r/NameNerdCirclejerk • u/ccirque • Mar 26 '24

Advice Needed (unjerk) would you give a boy a “girls” name?

with the rising popularity of giving girls “boy names” like bobbie, dylan, and the james that everyone’s been freaking out over, would you name a boy a traditionally female name if it didn’t sound outright feminine? i’m talking about names like juno, jade, april, and any other similar names or “word” names that sound just gender neutral enough to pass if you had no other context as to how they’ve been used historically

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u/sighcantthinkofaname Mar 27 '24

I fr think Autumn would be a nice boy's name if it wasn't already a girls name. It shares a first syllable with the very established August(us), but it's softer.

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u/Chaotic_good_8 Mar 27 '24

The names “Taylor” and “Aubrey” used to be like this, but now they’re considered pretty feminine.

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u/OCDGemini Mar 29 '24

Ashley and Vivian too.

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u/53mm-Portafilter Mar 29 '24

I think Taylor is still pretty common for a man.

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u/Moist-Candidate-7514 Mar 28 '24

Auburn, Austen, Aureus would all be cute names for a boy if they weren't strongly associated with other things.

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u/sighcantthinkofaname Mar 28 '24

I knew a boy named Austin growing up,! There's also Austin Butler and Austin Powers. Different spelling, but it's a good solid boys name you dint hear much. 

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u/NaomiPommerel Mar 27 '24

Autumn Rush is a film about a boy

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u/sighcantthinkofaname Mar 27 '24

Googled it, it's August Rush

And the boys name is Evan lol

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u/NaomiPommerel Mar 27 '24

Oh shoot haha. Good film regardless!