Question for those who would choose unisex names or names of the opposite gender for their kids?

Reading some of the different ideas for names, and names people have been given, over the past few weeks, I see that some people like unisex (or gender ambiguous) names and even using names more often used on the other gender (i.e. boys names on girls, girls names on boys).





If you fall into this category (or it's your preference), can you share why, i.e. your reasons for prefering these kinds of names?





Also, some people argue that it's the kids that have to put up with these names, that they may not like them, risk getting teased, being mistaken for the opposite gender, having to explain their names etc. Do these arguments and objections make you rethink or do you ignore them. Again, if so, do you have any particular reasons for going one way or the other on this.





Alex

Question for those who would choose unisex names or names of the opposite gender for their kids?
I have a gender neutral name and frankly I went so far as to legally change it !





I haven't used it in many years.





Yes, I was mistaken for the opposite gender on school forms,


Ridiculed by others, my name constantly spelled wrong and I had to constantly correct people. Why, my marriage license even had me married to myself !
Reply:my daughters name is payton


i chose that name because i liked it and so did my husband not because it was a unisex name, there are alot of very beautiful unisex names out there children have
Reply:idk my names taylor and i hate having a unisex name!!
Reply:Name the child something that you like. Everybody gets teased about something at some point in their life (people put too much emphasis on that), and your child could possibly dislike any name, so you may as well name them what you want.
Reply:In my family, kids are named after grandparents, also names we've chosen because we like them.


Jerrianne, girl, called Jerry. Both grandpas are Jerry(Gerald)Grandma Anne.


Karla, girl, grandpa Karl with middle initial of A.


Randy, girl, great-grandpa Randolph.





Jerry is 6, too young to tell yet if she likes it.


Karla %26amp; Randy are older and have always liked their names.


Only Karla has trouble, they spell it with a C, which she has to correct alot. I have trouble with people spelling my name, it's not unisex, I was teased about my name.
Reply:I think it is names they like ... and they sound good either way.


I mean ... Usually the name fits both girls and boys. I like some boy names for girls. But not so much the other way.


I wouldn't name my child a name I thought they maybe teased about.
Reply:Usually when people start using a boy's name for girls, it becomes a girl's name. Ashley was a boy's name originally, as was Beverly and Sidney, and a bunch of others--Marion/Marian, Francis/Frances.





The "Mac" names that are so popular now--McKenna, McKenzie--technically mean "son of," but they're becoming popular girls' names.
Reply:When I named my son Reese I thought it was strictly a boy name. It never even crossed my mind people would use it for a girl. I now have yet to meet another male Reese, all girls.
Reply:I have a gender neutral name that I would like to use for one of my kids...





It's not so bad that the kid would get teased.. and lets face it.. if kids want to tease someone badly enough, having a normal/standard kinda name is not going to stop that...





I use my nickname more often than I use my own name because its so much more individual and more my own... I think having a name that few or no other people have would be nice.. and really help you develop your own sense of identity..
Reply:I picked a name for my baby if its a girl that is unisex its Addison! lol Um some unisex names are fine some are fine but others confuse me:) Just depends on your preference i cant explain why i picked that name i just fell in love with it :) Take care!
Reply:It's not that I necessarily prefer 'unisex' names, I just like a lot of names that happen to be unisex names. Such as Addison, I love this name, and I know it's was a boy's name, but I still love it for a girl. It's not because I don't want my child to be descriminated against, I just happen to like the sounds of the names. I also like singular gender names too, though.
Reply:Jayne is a good boys name
Reply:My oldest children have unisex names (Tyler(boy) and Taylor(girl)). In fact, I have friend whose children have the same name but in the opposite gender.





The main reason for choosing such neutral names is because I grew up with am ethnic name. Even though people feel we live in a "we are the world" society, people still make pre-judgments based on your name, even before they have met you face to face. I did not want my children to go through that experience so I chose names that would not identify their gender or race. There are too many other uphill battles that children must face to have to be concerned with people judging them based on a name.





BTW..my other two children are Trinity (3 for my third child) and Tyson but those names are not unisex.

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