Gender Neutral Names?

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

I came across a girl named Pierce today at work, about 19 yrs old.  I always associate this name with males, but is it another "Ryan"?

What do you think - can Pierce work on a female?

Comments

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

No. It's one of those SUPER masculine sounding/looking names to me, that I definitely cannot see on a female.

[fatinah-aila.livejournal.com]

Pierce is definitely male for me.

[contagia.livejournal.com]

I do think it works. In fact I was really pushing for a gender neutral/boy name for a girl this pregnancy but my fiancé would have no parts of it.

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

I don't like it. Like Reed (which I've also seen on a girl, ugh), I think it's too masculine.

[http://users.livejournal.com/___heyvanity/]

No way. I do love Pierce for a male though!

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

I don't think Ryan works on females either.

[snoglobel.livejournal.com]

Neither do I, but a lot of people feel it is a gender neutral name and I have met female Ryan's and Rian's.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

DEFINITELY NOT. Ewww. Way too masculine.

[solitudete.livejournal.com]

Far too masculine and I really dislike this name anyway. A friend of mine named her son Pierce, and every time she says his name it sounds so harsh. :(

[frost.livejournal.com]

No.
I don't see Ryan as a neutral name either.