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amother

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 6:50 pm

I know this may sound a little weird, but I've always liked girl names that sound like boy names (or that actually ARE boy names, but that are suitable for girls too). For instance, Yona for a girl.

Can you give me some other names that fit this description?

Thanks so much!

amother

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 6:55 pm

Ariel/Arielle

sunny90

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 7:04 pm

Daniel/Danielle.
I always thought it would be cute to give those names to twins (a boy and girl obviously). I wouldn't though, it would invite too much teasing!

MommyZ

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 7:08 pm

Simcha is a boy or girl's name.
Noa/Noah

freshie

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 7:08 pm

Simcha, binyamina,davida,Masha,Gavriella,Eli(short for Elisheva),Refoela.

Chanie

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 7:11 pm

when I was young I had a teacher Morah Yaakova, and a friend Yosefa

mltjm

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 7:35 pm

mattel (girl)/mottel (boy)

sky

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 7:58 pm

michael/michoel
Ariella/Ariel

the world's best mom

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 8:27 pm

I know 2 women named Benyomina.

maia613

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 8:36 pm

Avi, short for Avigayil or Aviva. Chavivi.

manhattanmom

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 8:43 pm

I know a Yaakova and a Yosefa.

But I'm not a fan of making a boys' name into a girls name by adding a letter or two.

I'd stick with Yona or Simcha.

Might you be willing to share your reason?

amother

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 10:12 pm

manhattanmom wrote:

Might you be willing to share your reason?

OP here

There's no particular reason...I just really like boyish names for girls. I don't know why. I noticed this fondness with English names (I have a friend whose daughter's name is Charlie (short for Charlotte) and another friend who named her daughter "Jordan", and I thought they were cute. So I wondered whether it would translate into Hebrew names...whether I would like boyish names for girls. And I do! I like Yonah and Noa (but Yonah is out because a close relative has that name), so I'm just looking for other examples that I might like!

torahtots

Mon, Mar 22 2010, 11:56 pm

I live in Israel so here are some Israeli names:
Yuval is unisex. So is Bar (probably not a good name in chu"l).
Noam is a traditional boys' name that has become popular for girls lately.
If you like Jordan, the Hebrew version is Yarden. Normally the feminine version would be Yardena, but lately I have heard of girls called Yarden.
I'm sure I know of more but can't think of them right now. Will come back if I remember some.

amother

Tue, Mar 23 2010, 1:39 am

eli

sequoia

Tue, Mar 23 2010, 3:36 am

Noa is a great name!

Raisin

Tue, Mar 23 2010, 4:42 am

are you planning to give your sons names that sound feminine too?

(I happen to love the name Yona, but not because it sounds like a boys name. I love the meaning)

I hate names like yaakova etc.

Your kid could have some intereting mix ups.

I know both a female and male Stav.

Coffee3

Tue, Mar 23 2010, 1:28 pm

Both of my sons have names that could be boy or girl. Yonah I knew about, but Chanina I thought was only a boy's name. I have heard since that its a girl too.
My daughter on the other hand has only a girl's name.

RachelEve14

Tue, Mar 23 2010, 1:34 pm

Shai also seems to go either way these days here.

chocolate moose

Tue, Mar 23 2010, 2:00 pm

Davida Yisroela Shimona

hadasa

Tue, Mar 23 2010, 2:18 pm

I met a family with a Liel and a Gal. Can you guess which was the girl and which was the boy?

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