babynames | androgynous names

androgynous names

so my Fiance' and I are having a baby and we are considering carrying on his families tradition of using unisex names, so im wondering what some of your favorite andro-names are.

his Mother is Patty
his father is Kelly
fiance's name is Cary Yon
and his brother is Stacy Adam

we are not sure yet if we are having a boy or a girl... so i would like to hear your favorites for both sexes.

thanks!

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Blair.

Or Casey.

Cassidy and Ashley can go either way. I like both for either. :)

Avery
Lane
Sidney/Sydney
Elliot (deffinately more male, but I'm starting to hear it for girls a little)
Jamie (as nn for James if used on a boy)

Jordan
Taylor
McKenzie
Dakota

Quinn
Devin/Devon
Francis/Frances

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisex_name#List_of_names_that_can_be_unisex

Morgan
Rowan
Robin
Alexis
Jordan

Leslie and Ashley! At one job, I actually only worked closely with two males, and they were named Leslie and Ashley. I thought it was awesome.

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i dont think they are ridiculous names for a male at all.

thats unfortunite that your friend was teased but all the males i know that have andro-names like it.

you don't think Stacy can go both ways, but you think Elliot can?!
I do not agree with you AT ALL.

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Oh, grow up.

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sandtree.livejournal.com - 2009-02-19 23:39 (UTC) - Expand

Stacy Keach is a fairly well known actor, right off the top of my head. He's far from a prissy girl.

That's ridiculous. There may be a few boys who get teased because they're called Kelly or Stacy, but I'd say almost the vast majority get along fine.

I don't know how you can rant about Stacy and Kelly being girls' names, and then try to claim that Elliot can go both ways. I've never met or heard of a female Elliot in my life. Do you think it's okay for girls to have male names, but somehow not okay for boys to have female names? Because that's kind of what it seems like.

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I had a male friend named Stacey, he came out okay. :-)

I have a brother called Kelly so I guess it's a lot easier for me to see it as a males name also.

All of these are very clearly adrogynous and judging by the amount of posts most of us knew that already! I personally know at least one of each from both genders....my favorite bar was owned by a male kelly who was very irish and very much a man

KELLY
Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: KEL-ee [key]

From the Irish given name CEALLACH or the surname derived from it Ó Ceallaigh. As a surname, it has been borne by actor and dancer Gene Kelly (1912-1996) and actress and princess Grace Kelly (1929-1982).

STACY
Gender: Feminine & Masculine

Usage: English

Pronounced: STAY-see [key]

Either a short form of ANASTASIA, or else from a surname which was derived from Stace, a medieval form of EUSTACE. As a feminine name, it came into general use during the 1950s, though it had earlier been in use as a rare masculine name

CAREY
Gender: Masculine & Feminine

Usage: Irish, English

Pronounced: KER-ee [key]

From an Irish surname which was derived from Ó Ciardha meaning "descendent of Ciardha". The name Ciardha means "dark" in Gaelic.

Lynn
Shannon
Kerry
Ashley
Lindsay
Leslie
Tracey
Cortney
Glen
Alex
Morgan
Jordan
Michael

ETA:
Robin
Rowan
Aimee (my great-grandfather's name)
Sage

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Ryan is my favorite andro-girl name. I also love Riley, though.

I love andro names! I grew up a Chris (full name Christina) and I loved it!

Blair is my favorite. Others I can think of (based on people I know): Drew, Blake, Jordan, Morgan, Avery, Elliot, Cameron, Alex, Shannon, Bailey, Brett, Britton, Payton, Dylan, Reagan, Skylar.

Hope that helps! :)

Oh, also Ryan and Kyle. Love those. I also know a guy named Kiley!

My little sister's name is Christina, and I sometimes call her Chrissy, but mostly Chris :) that's usually what my parents call her, too. I don't think she dislikes it; I'm fairly certain she'd tell us if she did :P

I was in love with Stacy for a boy when I was in 6th grade. I had just seen an episode of The Dick Van Dyke show where Rob's brother comes to visit and that's his name. Kelly is pretty cool too. It's the fiance's name that I don't care for. I've never been a fan of Cary in any incarnation. You've/he's probably heard it a million times, but his name combo reminds me of carry-on luggage.

I tend to like "girly" unisex names on guys. These could all technically be used for either, but my preference is for a boy.
Dana
Lynn
Robin
Mackenzie (if it's on a boy, it negates the trendiness, in my opinion.)
Lane
Laurie
Terry (m)/Terri (f)
Jocelyn (guilty pleasure...don't know if I would really recommend it.)

haha yeah i call him Cary Yon baggage all the time.

The only one I can think of is Kyle. But I like Ryan on a girl too.

