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List of names that can be unisex
For inclusion on this list, a name must either: have originated as a unisex name (e.g., Abijah). have multiple origins as both a masculine and feminine name (e.g., Alva). have been used significantly at some point in the past or present as a name for both males and females (e.g., Tristan). be used as a nickname for both masculine and feminine names (e.g., Chris). be otherwise significant in a historical context as a unisex name (e.g., Zooey). [edit] A Avery Averill (surname used as a given name for both sexes) Autumn (more common for females) Augustine (Anglicized masculine form of the Roman name Augustinus, and the feminine form of the French name Augustin) August 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 Asuka (Japanese name) Asia; also Aja, Eja (male:Eja Lange) Ash (Ash tree/nature name or nickname for various names beginning with Ash-) Artemis (female: Artemis; male: Artemis Fowl); also Artemus Arlie; also Arly Arden (surname used as a given name on both sexes) Ani (masculine Japanese name, or nickname for various masculine or feminine names containing an); also Annie Angel (generally considered masculine in Spanish-speaking regions and feminine in English-speaking regions (pronounced differently)) Anath; also Anat Ananda (masculine in India) Anan (Akan unisex name) An (Vietnamese unisex name) Amit (Hebrew name) Amal (Arabic) Alva (both masculine and feminine, as it has two separate origins) Alpha 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, né Vincent Furnier) Al (nickname for Alexander, Alexandra, Alan, Albert, Alfred, Alison, Alphonse) Ainsley; also Annesley Ailin ([given name] Asian female name \A\-\leen\; Gaelic Male name \I\-\lin\ or \A\-\lin\); see also Allen Afton (name given for the River Afton, used for both sexes) Adrian/Adriane Addison (surname used as a given name for males and females) Addie; also Addy or Adi Adair; also Adaire Abby (used as a nickname for Abigail (feminine) or Abraham or Abbott (masculine), the latter as in Abbie Hoffman); also Abbie, Abbey, Abi Anah (biblical unisex name) Aubrey Ashton; also Ashtyn Ashley; also Ashly, Ashlee, Ashleigh (often feminine in the United States, can be masculine in the United Kingdom) Ariel/Arielle (more common for females) Ari; also Arie Anne (can be masculine in some regions of the Netherlands, especially Friesland, also formerly masculine in France); also Ann Andy (often short for Andrew (masculine) or Andrea (see above)); also Andi, Andie Andrea (masculine in some languages and feminine in others); also Andria 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 Ali (masculine in Arabic, or short for Alistair or Alexander (masculine) or Alison or Alexandra (feminine)); also Allie, Ally Alexis, Alexus. Alex (nickname for Alexander (masculine) or Alexandra (feminine)); also Alix. Akira (can be masculine or feminine, as it has multiple origins) [edit] B Bailey (surname used as a given name for both sexes) Barry or Berry; also Beary, Berrie, Barrie Bay Bela (Hungarian masculine name (eg. Bela Legosi) 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; can also be a nickname for Bartholomew, as in Bertie Ahern); 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 (often masculine) Blue or Bleu; also Blu Blythe (surname used as a given name for both sexes) Bo (female: Bo Derek, born Mary Cathleen Collins, Little Bo Peep), always masculine in Swedish, Danish, Finnish and Norwegian
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