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I love it for a boy. Other French unisex or feminine-looking masculine names are Jasmin, Lilian and Elie

It was my grandfathers name. It's a great name.

Camille Saint-Saens comes to mind...I think it could work, esp. if you use the nn Cam (worries about teasing and all that). I've always thought Cam names were very attractive, anyway, and Camille is no different. I prefer Camilla on a girl, anyway, lol.

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not fond of it for either, but i don't see why not for a boy :)

I only like Camille as a mn for a girl :)

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Cassie Anne (not Cassandra!)
Fiance to Grant Stephen
Mum to Hayley Anne :)
D.O.B: 8th October, 2004

I have never encountered a male Camille either in person or in media ... except maybe in passing. So honestly, I have a hard time imagining it on a guy, at least one from my part of the world. My image of it on a guy is of a nineteenth century French dandy.

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On the other hand, I think if a peer named her son that, I'd quickly learn to see its masculine side, and mostly it'd just seem French to the max. Too French for me to use, definitely. But not unappealing.

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- mirfak

I'm all for using effeminate boys names, but Camille is just too far gone. You may as well just tattoo "kick me" onto his forehead. I may be mildly amused/impressed if I saw that in the BAs, but I'd be glad that my son is not the one being the guinea pig.

Either way you say it (French or English), it sounds very feminine to me.

No

No, I can't see it at all. Maybe three hundred years ago in France, but nowhere else. It's just too solidly feminine to be anything but ridiculous ona boy.

I like it, but it's probably better as a middle name for a boy in North America. Sadly.

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Miranda

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If you're pronouncing it the French way, I think people would get used to it. (Even in France though, it's very predominantly female.) I'd advise against it if you're using Americanised "ka-MEEL", which is a firmly-set girls' name in most people's minds.

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♥Elinor♥

I dont like it for either gender

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Paula