Wednesday, November 18, 2009

What Are Some Good Unisex Names?

Jesse


Kim


Charlie


Randie ( for girl )


Randy ( for boy )


or


* Aaron or Aron; also Aeron, Erin


* Abijah (biblical unisex name); also Abiah (variant)


* Abby (used as a nickname for Abigail (feminine) or Abraham or Abbott (masculine), the latter as in Abbie Hoffman); also Abbie, Abbey, Abi


* Adair; also Adaire


* Addie; also Addy


* Addison (surname used as a given name for males and females)


* Adrian or Adrien (artist Adrian Piper); variant feminine spellings also Adrienne, Adrianne


* Afton (name given for the River Afton, used for both sexes)


* Aidan; also Aiden


* Ainsley; also Annesley


* Akira (can be masculine or feminine, as it has multiple origins)


* Al (nickname for Alexander, Alexandra, Alan, Albert, Alfred, Alphonse)


* Alex (nickname for Alexander (masculine) or Alexandra (feminine)); also Alix


* Alexis


* Ali (masculine in Arabic, or short for Alistair or Alexander (masculine) or Alison or Alexandra (feminine)); also Allie, Ally


* Alice (both originally feminine and chiefly feminine in usage, but has been used in the past for males; it was the 701st most popular name for boys born in the United States from 1900-1909[1]; see also Alice Cooper, n茅 Vincent Furnier)


* Alison or Allison (has two origins, one as a surname, traditionally masculine; the other as a form of the feminine name Alice; it is almost exclusively used on females in the United States; however, in Europe, Alyson is still sometimes found as a name for males); also Alyson, Allyson


* Alpha


* Alva (both masculine and feminine, as it has two separate origins)


* An (Vietnamese unisex name)


* Anah (biblical unisex name)


* Anan (Akan unisex name)


* Ananda (masculine in India)


* Anath; also Anat


* Andrea (masculine in some languages and feminine in others); also Andria


* Andy (often short for Andrew (masculine) or Andrea (see above)); also Andi, Andie


* Angel (generally considered masculine in Spanish-speaking regions and feminine in English-speaking regions (pronounced differently))


* Anne (can be masculine in some regions of the Netherlands, especially Friesland, also formerly masculine in France); also Ann


* Ani (masculine Japanese name, or nickname for various masculine or feminine names containing an); also Annie


* Arden (surname used as a given name on both sexes)


* Ari; also Arie


* Ariel


* Arlie; also Arly


* Artemis (the Ancient Greek goddess, also Artemis Fowl); also Artemus


* Asa (traditionally masculine, also a nickname for various masculine and feminine names)


* Ash (nature name or nickname for various names beginning with Ash-)


* Ashley; also Ashly, Ashlee, Ashleigh (usually feminine)


* Ashton; also Ashtyn


* Asia; also Aja, Eja (see Eja Lange)


* Aubrey


* Audie (nickname for Audrey (feminine) or other masculine and feminine names beginning with Aud-; also used as a given name, as per Audie Murphy); also Aude


* August


* Augustine (anglicized masculine form of the Roman name Augustinus, and the feminine form of the French name Augustin)


* Austin


* Autumn


* Averill (surname used as a given name for both sexes)


* Avery





[edit] B





* Bailey (surname used as a given name for both sexes)


* Barry or Berry; also Beary, Berrie, Barrie


* Bay


* Bela (Hungarian masculine name or nickname for the Spanish and Portuguese Isabela (feminine))


* Benny or Bennie (often a nickname for Benjamin (masculine) or Benjamina or Benjamine (feminine))


* Bernie (often a nickname for Bernard (masculine) or Bernadette (feminine))


* Bertie (often a nickname for Robert or Roberta); also Berty, Bert (variant)


* Beverly (surname used as a given name for both sexes); also Beverley


* Bevin or Bevan (respectively feminine and masculine names used interchangeably on both sexes)


* Blaine (surname used as a given name for both sexes)


* Blair (surname used as a given name for both sexes); also Blaire


* Blake (surname used as a given name for both sexes)


* Blue or Bleu; also Blu


* Blythe (surname used as a given name for both sexes)


* Bo (see Bo Derek, n茅e Mary Cathleen Collins)


* Bobby or Bobbie; also Bobbi


* Bora (masculine in Turkish and feminine in Albanian)


* Bradley (surname used as a given name for both sexes, generally males; see Bradley Taylor); also Brad (nickname)


* Brandon (surname used as a given name for both sexes, generally males)


* Brendan (generally used for males); also Brendon


* Brennan (from a surname; used as a given name for both sexes, generally males); also Brennon


* Brett or Bret (surname used as a given name for both sexes)


