In your opinion, are these names unisex?

Ashley


Ashton


Aubrey


Brittany


Beverly


Brook/Brooke


Caden


Carmen/Carman


Carol


Cassidy


Courtney


Dana


Eli


Fred


Harper


Hunter


Jamie


Jayden


Jesse/Jessie


Kelly


Lane


Lauren


Logan


Lindsay/Lindsey


Mackenzie


Madison


Parker


Riley


Ryan


Sage


Shelley


Sue


Tanner


Tate


Taylor


Teagan


Tristan


Tyler


Wendy


Zane





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unisex_name...





OK - To be clear - I am NOT asking if these are considered unisex, because they are all listed as being such (see above article). I am asking what your opinion is...

In your opinion, are these names unisex?
The only one I'd really consider unisex is Jamie. I generally don't like unisex names -- or the "boys names on girls" trend -- but Jamie is one of the few names that I think sounds good on either gender.





With Teagan, it depends on the spelling. The spelling you list would be a male name, but the spelling Tegan is a Welsh female name.





Same with Jesse -- I see this spelling as male, whereas Jessie could be a nickname for Jessica.





Some of the older names, like Lindsey and Courtney, were originally male names but are now exclusively used on girls. So, I don't think they've ever been unisex, it's more that the gender has changed completely.





I'm still unsure about the way I view the validity of a unisex name; language changes, and words can alter in meaning over time. So, even though Madison is, in structure, a boy's name (names ending in -son mean son of) if it is now exclusively used a girls name, does that make it a girls name? If the common usage of a word or name is different to its definition, is it the usage or the definition which is wrong?





Interesting question.
Reply:Ashley - unisex - i love it on a boy though


Ashton - boy


Aubrey - boy


Brittany - girl


Beverly - boy


Brook/Brooke - girl


Caden - boy


Carmen/Carman - girl


Carol - girl


Cassidy - girl


Courtney - girl


Dana - girl


Eli - well, if it was pronounced ee-LY, I'd think it's for a boy, short for Elijah. if it's pronounced like Ellie, then I'd say for a girl


Fred - BOY!


Harper - boy


Hunter - boy


Jamie - unisex


Jayden - boy


Jesse/Jessie - Jesse for a boy, Jessie for a girl


Kelly - girl - i love it on a boy though


Lane - girl


Lauren - girl


Logan - unisex - i love it on a girl, though


Lindsay/Lindsey - girl


Mackenzie - boy


Madison - boy


Parker - boy


Riley - boy


Ryan - boy


Sage - boy


Shelley - girl


Sue - girl . i love it for a boy though! (Johnny Cash song)


Tanner - boy


Tate - boy


Taylor - unisex


Teagan - boy


Tristan - boy - i love it for a girl though


Tyler - boy


Wendy - girl


Zane - boy
Reply:Okay, here is my opinion..





Boys names:


Ryan


Parker


Logan


Zane


Tristan


Tyler


Tate


Tanner


Sage


Jayden


Hunter


Eli


Fred


Ashton


Jayden


Caden


Teagan





Girls Names:


Wendy


Sue


Shelley


Madison


Mackenzie


Lindsay


Lauren


Lane


Harper


Courtney


Cassidy


Carol


Carmen


Ashley


Brittany


Brooke


Beverely


Dana





Unisex Names:


Taylor


Riley


Logan


Kelly


Jessie/Jesse


Jamie


Aubrey





Though I think most of those are unisex because I know people of both sexes with those names.. And Ashley, I can see, being a unisex name.. since it was a male name from the beginning!
Reply:Ashley-girl


Ashton-unisex


Aubrey-unisex


Brittany-girl!


Beverly-girl


Brook/Brooke-girl


Caden-unisex


Carmen/Carman-unisex


Carol-girl


Cassidy-unisex


Courtney-unisex


Dana-girl (with the exception of Dana Carvey....so idk)


Eli-unisex


Fred-boy!


Harper-unisex


Hunter-unisex


Jamie-unisex


Jayden-unisex


Jesse/Jessie-unisex


Kelly-girl


Lane-unisex


Lauren-unisex


Logan-unisex


Lindsay/Lindsey-unisex


Mackenzie-girl


Madison-unisex


Parker-unisex


Riley-unisex


Ryan-unisex


Sage-unisex


Shelley-girl


Sue-girl


Tanner-unisex


Tate-unisex


Taylor-unisex


Teagan-unisex


Tristan-unisex


Tyler-boy


Wendy-girl


Zane-boy
Reply:In your opinion, are these names unisex?


