Boy names on Girls...

kimberlymautz · August 2012

While I'm a big fan of gender neutral names, I definitely think of these for a boy instead of a girl. What do you guys think? What names do you think sound better for one gender then the other?

GIRLS:

Nick. (Not Nicholas, not Nicole, just Nick)

Sawyer

Aidyn

Bryann (Pronounced Bry-Ann)

Macks

Gabe

Jayden

BlueRidge8 · August 2012

Wha? I'm confused. These are all bad.

austenreader85 · August 2012

What the heck is Macks? I've never seen that anywhere. OMG...is it supposed to be Max??!!

I could say a lot but my eyes are currentlly burning and I'm foaming at the mouth from the Macks revelation so I'm just going to say that all of them would be awful on a boy even (don't like nicknames as given names). But way worse on girls, though in general my gripe is that the trend steals good boy names. If only Jessica Simpson spelled her daughter's name as Macks, that really makes it feminine. Ugh, well hopefully no one else will try to steal Max to the girl side, they can totally have Macks, I think the world will spin just fine that way.

TiffJ21 · August 2012

I think those should all stay boy names...forever.

EastCoastBride · August 2012

I'm curious as to what prompted this. Do you know girls w/ these names?

To me, these are all clearly boys names. Especially Nick and Gabe - I think it would be cruel to name a girl those names. All of them are quesitonable, but especially those 2.

blush64 · August 2012

I think some of those are spelled wrong and I also dislike them. (even spelled correctly) I hate boy names on girls.

scoutkate · August 2012

::fervently hopes that this is MUD::

magnets · August 2012

So I see you've been getting a lot of grief over this. Some of it I understand, like Nick, which is not currently a "gender neutral" name. However, I have known little girls named Jayden and Sawyer, and I can see Aidyn on either one. A trend in my hometown was to name children of either sex Tyler. My advice would be, if you want to use gender neutral names, make sure they're neutral, and not a forced crossover. Otherwise, your child will be endlessly teased to the tune of "A Boy Named Sue". And lastly, make sure that if you are spelling a child's name in an usual way, that you are prepared to spell it out loud for anyone meeting your child, and for dreary phone battles with kindergarten teachers explaining, "No, Mrs. Smith, Macks isn't just being stubborn. That's really her name, and that's really how we spelled it."

ames71 · August 2012

What you've got here is a list of strictly boy names mixed in with a few that aren't names at all. Bryann? What?

Ignoring your list entirely, there are a few names that are currently used for both boys and girls that I don't mind (Quinn, Sage), a few traditionally male names that were adopted by girls long ago that I also like (Meredith, Lauren, Mallory) and there are some I like that are differentiated by spelling, but not sound (Sydney/Sidney, Frances/Francis).

CeCe8579 · August 2012

I am partial to unisex names since my DD is Ryann pronounced Ryan. All of these are boy's names to me except maybe Jayden and Sawyer. Bryann looks made up to me.

misspunky · August 2012

TiffJ21:
I think those should all stay boy names...forever.

Agreed.

526SadieSadie · August 2012

kimberlymautz:

While I'm a big fan of gender neutral names, I definitely think of these for a boy instead of a girl. What do you guys think? What names do you think sound better for one gender then the other?

GIRLS:

Nick. (Not Nicholas, not Nicole, just Nick)

Sawyer

Aidyn

Bryann (Pronounced Bry-Ann)

Macks

Gabe

Jayden

With the exception of Nick, those are the worst names I've ever heard of - mostly because of the spelling.

I admit freely that Ryan is a guilty pleasure boy's name for a girl that I love - but I wouldn't do it.

Cranang · August 2012

This post doesn't even make sense.

Is Bryann supposed to rhyme with "Ryan" or is it "Bree-Ann"? One is a boy's name, one is a girl's.

I hate boys' names on girls. It ridiculous and unnecessary. It will get confusing. And it's only moms of girls that steal boys' names. It's never the other way around.

MommaG123 · August 2012

Joy2611:

These are boy's names. I going to say that about 90% of the boy's names on girls are also just boy's names.
What prompted this?

Yeah this. I don't really get where you're coming from OP. Boy names should stay on boys and girl names should stay on girls.

ames71 · August 2012

Cranang:
This post doesn't even make sense.

Is Bryann supposed to rhyme with "Ryan" or is it "Bree-Ann"? One is a boy's name, one is a girl's.

I hate boys' names on girls. It ridiculous and unnecessary. It will get confusing. And it's only moms of girls that steal boys' names. It's never the other way around.

I just realized this?I think she's saying Bryann like Brian. Oh, dear.

austenreader85 · August 2012

Am I the only one that read this post to NOT be names she liked. She says she thinks these names are better for a boy but it's clearly labeled girl. I thought she meant she found these names somewhere (work, comments on fb etc). OP, if this is your list then I would have stated my dislike in a bit nicer of a fashion so I hope I didn't hurt you. But I'm on the fence that gender neutral names exist and I really don't beleive any of these are, definitely think all boy.

kimberlymautz · August 2012

EastCoastBride:
I'm curious as to what prompted this. Do you know girls w/ these names?

To me, these are all clearly boys names. Especially Nick and Gabe - I think it would be cruel to name a girl those names. All of them are quesitonable, but especially those 2.

These are all children at my daughter's day care. I thought they were just so awful.

kimberlymautz · August 2012

austenreader85:
Am I the only one that read this post to NOT be names she liked. She says she thinks these names are better for a boy but it's clearly labeled girl. I thought she meant she found these names somewhere (work, comments on fb etc). OP, if this is your list then I would have stated my dislike in a bit nicer of a fashion so I hope I didn't hurt you. But I'm on the fence that gender neutral names exist and I really don't beleive any of these are, definitely think all boy.

Oh, I would never use these names for a girl myself. I think they're awful and just thought I would share them. I like some unisex names, like Ryan, Dylan, and a few others, but these don't even seem unisex to me. They just seem like boy names.

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