"Boy" names for girls

alexpierce88 · May 2013

What is everyone's thoughts? Our thoughts for a girl are Tyler Blair, calling her Tyler. These are mine and my husbands middle names, and Blair is a family name of mine. I think Tyler works for a girl and friends and family seem to agree but I'm not sure if anyone is holding back opinions!!!! :

WashingtonQueen · May 2013

I despise boy name on girls.

Mochadoodle · May 2013

I'd say that your friends and family are just being nice. Tyler does not work on a girl. I could maybe see Blair as first name?

Dukos · May 2013

I understand wanting to do family names. I would do Blair Tyler if you must do both. Tyler is a boy's name. Every class list, everyone will always think she's a boy. My sister is a Kasey. That one has pretty much gone to the girls by now, and she still gets mail addressed to Mr. Kasey lastname.

alexpierce88 · May 2013

Well my name is Alex and I have a friend named Kyle and know many other girls with names that are traditional boy names. We are in Georgia maybe it's more common here rather than other places. Appreciate the input though :

Mamavogel · May 2013

Go for it. My name is Teddi Lee, I was the first grandbaby so I was named after my paternal granddad, Ted Lee. My sister was named after our uncle Rick, she's named Rikki. One of my girlfriends is named Ryan. All three of us love our names and they are all different without being weird. :0)

alexpierce88 · May 2013

Woo hoo! Thank you!!!!! Lol you must be from the south too? :

chapstix7 · May 2013

mj.reilly:
Joy2611:
My thoughts on boy's names for girls: No. NO. Good god, NO.
Tyler on a girl is just no.

This.

I absolutely loathe them and find the very annoying. I just don't get why it is so acceptable by some. Why is it so appealing to give your daughter a masculine name? Ugh.

Would you name your son Elizabeth?

Disclaimer: the above sentiments do not include longstanding unisex names such as Frances vs. Francis, etc.

yes! Please don't do it!

Dr.Loretta · May 2013

She will always be thought of as a boy, and I can see that being a problem as she gets older. Taylor *might* work.

One of DH's friends named their daughter Ryan and I can't stand it

ETA: Aaaand of course, you're going to agree with the one person who thinks it's a good idea...Teddi and Rikki are very different from naming a girl Ted or Rick/Richard.

JackieA2013 · May 2013

It's not my style, I like feminine names for girls, but most importantly you and your husband should like the name. If her name is Tyler, she will have to often clarify that she is a girl not boy though, so that's something she'll have to get used to - and I'm sure she would.

However, for what it's worth, I really like Blair as a first name much better. Blair is actually a unisex name. I know both women and men with the name. So you can get your boy name without it seeming as out of left field as Tyler.

alexpierce88 · May 2013

I also said that I appreciated everyone's comments not just agreeing with the person who agreed with me.

provwife · May 2013

I just don't get it! There is nothing cute about a little girl, let alone, a grown woman, with a boys name. It's not cute. It's not unique. It's stupid.

Not sure if I have to say this part but, just to be clear, Tyler does not belong on a girl.

alexpierce88 · May 2013

I have a funny feeling I would hate all of your name choices too. There is a difference is a simple, no not my style, and the way you all have responded. I don't and didn't expect everyone to agree and I was certainly open to disagreement that is why I posted this. But all of your comments are unbelievable! I'm going to chalk it up to hormones or ignorance. But again, thanks for your input, just not the way you all have chosen your words.

TripMomma · May 2013

I do not like it at all.

I do like some "unisex" names, but Tyler is not one of them. Also if you are going to use a boy name on a girl I would go very feminine with the mn.

Zimger · May 2013

I do not like boy names on girls. It makes me feel sad for the girls.

Tyler for a girl is not good.

ETA: I will also say that I dislike the idea that it is somehow cute or uncommon. It's tacky and trendy.Some people also seem to think it makes the girl sound "stronger or more powerful". It does not. I think it also sends a message that masculine is better than feminine.

WashingtonQueen · May 2013

alexpierce88:
I have a funny feeling I would hate all of your name choices too. There is a difference is a simple, no not my style, and the way you all have responded. I don't and didn't expect everyone to agree and I was certainly open to disagreement that is why I posted this. But all of your comments are unbelievable! I'm going to chalk it up to hormones or ignorance. But again, thanks for your input, just not the way you all have chosen your words.

No my dear, it is you that is the ignorant one. And just a little tip, maybe you should know what a word means before you use it.

alexpierce88 · May 2013

AGAIN I am not upset at the disagreement on the name choice. i would not have posted this if i thought everyone would agree. it's the way everyone has stated it! It's easy to say no, not my style don't think I like that. Rather than some of the ways that have been chosen to say that you don't like it.

capulet · May 2013

Zimger:
I do not like boy names on girls. It makes me feel sad for the girls.
Tyler for a girl is not good.
ETA: I will also say that I dislike the idea that it is somehow cute or uncommon. It's tacky and trendy.Some people also seem to think it makes the girl sound "stronger or more powerful". It does not. I think it also sends a message that masculine is better than feminine.

This. So many people say they think boy names on girls are cute or sound strong, but almost nobody says, "I like girl names on boys because they're cute and they sound sensitive." Why is that? Don't you think that sends kind of a messed up message to both boys and girls?

theimpossibleastronaut · May 2013

Joy2611:
My thoughts on boy's names for girls: No.nbsp; NO.nbsp; Good god, NO.Tyler on a girl is just no.

All of this.