Ashley -- female


Ashton -- male


Aubrey -- unisex


Brittany -- female


Beverly -- female


Brook/Brooke -- unisex


Caden -- male


Carmen/Carman -- female


Carol -- female (with this spelling)


Cassidy -- female


Courtney -- female


Dana -- unisex with this spelling


Eli -- male


Fred -- male


Harper -- unisex


Hunter -- male


Jamie -- unisex


Jayden -- male


Jesse/Jessie -- unisex


Kelly -- unisex


Lane -- male with this spelling


Lauren -- female


Logan -- male


Lindsay/Lindsey -- unisex


Mackenzie -- unisex


Madison -- unisex


Parker -- male


Riley -- male


Ryan -- male


Sage -- herb


Shelley -- unisex


Sue -- female


Tanner -- male


Tate -- male


Taylor -- unisex


Teagan -- male


Tristan -- male


Tyler -- male


Wendy -- female


Zane -- male
Reply:Ashley - Girl


Ashton - Boy


Aubrey- Girl


Brittany - Girl


Beverly - Girl


Brook/Brooke - Girl


Caden - Boy


Carmen/Carman - Both


Carol - Girl


Cassidy - Girl


Courtney - Girl


Dana - Girl


Eli - Boy


Fred - Boy


Harper - Boy


Hunter - Boy


Jamie - Both


Jayden - Boy


Jesse/Jessie - Both


Kelly - Girl


Lane - Girl


Lauren - Girl


Logan - Boy


Lindsay/Lindsey - Girl


Mackenzie - Girl


Madison - Girl


Parker - Boy


Riley - Both


Ryan - Boy


Sage - Girl


Shelley - Girl


Sue - Girl


Tanner - Boy


Tate - Boy


Taylor - Girl


Teagan - Girl


Tristan - Girl


Tyler - Boy


Wendy - Girl


Zane - Boy





Hope this helps, :D.
Reply:Ashley Girl


Ashton Uni


Aubrey Girl


Brittany Girl


Beverly Girl


Brook/Brooke Girl


Caden Boy


Carmen/Carman Uni


Carol Girl


Cassidy Girl


Courtney Girl


Dana Uni


Eli Uni


Fred Boy


Harper Girl


Hunter Uni


Jamie Uni


Jayden Boy


Jesse/Jessie Uni


Kelly Girl


Lane Uni


Lauren Girl


Logan Uni


Lindsay/Lindsey Girl


Mackenzie Girl


Madison Girl


Parker Uni


Riley Uni


Ryan Uni


Sage Girl


Shelley Girl


Sue Girl


Tanner Boy


Tate Uni


Taylor Uni


Teagan Girl


Tristan Boy


Tyler Uni


Wendy Girl


Zane Boy
Reply:Ashley GIRLS


Ashton BOYS


Aubrey GIRLS


Brittany GIRLS


Beverly GIRLS


Brook/Brooke GIRLS


Caden BOYS


Carmen/Carman GIRLS


Carol GIRLS


Cassidy GIRLS


Courtney GIRLS


Dana GIRLS


Eli BOYS


Fred BOYS


Harper GIRLS


Hunter BOYS


Jamie BOYS


Jayden BOTH


Jesse/Jessie BOTH


Kelly GIRLS


Lane BOTH


Lauren GIRLS


Logan BOYS


Lindsay/Lindsey GIRLS


Mackenzie BOTH


Madison GIRLS


Parker BOYS


Riley BOYS


Ryan BOYS


Sage BOTH


Shelley GIRLS


Sue GIRLS


Tanner BOYS


Tate BOYS


Taylor GIRLS


Teagan GIRLS


Tristan BOYS


Tyler BOYS


Wendy GIRLS


Zane BOYS





:)
Reply:Most of them don't appear that way to me. Some seem strictly female and some strictly male, some unisex. But the list is too long for me to give examples... and maybe I've just never met anyone in my life yet with a name that I normally think is female or vice versa. :)
Reply:Names like Riley and Jesse can be unisex. To me, names like brittany and Shelley is just plain girl written all over it...


And Tristan and Teagon have boy written all over it.


Thats just my oppinion.
Reply:i def dont think those are all unisex.


wonder who would actually name their boy sue or wendy or their girl fred or tyler.
Reply:most are, some aren't like Wendy, Lauren, Fred
Reply:Aubrey


Brittany


Beverly


Carol


Cassidy


Courtney


Dana


Lindsay/Lindsey


Mackenzie


Madison????????????
Reply:I think that very few of them are actually unisex names.
Reply:These are in my opinion unisex:


Ashton


Brook


Carmen


Dana


Harper


Hunter


Jamie


Jesse


Logan


Parker


Riley


Tristan
Reply:No please don't name your son Wendy, Sue, Lindsay, Aubrey or Courtney!! That poor little boy would never be able to live those names down in school/work and life in general!
Reply:No not unisex there are names for both girls and boys but not unisex.
Reply:Most of those are obviously not unisex, not unless you want to torture your kid and ruin their childhood.
Reply:Nope. Not at all.





