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Unisex names yay or nay?

eluckyelucky member
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I've been coming across a lot of unisex names and I kind of like the trend. Thoughts? TIA
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Re: Unisex names yay or nay?

  • LoveIsOwlYouNeedLoveIsOwlYouNeed member
    edited August 2015
    Most of the people here are nay on the unisex names.

    I tend to assign a sex to them so I guess I am too. LOL
          



              

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  • bbiutmcphbbiutmcph member
    edited August 2015
    Hate. There are few truly unisex names like Morgan, Taylor Shannon etc. the rest are boy names on girls since to be unisex the Trend would Have to include boys getting girl names.


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  • ZimgerZimger member
    I feel that most names fall into either boy or girl territory. I dislike the trend of boy names on girls.
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  • eluckyelucky member
    Not boys names on girls, but names that work either way, not James for a girl etc.
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  • MamaWren919MamaWren919 member
    I think most names belong to one sex or the other, even truly unisex names Morgan, Casey = girl: Peyton, Avery = boy. I don't like the trend of using traditionally boy names for girls, like James, Wyatt, Charlie, Ryan.
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  • eluckyelucky member
    Delaney for a girl?
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  • jeanbug12jeanbug12 member
    elucky said:

    Delaney for a girl?

    I don't care for Delaney, but I don't think it is unisex, it is a girls name.
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  • ashleyandelyashleyandely member
    Huge nay.
    DD: Ophelia 5/18/15
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  • wassuphoeswassuphoes member
    elucky said:
    Delaney for a girl?
    Feminine. Modern usage of a surname. No history has a first name before 1912. Sporadic use until the 90's. Exploded in the early aughts, still popular. 
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  • mattandloramattandlora member
    I like truly unisex names (Shannon, Morgan, Casey). I dislike boy names used on girls (Avery, Elliott, James)

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  • neverblushedneverblushed member
    I've met a little girl named Ryan. I cringed inwardly when introduced.  But JAMES?  Really, parents of the new millennium?  Really?
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  • 4N6s4N6s member
    For the most part, not a fan.
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  • magsugar13magsugar13 member
    just say no
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  • doodleoodledoodleoodle member
    Love them
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  • holoceneholocene member
    No.

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  • FreshBakedBrowniesFreshBakedBrownies member
    wassuphoes said:

    I like actual unisex names like Frances/Francis or Gail/Gale. I don't like the whole "Omg! Charlie is totes adorbs for a girl! I love strong names like James!"

    Talk to me about strong when you name your boy Sue.

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  • AlyssaTernesAlyssaTernes member
    I prefer neutral names. I feel like it is unfair to a child giving them a gender stereotypical name, and you haven't met them yet, and don't know their p
    ersonality. I know a girl Christopher who is the most feminine person, and goes by chrissy and loves her options, and I know an adult female Claire who absolutely hates her name because she feels it doesn't warrant respect as a professional. It is ultimately up to you. Pick a name you love, and don't listen to any nay- sayers. :)
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  • FreshBakedBrowniesFreshBakedBrownies member
    AlyssaTernes said:

    I prefer neutral names. I feel like it is unfair to a child giving them a gender stereotypical name, and you haven't met them yet, and don't know their p
    ersonality. I know a girl Christopher who is the most feminine person, and goes by chrissy and loves her options, and I know an adult female Claire who absolutely hates her name because she feels it doesn't warrant respect as a professional. It is ultimately up to you. Pick a name you love, and don't listen to any nay- sayers. :)

    Well you can't exactly wait 5-25 years to name the kid to "know their personality".
    I think they should be named appropriately for their sex. If hmm...let's say Bruce wants to change their name to Caitlyn later on, they can make that choice as an adult.
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  • wulfpackgirlwulfpackgirl member
    elucky said:

    Delaney for a girl?

    My niece is a Delaney. Spelled a little different though and I love it. It really fits her and she's the only one around here that I know of. There's not five others in her class with the same name.
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  • SmrBrd2012SmrBrd2012 member
    I'm not a fan of neutral names for one particular reason. I do a lot of communicating online at work with people I have not met before. With the unisex names I obviously can't tell what sex they are so when I'm communicating about them to other people or with them copied on the emails, I always end up using the wrong pronoun due to my own bias (I've only known a girl Casey so I say she and then it ends up being a guy, etc). I imagine this must annoy them as well. I have a non-traditionally spelled name and I'm also sometimes mistaken for a dude. It's a little annoying. However, truly unisex names are way better than the current trend of using masculine names on girls and calling it unisex.
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  • breezycatbreezycat member
    This might not make sense but I don't care for unisex names like Logan and Morgan but I like female names with male nick names, like Frankie for Francesca and Dani for Danielle. Full disclosure, my oldest is Alexandra and we've always called her Alex.
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  • groovylocksgroovylocks member
    It depends on the name. Some are great (Alex) and some aren't so great. 
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  • YogaSandyYogaSandy member
    AlyssaTernes said:

    I prefer neutral names. I feel like it is unfair to a child giving them a gender stereotypical name, and you haven't met them yet, and don't know their p
    ersonality. I know a girl Christopher who is the most feminine person, and goes by chrissy and loves her options, and I know an adult female Claire who absolutely hates her name because she feels it doesn't warrant respect as a professional. It is ultimately up to you. Pick a name you love, and don't listen to any nay- sayers. :)

    Christopher is not a neutral name.
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  • letyourheartbeyourguideletyourheartbeyourguide member
    I know I'm in the minority, but I like the idea of gender neutral names for girls - but only because of the research on subconscious discrimination (in hiring especially) against people with feminine names vs. masculine names.

    But in practice, I hate most gender neutral names and agree with PPs that most don't actually sound neutral. If I could, I'd pick a girls name that has an option for a masculine nn (e.g. Samantha/Sam) so she has that option as an adult.
      

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