I really don't like very many unisex names, but a few I like are:

Morgan
Ashley
Dana
Robin
Jamie
Leander (I know a female Leander, and it's absolutely brilliant on her!!)
Sacha
Aubrey
Devin

I like the name Stacy for a boy... but anyway I think Leslie, Aaron/Erin, Casey, Terry or Jody (thats my husbands name) are good.

Also I work with a lady whose name is Jennings, at first I thought it was weird but Im starting to really like it. as far as girls I like Ryan, Chris, or cameron

Jennings is a family name on my mom's side, but I've never heard it as a female name.

Sidney/Sydney
Morgan

Loren is another one I like

I like Casey for girls and Morgan for boys...but I can see them both on the other sex as well.

I generally only like unisex names on boys. My favorites are: Dana, Morgan, Stacy and Leslie. I also am okay with Sage and Quinn. I don't like any of these names on girls though

Oh, and Hayden which I love on both!

This was from an article I was reading on Baby naming trends.

"Unisex Names

Unisex names are another trend that is gaining steam. Parents are using names such as Jordan, Madison, Devon, Bailey, Parker, Charley and Logan on boys and girls. However, when naming a baby, parents must consider if it invites potential teasing. Boys are often targeted more heavily than girls. Names in and moving up the top 1000 boys and girls lists include Jayden, Hayden and Riley. "

Blythe.

It's the only decent one, IMO.

When I told my mom about it, with the conviction that it had GIRL written all over it, the first thing she told me was, "Oooohhh! What a great boy's name! It's so strong and masculine!"

And now I think it can go either way.

Morgan
Cassidy
Shannon
Hayden
Devin
Emerson
Lee/Leigh
Taylor
Jamie
Ashley
Bailey

Oh and I forgot Brice/Bryce.

I guess you could always do Ashley, as in Gone with the Wind.

Jamie
Leslie
Brian/Brianne?

Great icon!

My faves are Morgan, Riley, Shane, and Jordan.

i love arden and robin. others i like include morgan, jordan, sage, devon, and sidney/sydney. i also really like the names sage and shannon, but though they are technically unisex, i can only see them as girl names. :)

Sasha is my favourite. I have a thing for Russian names, though.

love love love it its on our top for both girl and boy!

i really dislike the modern unisex names... jordan, morgan, taylor, riley, bailey, cameron, etc.

however, i LOVE casey, jamie, ashley and lindsey for boys.

i also really like kelly on a boy. my brother-in-law is named tracy james, which is super cool, imo.

My name is Jamie and it fits me. It's not my FAVORITE name... but I like it. haha.

Anyway... here's my (long)list(I like some just for girls, some just for boys and some for both):

Audrey
Addison
Albany
Ali
Alexis
America
Andrea/Andy
Abby
Aubrey
Auburn
Audi
Azra
Azure
Bailey
Blaine
Blair
Blaise
Beckett
Briar
Brogan
Brooke
Caden
Cadence
Camden
Cameron
Cannan
Carmen
Carrigan
Carrington
Carter
Cary
Chandler
Channing
Charlie
Connor
Cooper
Corbin
Corentine
Corey
Corin
Dana
Darien
Davin
December
Denver
Devin
Dorian
Drew/Dru
Dylan
Ellis
Ennis
Ezra
Fallon
Forest
Glenn
Greer
Haley
Hamilton
Harper
Hayden
Holland
Hunter
Ireland
Jada
Jax
Jocelyn
Joe
Journey
Jude
Jules
Julian
Keagan
Keaton
Kieran
Kiley
Laken
Lane
Laurence/Laurie
Lee
Lennon
Liberty
Logan
London
Lorin
Lyric
Macrae
Madden
Madison
Madrid
Maine
Miach
Morrigan
Morrison
Myles
Nolan
Ocean
October
Paris
Parker
Parrish
Paxton
Pierce
Porter
Raleigh
Reagan
Reed
Rome
Rory
Rowan
Ryan
Rylan
Sage
Sasha
Sean
Shane
Shannon
Sheridan
Stacy
Stevie
Tait
Talon
Tanner
Taylor
Teagan
Valentine
Yates
Zane

Morgan and Casey are two of my favourite names ever... for boys. I just can't like them on girls, even thought the Morgan and the Casey I've actually known were female.

I used to like Quinn as strictly a girl's name, but I've recently come around to it as a boy's name. I've known male and female Ashleys, Shannons and Lindsays, and while I prefer Lindsay on a girl, they work on either. For girls, I like Laine, Rowan, Evan and Leighton, though I'd use Leighton on a boy first.

My name (Sloane) is unisex, I don't hate it but I'm not crazy about it.

I do like:
Casey
Sam
Alex
Noah
Payton (boy), Peyton (girl)
Blair
Alexis
Quinn
Cameron
Kellen
Keegan
Bristol
Marin
Morgan
Jullian
Darcy
Blake
Brody

Darcy!

I love that name. Also Loren.

I like:
Alexis
Blair
Hayden
Parker
Tristan

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