[Edit] Poster above, Aubrey is a masculine boy's name meaning Elfin King and is perfectly fine on a boy. If anything, parents should not name their daughters that.
Reply:Some are and some aren't
Reply:No they are not. Never met a guy named Wendy before.
Reply:Not really...
Reply:they all sound like girls names to me
Reply:Ashley=girl


Ashton=boy


Aubrey=girl


Brittany=girl


Beverly=girl


Brook/Brooke=girl


Caden= i would say boy


Carmen/Carman=girl/boy i have a friend who spells it carmine he is a boy


Carol=girl


Cassidy=girl


Courtney=girl


Dana=girl


Eli=boy


Fred= boy


Harper=boy


Hunter=boy


Jamie= yup that's pretty unisex


Jayden=boy


Jesse/Jessie=boths


Kelly=girl


Lane= i have never even considered that as a name but i guess I would say boy


Lauren=girl


Logan=boy


Lindsay/Lindsey=girl


Mackenzie=girl


Madison=girl


Parker=boy


Riley=boy


Ryan=boy


Sage=boy


Shelley=girl


Sue=girl


Tanner=boy


Tate=boy


Taylor=both


Teagan=boy


Tristan=my sons name is Tristan (Tristan was one of the knights of king arthur so he was male, and there is the famous lovestory thats said to have inspired Romeo and Juliet its called Tristan and Isolde again Tristan is male, Tristan is a descendant of the name Tristram and that has been a boys name) Only in America I have heard about it being a girls name the rest of the world says its definatly male (i am european). Tristans meaning is the noise when swords clash. I would definatly never call a girl that


Tyler=boy


Wendy=girl


Zane=boths
Reply:Ashley: to me it's a boy's name


Ashton: I only know Ashton Kutcher, and he's male


Aubrey: definitely a boy and can't be anything else


Brittany: I only know this as female


Beverly: used to be all male, then unisex, another one girls have stolen


Brook/Brooke: Brook is male, Brooke is female


Caden: I doubt this is an actual name but I'll say male


Carmen/Carman: Carmen is female; I have never seen Carman before


Carol: both - either short for Caroline or Carolus (Latin for Charles)


Cassidy: think of this as male


Courtney: to me it's male


Dana: I'm pretty sure this is female as it's named after a goddess


Eli: male


Fred: male


Harper: male


Hunter: male


Jamie: both - short for either James or Jamesina


Jayden: male


Jesse/Jessie: Jesse male, Jessie female


Kelly: technically male, although thanks for stealing this one as well girls


Lane: a thing, for a boy if you must


Lauren: girl


Logan: boy


Lindsay/Lindsey: Lindsay male, Lindsey female


Mackenzie: male and can't be anything else


Madison: ditto


Parker: male


Riley: male


Ryan: male


Sage: I think of this as female but I guess it doesn't have to be


Shelley: female, short for Michelle


Sue: female, short for Susan


Tanner: male, female form is Tannis


Tate: male


Taylor: male


Teagan: male, Tegan is female though


Tristan: male and please don't take this one girls


Tyler: male


Wendy: female - really there are boys named Wendy????


Zane: boy - it's a form of John
Reply:Ashley- Unisex. This name actually started off as masculine, and then some idiot decided to name their daughter it, so now it is more feminine. I would actually name my son this if it weren't for the fact that mostly girls have this name.


Ashton- Male. I have no clue why people name their girls this. And they spell it "Ashtyn", which doesn't make it any better.


Aubrey- Masculine. In general, I hate this name for boys and girls.


Brittany- Female


Beverly- Feminine


Brook/Brooke-Feminine ( but its only spelled with the e at the end)


Caden- ICK. This isn't even a name. It has not definition. I guess it would be unisex, but its such a white trash name.


Carmen/Carman- feminine


Carol- feminine


Cassidy- feminine


Courtney- feminie


Dana- unisex


Eli- Masculine


Fred- Masculine


Harper- feminine


Hunter- masculine


Jamie- unisex


Jayden- same as Caden


Jesse/Jessie- unisex


Kelly-feminine


Lane- feminine


Lauren- girl


Logan- boy


Lindsay/Lindsey- girl


Mackenzie- girl


Madison- boy/girl


Parker- boy


Riley- boy


Ryan-boy


Sage-girl


Shelley-girl


Sue- Short for Susan, girl


Tanner- not a name


Tate- girl


Taylor- girl


Teagan- boy. Tegan is a girls name though.


Tristan- boy


Tyler- boy


Wendy- girl


Zane- boy

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