Thoughts on names for boys that have girl-sounding nicknames?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Courtney is a girl name.

Courtney was originally a boy’s name; and I know 2 male Courtneys.

This is like Ashley.
In England it’s a boy name and then became a girl name over time.

But like Courtney, in the U.S. it is now definitely a girl name.

[Anonymous]

Are you asking for examples or asking what we think of the concept? I would think you were weird if you called your son Chrissy but I wouldn't think you were weird if you named him Christopher even though Chrissy could be a nickname for it.

[Anonymous]

Why would you want a boys name, then a girl's nn? Seems trying to hard or virtue signaling at the expense of your son.

[Anonymous]

I have a DS named Cameron who we call Cammy, and actually know another family who does the same. Obviously I think it’s cute, but it’s mostly an internal family nickname. He’s also still little, and I see him eventually asking us to stop calling him that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Courtney is a girl name.

Courtney was originally a boy’s name; and I know 2 male Courtneys.

This is like Ashley.
In England it’s a boy name and then became a girl name over time.

But like Courtney, in the U.S. it is now definitely a girl name.

I also know a couple of male Ashleys.

[Anonymous]

My son is Alexander, nn Sacha. Family is Russian/Ukrainian. Only goes by Sacha.

[Anonymous]

I love Christopher with the nickname Kit.

[Anonymous]

Hillary/Hill

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Courtney is a girl name.

Courtney was originally a boy’s name; and I know 2 male Courtneys.

How is court a girl name but not Courtney?

Never met a male Courtney but also don't understand this example

That tells us more about you than the name Courtney

I fully believe you they exist...plenty od names that are used for both ( Robin, Kelly, etc) but am not following the example... is court a girl name but not Courtney? If so what is it presumably a nickname for?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is Alexander, nn Sacha. Family is Russian/Ukrainian. Only goes by Sacha.

I know both girls and boys called Sasha (Alexander and Alexandra).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Britton - Brit
Courtney - Court

Like that?

Court sounds more masculine than feminine to me. Back in the early 90s there was a movie called "Man in the Moon"-it started Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Sam Waterston...
Jason London's character was a teenage boy called "Court." I never thought about it till now, but I wonder if his name was supposed to be Courtney, with Court as the nickname?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:James /Jamie
Charlotte /Charlie
Samantha /Sam, Sammie

That's like the reverse of what the OP is asking for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Modern girl names that were traditionally boy names:
- Kelly
- Kelsey
- Ashley
- Meredith
- Leslie
- Lindsay
- Dana
- Courtney

Madison
Beverly
Gay
Fay
Shirley
Carroll
Marion (John Wayne's given name)
Vivian

Names go from male to female to dowdy

[Anonymous]

Nicolas

[Anonymous]

Cameron/Cam
Eliot/Eli