Mothers with Masculine Names

daystardreams · October 2014

I despise giving a boy name to a little girl but this week I met a woman named Codi who has a daughter named Carson. Then the very next day I met a woman named Kyle who has a daughter named Tyler. Both of these women obviously loved having boy names so much that they did the same for their daughters. What's your take on this? Do you know any women with masculine names who did the same for their daughters? Or any mothers with unique spellings that did the same for their children? Tell me about any second generation name trend that is normally hated by the majority.

DaisyZH · October 2014

Not exactly the situation but I have a unisex name that had more boys than girls growing up. It was regional, we moved a lot and I always had boys with my name in school until high school when we moved again and suddenly I had 4 other girls with my name in my class.

Anyway with my DD my mom first campaigned for Stevie, then wanted us to use our top boy name for DD - Flynn! I love my mom but she just loves boy names on girls.

JubilantSquirrel · October 2014

I have no problem with true unisex names, however I am not a fan of boy names on girls. I recently met a female Chase and a female Logan. To me those names are no different than naming your baby girl Robert or Richard, there's nothing feminine about them. There are plenty of girl names that aren't cute or frilly if that's not your style.

I have a uniquely spelled name and while it's not the end of the world for me, it's not something I ever wanted to saddle my child with.

saham07 · October 2014

A parent at school named Aimee just named her daughter Lilee.

BostonGayGal · October 2014

As a person with a name spelled the French way because my mother is French Canadian I still despise creatively misspelled names and it annoys me when people don't recognize that my name is actually spelled legitimately if not the American way.

==N== · October 2014

My mom is a big fan of boy names on girls, though she never went overboard and used Tyler or anything. Her style is more Alison nn Al, Danielle nn Danny.

My son has a very masculine name and my daughter a very feminine one. I didn't do it as rebellion against my own name though. It just happened.

I don't feel like name styles are something that get passed down. Whole names maybe, as family names, but it seems silly to use a name you were maybe not a fan of, to use a passed down style.

ChelsiAnn13 · October 2014

I'm not sure. But as a girl who's name is spelt with an i because my moms name ended with an i, Sheri. If a name I chose could allow it I would end my daughters name with an I. First off it's now a family thing but if also really loved having my name end with I. I would have hated my name if it wasn't spelt that way.

daystardreams · October 2014

Thanks for the input ladies!

neverblushed · October 2014

Honestly, I don't know any mothers with masculine names. I'm in the "Jennifer" generation, which predates the trend of giving girls more masculine names. I do know several young women in the millennial generation with boys' names, but none of them have children yet.

I do know a good handful of people of all ages with unusual or you-neek names. Among them, the folks with unusual but legitimate names tend to be more likely to give their children unusual names and to have positive feelings about having grown up with an unusual name. I know a handful of parents with uncommon names who also used uncommon names for their children.

The people who were given you-neek names by their parents almost always say "although I like my name, I would not choose to give my child a name like this." I don't know anyone with a you-neek name who also named his/her child a you-neek name.

climbermomma · October 2014

I know a female Mikal and Justyn. I don't know if the Justyn has any children but the Mikal named her daughter a unisex name so her name must not have bothered her much.

daystardreams · October 2014

The women I know (Codi and Kyle) are both thirty years old with daughters that are younger than 10 but older than 5, I'd say.

femmepink · October 2014

I have a feminine name, but my mom gave me the masculine spelling "because she liked it better". I mean, I wouldn't do it to my daughter, and I've told her that it's totally not cool, but eh.

It definitely doesn't "rub off" on me and make me want to give a little girl a boyish name.

SidraJedi · October 2014

I know a Kelly who named her DD2 Mallory. Her DD1 has a name that is all girl but always felt like a Lindsey or Ashley (type name) to me.

Iryshcreem · October 2014

I have a masculine name with a different spelling (Ryann). I'm 33 so it wasn't a popular thing to do back then. My mother thought adding the extra N made it more feminine (insert eye roll here). I'm having a daughter in December and I would not give her a name that could even be mistaken for a boy.

At this age, I don't mind my name but it was hard growing up when this trend wasn't happening. People always said stuff to me like "Oh, I was expecting a boy" or "That's a boys name". The summer before high school started, I got all the boy sports stuff in the mail and none of the girl stuff. I told my mother I hated her for giving me this name and why did she do this to me. I wouldn't want to put my child through the same thing.

