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Meh. Not really my style, though it sounds very feminine due to the “-ess” ending.

I like that it's a tree name
I don't like that it has "press" in it
When I imagine addressing someone as Cypress, I don't like how it feels
I don't like that it sounds exactly like (and would be confused with) Cyprus in my accent
I like nn Cy on a guy but I'd rather Cyrus for that
I would slightly expect Cypress to be female, but it seems basically gender-less.

Even though the -Ess is typically feminine sounding like "princess" I think Cypress sounds more masculine.

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I like the sound, but I live very close to a mountain with this name so it just seems silly as a person name. Maybe for a big fluffy dog.

I think Cypress sounds like a boy name. I kind of like it but I think Cyrus is better.

I don't like the shape of cypresses, except when they look like wild Monterey cypresses. They smell good, though. And the trunks of old bald cypresses can be cool.

I think they symbolize death or transition? I also associate them with yew and juniper.

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It sounds unisex, but I'd guess feminine, because I'd expect Juniper to be a girl yet it's very similar to Cyrus.

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I don't love the *press sound, but I think it's more pleasant sounding than Aspen, Birch, or Hawthorn.

This message was edited 5/8/2020, 3:10 PM

The -ess at the end is not a feminine suffix, but looks very much so, so I can really see it on a girl only. I love the look and sound of the word, just not sure about it as a name. It's still too out there, but it could easily grow on me if it becomes more common. I love similar sounding Cyrus and like Cyprian (mostly the Cypr- part, -ian is not my favorite ending for boy names).

Never really thought about it before, but I don’t hate it! Makes me think of the tree and the island. I think it could work for either gender.

This message was edited 5/8/2020, 2:28 PM

It’s a cemetery tree, strongly associated with mourning, funeral and death, so nope nope nope.

I asked about Cyprus and Cypress on here a while ago now. Most people responded that Cyprus looked masculine while Cypress looked feminine and I get that. I like both on a boy as guilty pleasures along with Cyrus on my main list. Cypress definitely could work on a girl, it's just that "Cy" as a NN sounds better on a boy to me. I love nature names in general =)

I like it. I think of the tree first but it also makes me think of Cyprus like the island, and Cedar.
I'd expect it to be male, but the "ess" ending seems like it could be feminine too.

I would expect Cypress to be a (large and beautiful) tree, and Cyprus - which for practical purposes sounds the same - to be an island in the Mediterranean. So, what I dislike about them both is that they are just not human. They therefore have no gender, which answers your second question.

I would expect the name to belong to a female because of the -ess ending like in priestess or empress. What I dislike about it is that this ending makes it sound a bit like the name of a profession (actress, stewardess, seamstress). What I like about it is that it's a nature name and also that it might be a neat way to name a girl after someone named Cyprian.

Reminds me of the name Cyrus so I guess it can work for a boy though I do associate nature themed names more with girls. I don’t care for Cyrus nor Cypress.