffee. sorry op, I thought you were asking about boys names for girls. Ignore me! Sorry!
Oops, I replied before seeing this additional comment. No worries!
I like the name Loren for a man...yes I said man mainly because the men I know named Loren are very masculine. And it's technically a unisex name anyways so now I'm not sure if it counts as a feminine sounding boy's name. Oh well.
Re: Boy names with a feminine sound
Adrian
Emerson
Casey
Riley
Jordan
Taylor
Kelly
Cory
Colby
Is Caelum pronounced the same as Callum? Caelum looks like KAI-lum or KAY-lum, and I think of Callum as CAL-um (where the Cal rhymes with pal)
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I think most people here will actually be accepting of OP. she's asking about names for a boy not to name a girl. She just tends to like softer boys names for a boy.
OP some other suggestions: Elliot, Ellis, Avery, Parker, Peyton, Julian, Julius, Jonah
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Shiloh
Joshua
Wyeth
Gray
I really like Avery for a boy.
OT but I have a Silas and if we are blessed with a girl she will most likely be Ramona. Love your name taste