* Britt or Brit


* Brittany (surname used as a given name for both sexes; generally considered feminine in current times); also Brittney, Britney


* Brooke or Brook


* Billy or Billie


* Brody (surname, generally masculine as a given name); also Brodie


* Braden (from a surname used as a given name for both sexes); also Brayden


* Brady (surname used as a given name for both sexes)


* Briar; also Bryar, Brier, Bryer


* Brice or Bryce


* Britton (surname used as a given name for both sexes); also Briton


* Bronte (originally a masculine given name; use as a feminine name most likely derived from the surname of the famous Bront毛 sisters)


* Bryn or Brynn


* Buddhi





[edit] C





* Caden, Cayden, Kayden


* Camden (or Camdyn, Kamdyn for girls)


* Cameron (meaning "Squint nose" or "Crooked nose" from Scottish Gaelic, generally masculine, spelled Camryn or Kamryn for females)


* Camille (unisex in French)


* Carey or Cary


* Carol (now usually feminine, masculine forms Caroll or Karol (Polish))


* Carmen (or Carman)


* Casey (or Kaci, Kasey, Kacie)


* Cassidy


* Chandler


* Chandra (In India, it is masculine if the final "a" is pronounced one way and feminine if the final "a" is pronounced another way)


* Charlie (or Charley, Charly, Charli)


* Chase


* Chris (diminutive for Christopher, Christian, Christina or Christine)


* Christian also Kristian, Cristian


* Christin or Kristin, Kristen


* Claude (unisex in French)or Claud


* Cody, Codey, Codi, or Codie (C is also interchangeable with a K)


* Connie


* Cory or Corey or Cori (feminine), for example Cory Doctorow (m), Cory Kahaney (f)


* Courtney (or Courteney)





[edit] D





* Dakota (Dakotah)


* Dale (Dayle)


* Dana


* Daniel (masculine) or Danielle


* * Abbreviated versions Danny, Danni and Dani can be masculine or feminine


* Dara (Irish, original spelling Darragh always masculine, also spelled Darrah)


* Darby


* Darcy


* Daryl, Darrell, Darryl (e.g., Daryl Hannah (f) or Daryl Hall (m))


* Delaney


* Devon (Devin)


* Dimuthu (given name: Sri Lankan; Sinhalese), Meaning- Shining


* Dominique (unisex) or Dominic (masculine) in French


* Drew (diminutive for Andrew or feminine/masculine given name, such as Drew Carey)


* Dusty


* Dylan





[edit] E





* Elisha (a Biblical Hebrew masculine name; for females, a short form of Elizabeth or variant spelling of Alicia)


* Emerson


* Evan


* Evelyn (formerly masculine e.g. Evelyn Waugh)





[edit] F





* Fran (short for Francis (masculine, e.g. Fran Tarkenton) or Frances/ Francesca (feminine))


* Francis/Frances


* Frankie


* Fred (short for feminine Winnifred), masculine given (Freddie)





[edit] G





* Gale (or Gail, Gayle, Gael)


* Gene (short for Eugene (masculine) or Eugenia (feminine))


* Gerd (masculine in German, feminine in Norwegian)


* Gerry (short for Gerald (masculine) or Geraldine (feminine))


* Glen or Glenn (e.g. Glenn Close, Glen Campbell)





[edit] H





* Haru Japanese name鈥攃an be masculine or feminine


* Haruka Japanese name鈥攃an be masculine or feminine


* Haley, Hayley, or Hailey (e.g.Haley Joel Osment (masculine) and Hayley Mills (feminine))


* Hilary (generally masculine) or Hillary (generally feminine); e.g. Hilary Benn (masculine) and Hillary Clinton (feminine)


* Hikaru Japanese name鈥攃an be masculine or feminine


* Hiromi Japanese name鈥攃an be masculine or feminine


* Hollis


* Holly (e.g. the character of Holly Martins in The Third Man)


* Hunter





[edit] I





* Inge (feminine in German, masculine in Swedish)


* Izumi (Japanese name; can be masculine or feminine.)





[edit] J





* Jackie (nickname for Jack or Jacqueline)


* Jade


* Jaden


* Jamie (short for James (masculine) or Jamesina (feminine). Jamie is generally used to mean "Young James" but may also used be independently as a feminine form of James. The variant spellings Jayme and Jaime are usually feminine. Jaime is a popular masculine name in Latin America)


* Jan


* Jane (feminine in English, masculine in Macedonian)


* Jasmin (feminine in Germanic languages, masculine in Slavic languages)


* Jay


* Jean (masculine in French, feminine in English and Scots)


* Jem (short for Jeremy (masculine) or Jemima (feminine)


* Jerry (variant spelling Jeri is usually feminine)


* Jess (short for Jesse (masculine) or Jessica (feminine))


