Are there any given names you see as truly gender-neutral?
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The spelling gives the gender away, but on sound alone, Francis and Leslie.
Good question!
Jackie
Ashton
Rain
River
Rosamund
Alex
Kristen
Christen
Jayden
Riley
Harley
Marley
Robin
Raven
Jordan
Cameron
Sam
Wren
Aster
Astrid
Phoenix
Cade
Jade
Dale
Gale
Cloud
Lee
Dakota
Blakely
Morgan
Ash
Bryn
Georgie
Allison
Addison
Madison
Ellison
Ryan
Willow
Cedar
Lark
Avery
Lou
Andy
Andry
Ray
Moon
Isadore
Charlie
Jamie
Teagen
Sinclair
Tolly
Remy
Ronnie
Lonnie
Laurie
Steph
Steff
Kit
Cam
etc...
Jackie
Ashton
Rain
River
Rosamund
Alex
Kristen
Christen
Jayden
Riley
Harley
Marley
Robin
Raven
Jordan
Cameron
Sam
Wren
Aster
Astrid
Phoenix
Cade
Jade
Dale
Gale
Cloud
Lee
Dakota
Blakely
Morgan
Ash
Bryn
Georgie
Allison
Addison
Madison
Ellison
Ryan
Willow
Cedar
Lark
Avery
Lou
Andy
Andry
Ray
Moon
Isadore
Charlie
Jamie
Teagen
Sinclair
Tolly
Remy
Ronnie
Lonnie
Laurie
Steph
Steff
Kit
Cam
etc...
I don't have a gender preference for most unisex names, but if I had to choose, I would say nicknames like Alex, Chris, Jess, and Sam.
This message was edited 1/4/2024, 10:32 PM
Sage
Ocean
Lyric
Pat
Lee
Chris
Ashley
Courtney
Aubrey
... seem to have no relationship to gender at all in my mind. They can't be sexy. (The names, I mean - not implying anything about bearers of them) I might have some expectation or preference about what gender they'd belong on, but the names themselves seem genderless. They're neutral with respect to gender in the way that gray, black, and white seem neutral, have no color.
I'm sure there are more, but I think very few names seem "truly neutral" like that for me. Most names that I see as potentially gender-neutral, or neutral by usage, are at least versatile - they become masculine on a guy, feminine on a gal. I feel like they can have aspects of either gender. River is one of those "switch" names, IMO. Also Robin. Alex. Jamie. Kelly. Theo. There are a lot of those.
Ocean
Lyric
Pat
Lee
Chris
Ashley
Courtney
Aubrey
... seem to have no relationship to gender at all in my mind. They can't be sexy. (The names, I mean - not implying anything about bearers of them) I might have some expectation or preference about what gender they'd belong on, but the names themselves seem genderless. They're neutral with respect to gender in the way that gray, black, and white seem neutral, have no color.
I'm sure there are more, but I think very few names seem "truly neutral" like that for me. Most names that I see as potentially gender-neutral, or neutral by usage, are at least versatile - they become masculine on a guy, feminine on a gal. I feel like they can have aspects of either gender. River is one of those "switch" names, IMO. Also Robin. Alex. Jamie. Kelly. Theo. There are a lot of those.
This message was edited 1/4/2024, 2:41 PM
Interesting! I find it hard to imagine Dale on a girl.
It's interesting how only names ending with consonants strike me as completely gender-neutral.