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Re: What makes a name gender neutral?
by Fiammetta (lady murasaki)
6/22/2024, 2:31 PM
in reply to a message by NelleR
For me a truly gender neutral name is one where, if associated with a person you know nothing about, you have no idea whether it’s a man or a woman.“Someone once said that it wasn’t so hard to do right; what was hard was to know what was right to do.” William X. Kienzle

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- Ceri (Ceri12)   +3
6/23/2024, 7:35 AM
The few truly gender neutral names to me are:
Hunter
Elliott
Ashton If I see these names on a class roster I make no assumptions about the bearer being a boy or a girl. On the other hand I expect an Alexis to be a girl and a Sage to be a boy.

This message was edited 6/23/2024, 7:35 AM

- Dracotorix   +1
6/23/2024, 10:10 PM
Hunter? I thought that name was 100% boy! I also expect Sage to be a girl but I've met some boy Sages too.
I'd expect Alexis to be a girl. Elliott and Ashton seem more boyish to me but I wouldn't make a confident guess. The "I can't guess" names I can think of are Taylor, Morgan, Jordan, Robin, Ash, Casey, Dakota, Oakley, and maybe Riley (still all boy in my head but I know it's popular for girls)
- Ceri (Ceri12)
6/25/2024, 12:56 PM
The Sage I knew was a boy so I guess that’s why I assume the name to be masculine. I had a co- worker who named her daughter Sage but she spelled it Saige. Agree that It’s hard to decide if Taylor is a boy or girl.

This message was edited 6/25/2024, 12:56 PM

- Rainya
6/23/2024, 7:55 AM
That’s fascinating to me because I expect Sage to be a girl.