* Jesse (Biblical Hebrew (father of King David) (masculine), Jessie (feminine), or short for Jessica (feminine))


* Jo/Joe/Joey (short for Joseph (masculine), Josephine (feminine) or Joanne (feminine))


* Joan (masculine in Catalan, feminine in English)


* Jocelyn (masculine in French, feminine in English)


* Jody/Jodie/Jodi (short for Joseph (masculine) or Judith (feminine)and Joanne, Johannah, Josephine) (e.g. Jody Powell, Jodie Foster)


* Jonah or Jona


* Jon/Joni (feminine in English, masculine in Finnish)


* Jordan


* Joyce (formerly masculine, e.g. Joyce Kilmer)


* Jules


* Julian (generally masculine; female bearer Julian of Norwich)


* Jun Japanese name鈥攃an be masculine or feminine


* Jude (short for Judith or named for St. Jude)





[edit] K





* Kai, Kaj (usually masculine in German and Finnish)


* Kaoru Japanese name鈥?can be masculine or feminine; variant Kaori is feminine only


* Kari (masculine in Finnish, feminine in many European languages)


* Kasey or Kacey


* Kay


* Kellen, Kellyn


* Kelly


* Kelsey


* Kim (Used for both males and females in Sweden)


* Kendal or Kendall


* Kenya


* Kerry/Kerrie (variations such as Kerri or Keri are usually feminine)


* Kim (can also short for Kimberly (ey) or Kimball)


* Kimberly


* Kiran Indian name


* Kit (short for Christopher in males)


* Kris


* Kyle





[edit] L





* Lane


* Lauren (usually feminine, often spelled Loren for males)


* Laurie (e.g. Laurie Taylor, Laurie Anderson)


* Lavern (with Laverne a more common feminine spelling)


* Lee (usually masculine with Leigh a more common spelling for feminine)


* Les (short for Leslie or Lester for males, and Lesley for feminine)


* Leslie (traditionally a masculine name eg Leslie Hindman, but now more often used for females)


* Lindsay or Lindsey


* Lior


* Logan


* Lou


* Lonnie (nickname for various masculine and feminine names, used as a given name for both sexes)[2]


* Lovie (e.g. Lovie Smith)


* Luka or Luca


* Lynn





[edit] M





* Mackenzie (meaning "son of Kenneth", from the Scots Gaelic MacCoinneach)


* Madison


* Mallory


* Marion (e.g. Marion Morrison鈥攂irth name of John Wayne)


* Marlow (Occasionally spelled Marlo for females or Marlowe for males.)


* Masami Japanese name鈥攃an be masculine or feminine


* Max (usually short for Maximilian with males, and Maxine with females)


* Mel (short for Melvin (masculine) or Melanie/Melissa (feminine))


* Meredith


* Merle


* Mickey or Micky (Micki for females)


* Michael, for example Michael Jordan (m), Michael Learned (f)


* Michel (sometimes spelled Michelle)


* Micah


* Mischa (diminutive of the Russian Mikhail for males)


* Mo


* Montana


* Morgan





[edit] N





* Nicky or Nikkie


* Nicola (masculine in Italian and French, feminine in English and German)


* Nikita (masculine in Russian and Finnish, feminine in French) (Nakita is an alternate spelling for the name but is typically common amongst females)


* No毛l (masculine spelling) %26amp; No毛le/ No毛lle (feminine spelling)





[edit] P





* Page/Paige (surname used as a given name for both sexes)


* Paris


* Parker


* Pat (short for Patrick (masculine) or Patricia (feminine). The androgynous name was popularized for being unisex in the United States on the television show Saturday Night Live as a character with an undetermined gender.)


* Payton, Peyton (the former tends to be preferred with boys and the latter girls; however, either could be used for either gender, also Paityn for girls)


* Petya/Petja (masculine in Russian and Finnish, feminine in Bulgarian)


* Perry/Peri


* Praxedes (feminine in origin, as in Saint Praxedes, but not in the case of Pr谩xedes Mateo Sagasta)


* Pubudu (Sri Lankan given name)





[edit] R





* Randy (Randi is feminine in Norwegian)


* Ray, Rae, or Raye (short for Raymond (masculine) or short feminine form of Raymond) also Rea or Rey


* Reagan or Regan


* Reese, Reece, or Rhys


* Rene (Ren茅 is masculine; Ren茅e feminine, Renea is an alternate spelling for the feminine variant, also Ranee, Renay, Renae)


* Ricky or Ricki(short for Richard or Eric (masculine), Erika, Richelle, or Frederika (feminine))


* Riley, Reilly


* Robin (variant spelling Robyn is usually feminine, but sometimes masculine, e.g. Robyn Hitchcock)


