WDYT?

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

What do you think of when you hear the following names? Do you consider them more as male or female names?

Arden
Laken
Lark
Lane
Brooks
Devan
Casey
Avery

Comments

[adamantplatypus.livejournal.com]

Sounds like makeup/clothing/furniture designers to me.

[patsfan610.livejournal.com]

Arden - m
Laken - f
Lark - m
Lane - either
Brooks - m
Devan - m
Casey - either
Avery - either

[indicinderelly.livejournal.com]

Arden - M, but could be cool with F
Laken - Never heard of it
Lark - Neither. ick
Lane - F, might work on M, maaaaybe
Brooks - Either
Devan - Either, but I would def. spell it Devon
Casey - M. This is my name and I'm F but I've always thought it was a boys' name
Avery - F. I've heard it used on M but it's def. feminine to me.

[la-jolie-vie.livejournal.com]

Arden - I think of trees for some reason. M, F.
Laken - I hate this name. M, F.
Lark - A bubbly, cheerful and optimistic woman. F.
Lane - Bland, furniture or clothing. F.
Brooks - Hipster who likes to hang out at coffee houses and go to poetry readings. M, F.
Devan - A quiet, calm person. M
Casey - ADA Casey Novak from SVU. So somebody sharp, blunt, hard-working. M, F.
Avery - I think of a really artsy person. M, F.

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

Thanks for being so thorough in your response! This is more what I was looking for. :-)

[xx-imagination.livejournal.com]

Arden - umm neither
Laken - idk how to even pronounce this
Lark - female
Lane - female
Brooks - why not just brook?
Devan - either
Casey - female
Avery - male, reminds me of the bratty brother in Charlotte's Web and idg why everyone loves it so much

first impression

[wistfuljen.livejournal.com]

Arden- f
Laken- m
Lark-m
Lane- m
Brooks- m
Devan- f, with this spelling
Casey- f (but I think is cute on both)
Avery- m (but I think is cute on both)

[kilobites.livejournal.com]

Arden--Girl
Laken--Girl
Lark--Girl
Brooks--Boy (although I would see Brook/Brooke as a girl)
Devan--Boy
Casey--Either, really
Avery--Girl, although that's just because it's so popular for girls

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

i like:
Lark (g)
Lane (b)
Brooks (b)
Avery (either)

[ifancylust.livejournal.com]

oops. i totally didn't read the post correctly.
Arden - g
Laken - b
Lark - g
Lane - b
Brooks - b
Devan - b
Casey - b
Avery - g

[batting0.livejournal.com]

Arden-m
Laken-m?
Lark-f
Lane-m
Brooks-m
Devan-m
Casey-f
Avery-f

[arbus.livejournal.com]

arden is my cousins little girls name, so its all female to me.

the only male names from this list are, imo: brooks, casey and devin.

[atangerinesky.livejournal.com]

arden- don't like but i see as a male
laken - same but male
lark - no, male
brooks- okay, male
devan- nah, male
casey- nah, male
avery- okay, male

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

Arden f
Laken m
Lark f
Lane m
Brooks m
Devan m
Casey m or f
Avery f

[shortbutfast.livejournal.com]

Arden - female, neutral
Laken - either, unusual
Lark - male, don't like
Lane - male, it's ok
Brooks - female, not bad
Devan - male, i like it, reminds of the english region
Casey - kasam, eeewwww
Avery - female, hippie chick

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

I consider all of these to be boy names, with the exception of Lane, and also Casey which I think can be either.

I like Arden (b), Brooks (b), Devan (b), Casey (prefer on boys but like it on girls, too), and Avery (b).

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

Arden: Girl
Laken: No gender...'laken' is the Dutch word for 'sheet', so that's what I think of =/
Lark: Girl...but I hate it!
Lane: Girl
Brooks: Boy
Devan: Boy
Casey: Either
Avery: Boy

[camilleyun.livejournal.com]

They all sound interchangeable to me and like they're from a soap opera.

[mrandmrschippy.livejournal.com]

None of these words give me any strong indication of either sex, but here's what they made me think.

Arden - Forest of Arden as in Midsummer Night's Dream
Laken - never heard this word, lake with an 'n', Scandinavian-ish sounding
Lark - a type of bird
Lane - a pathway or street
Brooks - brand name for clothing manufacturer, I associate it more with men
Devan - misspelling of divan, or Hindu name - similar to Devendra which is a male Indian/Asian name
Casey - the only name I recognize, makes me think 'American' but no idea if m or f
Avery - brand name for a label manufacturer in the UK

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Arden = b
Laken = b
Lark = b
Lane = g
Brooks = b
Devan = b
Casey = b
Avery = g

[how-obscure.livejournal.com]

Arden - reminds me of Jan Arden, the singer, but I suppose it looks more masculine.
Laken - Masculine?
Lark - Feminine
Lane - M
Brooks - M (but Brooke would be F)
Devan - M
Casey - I think Fem first but really either.
Avery - M?

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Arden - f
Laken - f
Lark - f
Lane - this spelling, m
Brooks - m
Devan - this spelling, f
Casey - m
Avery - f

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

Devan - this spelling, f

What would you consider the "male" spelling?

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Devon. I've never seen the spelling Devan before, but the A makes it look more feminine to me.

[zorianna.livejournal.com]

My co-worker's 16-year-old son is named Devan, that's why I was asking. Thanks for responding!

[rewashed.livejournal.com]

Arden - male
Laken - male
Lark - male
Lane - male
Brooks - male
Devan - male
Casey - female
Avery - female

[florallove.livejournal.com]

Arden - male
Laken - femaile
Lark - male
Lane - female, but I recently met a male Lane (actually Layne) so obviously a boy comes into my head first.
Brooks - female
Devan - female
Casey - either
Avery - male

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Arden--I don't like this name as it reminds me of the perfume, but since it does bring to mind the perfume, I'd say feminine.
Laken--Not a fan, but if it were used, it would seem better on a boy.
Lark--Feminine, makes me think of someone artistic, shy, and sweet
Lane--This could go either way. Cutesy on a girl, artsy on a boy.
Brooks--Masculine in every sense of the word! I think of a cowboy.
Devan--This could go either way.
Casey--Could be both, but ages better on a girl than a boy. I could see a grownup woman with the name Casey, but on boys it sounds childish.
Avery--I know it's commonly used on girls now, but I used to watch Murphy Brown and her son was Avery, so...it will always have a masculine association to me.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

Girl:
Arden
Laken
Lark
Casey
Avery

Boy:
Lane
Brooks
Devan

[nandy-pandy.livejournal.com]

All male, with the last two sounding like they could go either way. Also, I think that spelling it "Laine" makes the name seem more feminine, even if it sounds exactly like Lane.