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My husband and I are looking for some gender neutral names. Names that you would look at and think it could easily be a boy or a girl. So far we have considered River and Landry but would love more ideas. Thanks!

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Poll created: Jul 15, 2013
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Dakota
Jaylin
Sidney
Skyler
Phoenix
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
I would consider Landry to be all boy. If you’re looking for honest-to-goodness gender neutral names, then it’d probably be wise to stray away from names that most people would comment "that’s a boy name" like Riley or Quinn, no matter how many people use them on girls.

Nature or word names are generally the way to go, since they don’t have genders, unless you speak a Romantic language. But in English, River, Rain, Sky, Fire, or however creative you want to get with it, have no gender.
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
Camden
Auden
Quinn
Lowry
Sparrow
Abbott
Merritt
Morgan
Shawn
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
Ashley would be one and Rory another. Ashley because I still know more boys with the name, but it’s a well-established girl name and Rory because here it’s a girl name but where I grew up it’s still a strong boy name.
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
There’s no such thing as a gender neutral name. That’s just what people say when they want to use boy names on girls. I can think of only 3 names that would fit the category and that’s because they’re a boy name in one country/language and a girl name in another country/language and have always been that gender. The names are Jean, Kristen and Kai.
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
We don’t want to use a boys name on a girl we want a truly gender neutral name. Landry for example, was used on boys and girls almost half and half in 2012.
We like Lowry and Sparrow a lot.
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
There are many truly unisex names
Tracy
Kelly
Shannon

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Cassidy
Clancy
Harper
Ellis
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
River is absolutely a girls name and Landry is absolutely a boys name. End of story. but Sydney and Taylor, although they are more girls than boys, I guess you MIGHT be able to use then as boys names. MAYBE. Also from one of the comments they said Dakota and Jaylin and Skylar and I think that those are completely girls names. ESPECIALLY Skylar. I hear that some people have started naming boys Skylar or Skyler and I think it is absolutely horrible.
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
Well Dakota, Jaylin and Skyar were all used on boys and girls 50/50 so they are more gender neutral than you may believe.
We like Clancy as well.
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
^^ Pretty much any name up for debate is actually a boys name. Skylar is the Anglicized spelling of Schuyler (said SKY-ler), which is a Hebrew boys name.

Anyway, River can work for a girl, I guess, although mostly it’s a boy name. I like Rain on both a boy and girl.
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
Shale
Micah
Wylie
London
Lyndon
Lou
Harbor
Hollis
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
Generally, surnames are boys names. Or at least most people assume they are. I know plenty of Alexis’ and Riley’s and Taylor’s who everyone still assumes are boys despite the name being more popular for girls. So I wouldn’t base it so much on popularity.
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
Oh Harbor is great!
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
Padget
Gentry
Remy
Reagan
Reeve
Romy
Robin
Rowan
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
I love Padget too.
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
Ashton
Tobin
Brogan
Kirby
Kelby
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
I think River, Harbor and Skyler are all great options. Perhaps you’ll like Bay?
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
Tierney
Baylen
Dempsey
FInley
Callahan
Monroe
Blair
Aspen
Mercer
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
Garland
Blaine
Peyton
Colby
Dorsey
Channing
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
I do love Bay as well! Thank you for all the great options!
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
Why? I can understand liking a unisex name, but I don’t understand why you’re looking for one.
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report
We don’t like the boxes that gender stereotypes cause. We are going to try and keep things in our household as gender neutral as possible.
posted by guest :: 10 years ago | report

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