I have a friend who just named her daughter Ryann and another friend who is using Ryann as a middle name for her daughter who will be born in a few months. If my friend had asked my opinion before naming her daughter Ryann, I would have told her the things I went through as a kid.

Coconuthead · October 2014

My mother has a traditionally masculine name, Leslie. All of her daughters have feminine names and her sons masculine names. I am happy to continue the tradition with my ds and (hopefully) future children!

diamondduck13 · October 2014

I have a traditionally male name that's almost entirely moved to the female camp, but there are still well known males with my name out there so it's recognized as a name used on males and females

I never have liked this about my name so it was very important to me that my daughter have a clearly female name

I was bummed when I learned the name we chose for her was once male, but it has been so long well established as a female name (there's a 13th century female saint of the name), with so few, if any, known males with the name, that I think probably only name nerds know it was originally male. At least, that's how I justified sticking with our decision to use it

Jo2013 · October 2014

My name is Randi I always get so many compliments on it and have never had an issue with it. I am not opposed at all to giving LO#2 a "boy" name if it's a girl. I do not understand the hatred this bored has for it, at all! Marigold (gag!!!) is ok and any name that resembles a boy name isn't? Haters gonna hate!

kerrycharpe · October 2014

I have a boys' name - I used to get comments as a kid but it never bothered me. I thought it was funny. Now when mail shows up addressed to "Mr. Kerry..." I just know it's junk and to automatically toss it. That's kind of as far as it goes.
My daughter's name is traditionally male but has never been popular as such. It doesn't bother her, and no one has ever commented to any of us about it. Choosing it had zero to do with it being male or female..it's a family name.

I grew up with a Randi and she loves her name. She only has a boy tho so can't comment on her girl naming habits

saham07 · October 2014

diamondduck13 said:

I have a traditionally male name that's almost entirely moved to the female camp, but there are still well known males with my name out there so it's recognized as a name used on males and females I never have liked this about my name so it was very important to me that my daughter have a clearly female name I was bummed when I learned the name we chose for her was once male, but it has been so long well established as a female name (there's a 13th century female saint of the name), with so few, if any, known males with the name, that I think probably only name nerds know it was originally male. At least, that's how I justified sticking with our decision to use it

is it Audrey?

wineandcake · October 2014

I have a sister named Rae, she doesn't have children yet, but she isn't interested in feminine names (favorite name for a girl is Harper). She has always gone by her first and middle name (Anne). I remember when we were younger she wished she had a popular name, either Ashley or Jennifer, because people never pronounced hers right (she got Renee and Ree Anne a lot) and she could never find little souvenir things with her name on it.

RayRay007 · October 2014

Interesting observation. I have a cousin with a masculine name (it's her dad's name) and she named her daughter Cameron (although a very different spelling), which in my mind is a boys name.

catwine · October 2014

My parent's gave me a very feminine name, and I'd consider her name to be feminine too. It's a Slovakian name that is the poetic form of the season "spring" . I've always been drawn to girly names for girls because I would not want anyone to mistake my future daughter for a boy because of her name.

mellemarie · October 2014

Just came across this topic and it's kind of what I'm dealing with right now. My name is Mitchell - that's how it's pronounced but my parents added on an extra e on the end (so elle) so it was more feminine. Really it created more problems because of all the different variations I get. Also hated it growing up- there are an endless number of words that rhyme with Mitch and kids are mean. Lol. But I actually love it now, I usually just go by Mitch to avoid confusion, and I have never met or heard of another girl with my name.

I don't know if it's my boy name that's influencing me but I really like boys names for girls. I really like Jaycen for a girl (Jason - but I find that spelling too masculine and this is the best variation I could find) but I'm worried about giving my kid a name they have to spell out every single time like I do lol. I guess I still have a lot of time to think about it!

mellemarie · October 2014

@dreadpiratebuttercup‌ you're actually the first person to say no to that name, figure I'll get more on here. Maybe my close family and friends are too scared to tell me the truth... Nice to get different feedback though.

mellemarie · October 2014

That's why I'm here

. I do get that response a lot when tell people my first name though...

aztecash · October 2014

Unique spelling to a very common name checking in. (Technically my spelling is the feminine way, and the normal way is the masculine version...) I don't know what was/is more annoying: being in a class with four other people with my name or having to constantly spell it for people.

I plan on giving my kids names that are not popular, but spelled the normal/logical way. I've actually never seen my top girl name on this board, and that excites me.

Also, my two cents, I love girls with masculine nn's for feminine names (Charlotte/Charlie for example).

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