Zimger · May 2013

alexpierce88:
AGAIN I am not upset at the disagreement on the name choice. i would not have posted this if i thought everyone would agree. it's the way everyone has stated it! It's easy to say no, not my style don't think I like that. Rather than some of the ways that have been chosen to say that you don't like it.

Wouldn't you like to know why people don't care for it, rather than some obscure response?

KatFCo · May 2013

alexpierce88:
AGAIN I am not upset at the disagreement on the name choice. i would not have posted this if i thought everyone would agree. it's the way everyone has stated it! It's easy to say no, not my style don't think I like that. Rather than some of the ways that have been chosen to say that you don't like it.

You asked for people's thoughts. They gave them to you. What's so bad about that? No one was rude; they were blunt. Those are not the same things.

When I see that name, my thoughts are not, "No, that's not my style, I don't think I like that." Rather, my thoughts are, "Oh, my goodness, not another one. Leave the boy names alone!" If I were to meet a girl with the name Tyler, sure, after getting to know her, maybe I wouldn't think anything of it, but at first, I'd sure be thinking, "Tyler? I guess her parents wanted a boy."

brooksidebride · May 2013

TripMomma:
I do not like it at all.I do like some "unisex" names, but Tyler is not one of them. Also if you are going to use a boy name on a girl I would go very feminine with the mn.

This for me.

kimmycup · May 2013

Joy2611:
My thoughts on boy's names for girls: No. NO. Good god, NO.
Tyler on a girl is just no.

This. My DH's name is Tyler, and I just can't picture it on a girl.

provwife · May 2013

Idani:
alexpierce88:
I have a funny feeling I would hate all of your name choices too. There is a difference is a simple, no not my style, and the way you all have responded. I don't and didn't expect everyone to agree and I was certainly open to disagreement that is why I posted this. But all of your comments are unbelievable! I'm going to chalk it up to hormones or ignorance. But again, thanks for your input, just not the way you all have chosen your words.
Honestly the opinions you get here are what people are going to say to you IRL either behind your back or to your face.  Putting a common boy name on a girl is something she will deal with her whole life.  Always mistaken for a male, a lot of people asking her to repeat her name to make sure they heard it right etc.   Calling our opinions ignorant is ridiculous considering you are just upset not many people like your name choices.

This. Why would you just want everyone to say "no" and not explain their reasonings? I think giving a girl a boy's name is far more ignorant and ridiculous than us telling you that it's a silly idea.

WashingtonQueen · May 2013

alexpierce88:
AGAIN I am not upset at the disagreement on the name choice. i would not have posted this if i thought everyone would agree. it's the way everyone has stated it! It's easy to say no, not my style don't think I like that. Rather than some of the ways that have been chosen to say that you don't like it.

You need to get the hell over yourself.

mrstengallonhat1 · May 2013

Tyler on a girl is awful.

Why not use Blair?

MTmama3 · May 2013

My Nieces name is Tyler, she is 20 years old. She loves her name and it fits her. I say go for it if you love it. There are some boy names I wouldnt name my girl but this one isn't it.

Kyleedawn08 · May 2013

i am one for liking boy names on girls *shoot me now* i know.. but i think there is a difference between naming a girl a "unisex" boy name and naming a girl a obvious boy name. i agree with everyone else who says Blair Tyler. i also think if you are going to like a unisex name (not full out boy name) you should add on a very feminine middle name.

what im talking about with unisex are: Morgan, Avery, Arden, Cameron, Casey. all technically boy names but have some sort of fem touch to them (i know not everyone will agree with me). naming a girl Tyler IMO is like naming a girl Bob or Fred

That.Just.Happened · May 2013

I love boy names on girls. Both myself and DD have one.

I knew at least one Tyler (girl) growing up, maybe 2. I think it is fine for a girl and I particularly like the family significance.

notkateanymore · May 2013

I'm using a boy name as part of a double name. That being said, I don't like Tyler for a girl. If you to use it, I would pair it with something much more feminine than Blair.

mrsjenni · May 2013

While I do like a few boy names for girls (like Sawyer, for example) I do not think that Tyler works. At all.

chicorojo · May 2013

I'm from New Mexico and I know a crap load of girl tylers ! Its more of a girl name to me now, its cute

Amjoy25 · May 2013

I like certain boys names for girls like Charlie, James, Michael, but Tyler is a boys name. Sorry.

caramia582 · May 2013

BOOOOO BOOOOO and more BOOOO to this silly trend.

kindershlitz · May 2013

Another dislike for boy names on girls. I know a girl Michael also. I think it's terrible.

rlyttle · May 2013

I love unisex names! Go for it!!

BeachBabe22 · May 2013

I don't mind some boy names for girls. I don't really care for the name Tyler for either sex but I did just meet a baby girl named Tyler.

JemmaWRX · May 2013

Boy names on girls... gross, yuck, hate it. Sorry.

Zimger · May 2013

Amjoy25:
I like certain boys names for girls like Charlie, James, Michael, but Tyler is a boys name. Sorry.

James and Michael...for girls? Really? Wow.

gisa886 · May 2013

rlyttle:
I love unisex names! Go for it!!nbsp;

Someone naming their daughter a boy name doesn't make the name unisex. It just makes the parents idiots.
Signed,
Mom of a darling boy who hates this trend.

WashingtonQueen · May 2013

Amjoy25:
I like certain boys names for girls like Charlie, James, Michael, but Tyler is a boys name. Sorry.nbsp;

Just..... No

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