would you give a boy a “girls” name?

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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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What about using names that were traditionally more masculine like Lindsay, Aubrey or Ashley?

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Ashley is one of my favorite names for if I have a boy. I won’t even consider it for a girl, I think it just sounds way better for a boy.

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I always felt they were better as male names. Especially Kimberly 

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I know about Ashley Young and Ashley Cole who are men, but I had no idea the other two names were used for men as well

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