'Girl' names for Boys - Feminine Boy names
- Perrine
- Primrose
- Qara
Origin:
AzerbaijaniMeaning:
"black"Description:
The unusual Q initial gives this name an air of mystery.
- Quinn
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"descendant of Conn, chief leader, intelligence"Description:
Quinn is an engaging Celtic surname that is still on the rise for girls but beginning to flag for boys. As a female name, Quinn is in the Top 100, used for over 3000 baby girls last year, but toward the bottom of the Top 500 for boys, given to 700 baby boys.
- Quintess
- Riley
Origin:
English, IrishMeaning:
"rye clearing; courageous"Description:
Riley -- one of the most popular unisex names -- is trendier now for girls though for boys it's a classic, ALWAYS ranking in the US Top 1000.
- Rory
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"red king"Description:
This spirited Gaelic classic, which became popular in Ireland via the illustrious twelfth century king Rory O'Connor, makes a highly energetic choice, now used for either sex. Rory's gender split is still trending boyward; it's one of the coolest boys' names starting with R.
- Rachel
- Rosanne
- Sage
Origin:
Herb name and also LatinMeaning:
"wise and knowing"Description:
A modern, multifaceted name, Sage is short, sweet, and strong. A unisex possibility, it is also a virtuous word name associated with wisdom, and a nature name linked to a fragrant herb.
- Sasha
Origin:
Russian diminutive of AlexanderMeaning:
"defending men"Description:
The energetic Russian nickname name Sasha is being used increasingly on its own, though since the prominence of the First Daughter, more than 90% of the American babies named Sasha are girls. Sacha Baron Cohen bears one of the alternate spellings.
- Sloane
Origin:
IrishMeaning:
"raider"Description:
An Irish surname-name that's used almost exclusively for girls these days.
- Solange
- Tamar
- Tammy
- Thaïs
- Ulanni
- Undine
- Vivan
Origin:
HindiMeaning:
"full of life"Description:
Variant of Vivaan
- Verona