What is your favorite androgynous (unisex) name?

Here are some good ideas...





[edit] A


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 is your favorite androgynous (unisex) name?
Jamie and Devon
Reply:Ashley. Lee
Reply:Reece
Reply:Randy or Charlie
Reply:Taylor's my favorite, but the most common androgynous name is Alex.
Reply:Pat, Chris, Lee
Reply:Duh! Pat. There is no better.
Reply:I just named my 1 month old daughter- Andie





That is unisex and plus my husband loved it!
Reply:Layne
Reply:Alex


Aiden-Aidan


Harley


Jo


Kayd
Reply:Taylor or Oakley
Reply:cori or tailor
Reply:delaney
Reply:Jordan (but you can spell it Jordyn for a girl) I just love that name