* Roni or Ronni Hebrew name鈥攃an be masculine or feminine


* Ronnie or Ronny (short for Ronald (masculine) or Veronica (feminine))


* Rory ("red king" in Scots/Irish Gaelic (Ruadhr铆 in Irish, Ruadhridh in Scottish gaelic) (masculine) or short for Lorelai or Aurora (feminine)) or Rori


* Rowan or Roan (Hindu Mythological character "Rawan", Means "little red one", from Irish Ruadh谩n)


* Ryan (Ryann, Rion, Rian)





[edit] S





* Sally (short for Salvatore (masculine) or Sarah (feminine))


* Sam (short for Samuel (masculine) or Samantha (feminine))


* Sami (feminine in US, masculine in Finland)


* Sandy (Short for Sandford or Sandra)


* Sascha or Sacha or Sasha (short for Alexander (masculine) or Alexandra/Alexandria (feminine))


* Sava (unisex in Finland)


* Scott (short Scottie or Scotty)


* Sean (in Ireland however exclusively masculine)


* Shai (unisex in Hebrew)


* Shane


* Shannon or Shanon,Shannen


* Sharon (unisex in Hebrew)


* Shawn


* Shell or Shel (e.g. Shel Silverstein)


* Shelby (primarily feminine)


* Shelly


* Shirley (now usually feminine; masculine e.g. Shirley Povich)


* Sidney (sometimes spelled Cydney for feminine)


* Simcha


* Simone (masculine in Italian, feminine in English and French)


* Skyler, Skylar, or Schuyler


* Sky or Skye


* Stacy, Stacey, Staci, or Stacie


* Stevie (short for Stephen (masculine) or Stephanie (feminine))


* Sydney (Sydnie)


* Sonny or Sunny





[edit] T





* Tal (unisex in Hebrew)


* Taylor


* Teagan


* Terry (short for Terence/Terrence or Terrell (masculine) or Teresa/Theresa (feminine)) Terri, Teri, Tari


* Tomomi Japanese name - can be masculine (pro wrestler Tomomi "Jumbo" Tsuruta) or feminine (singer Tomomi Kahala)


* Tony (variant spelling Toni is usually feminine, but in Finland Toni is masculine.)


* Tory or Tori or Torrey (short for Victor or Torrance (masculine) or Victoria (feminine)) (e.g. Tori Spelling (f) or Torii Hunter (m))


* Tracy or Tracey (form of Thracius (masculine) or short for Teresa/Theresa (feminine)) also Traci, Tracie


* Tristan or Tristen, Tristin


* Tyler


* Tarin, Taran, Taryn





[edit] V





* Val (Valentine [masculine (Unisex in Finland)] or Valerie, Valentina, Valli [feminine])


* Valery or Valerie


* Vivian (Vivien, Vivienne)


* Vic (Victor [masculine] or Victoria [feminine])





[edit] Y





* Yuki (Japanese name; Yuuki is used by females and Yuki(with only one 'u' is used by males. Although, you can find boys named Yuuki and girls named Yuki)


* Yuri (masculine in Russian, feminine in Japanese, Korean, and Spanish)





[edit] Z





* Zooey (masculine in J.D. Salinger's Franny and Zooey, feminine in the case of actress Zooey Deschanel)

What Are Some Good Unisex Names?
giggle, Well, one of the most accomplished Country and Western singers of the last century, made a lot of "Cash" out of a song called "A boy named Sue"
Reply:taylor


christian


jayden
Reply:Chris (probably the most popular)


Pat


Jules


Matt (just kidding)!
Reply:taylor, jordan, alex, tristan, DJ, sam,
Reply:bill and leslie
Reply:alex,


jaime,


shannon (sounds more feminine),


bobbi,


kris/chris,


teri/terry,


max (for girls, could be short for maxine),


dani/danny,


geri/jerry


...
Reply:Frank, Roger, Mark.
Reply:Frankie


Jordan


Jamie


Randi
Reply:Taylor, Regan, Connor
Reply:Alex, Randi, Andy, Chris, Jamie, Danny, Billy, Mackenzie, Teddy, Charlie
Reply:tye,


drew,


dylan
Reply:Toby
Reply:Jordan


Taylor


Hunter


Jamie


Schuyler
Reply:Morgan, Tyler, Taylor, Aaron (Erin for girls), Chris, Pat, Sam, Alex, Jamie, Jordan,
Reply:Aiden
Reply:Taylor, Jordan, Jamie..
Reply:Andrea
Reply:leslie


lindsay


jesse


taylor


jordan


mel
Reply:leslie, lynn , chris,randy, andy,
Reply:Tracey
Reply:jaime, sam, kelsey
Reply:Dallas


Claude


Phoenix


Brightly


Sydney


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