boy names used for a girl, now too girly?

[Hobbermittens]

They can all go either way. I know girls and one boy named Avery. I know one girl Quinn and a couple boy Quinns. The only Parker I know is a boy, but I have heard of it for a girl.

[WantingPink]

I have a nephew named Avery and there is a boy in my DS1 class named Avery. I love the name Avery however, when you go to look at the "Avery" stuff (like name plates, pencils, water bottles) it all looks a little girly... kind of irritating!! My DH likes the name Quinn for a boy and if he likes it then there is no way he as associated it with a girl's name. I like the name Peyton but he won't consider it because too many girls are named Payton.

[Wanting-a-girl]

I only know girls that are Avery! It's very popular and has been for a girl for about 10 years. The catalog Pottery Barn Kids started it with 'Avery' monogrammed on a pink girl's towel years ago.

Really lol geez I fee like I live under a rock sometimes... I have never met anyone with the name Avery except for jaxson Avery on greys anatomy lol so I think that's why I picked it up as a boy name lol... I never noticed that with pottery barn I'm there quite often but never look at girly stuff

[Flava]

I would only use Parker for a boy the other 2 is girly to me.

[my4leafclover]

I had to laugh about the pottery barn thing. I ALWAYS look at the names they use in their catalogs!!
Emery is a great name Atomic.
I am finding it so much harder to focus on a name now that I have 3 boys and they are all in school and sports. Plus our family and friends who have boys AND making sure this new babies name goes with their names at least somewhat. It is definitely a fun focus though

[coocoobananas]

Quin(n) is one of our final 3 names. It was my 1st choice for a girl and then it just kinda went to the boy side when we found out...but since I had it as a girls name originally, I'm still questioning I want it for a boy lol!

[my4leafclover]

me too CCB!Theres always the middle name running too.

[Rainbow baby]

Atomic I love the name Emery thats a really sweet name I have never came across before! For me Avery is a girls name and Parker and Quinn for a boy! I honestly never met or came across anyone having it the other way around! I can say parker maybe but Quinn ...all I can think of is the medicine tv series Dr Quinn medicine woman and I think it's a last name, so even more boy. Maybe I am out of it because I like all the old fasioned not "in" names I think if you wanted then for boy names they would be fine and for a girl it would be trendy ;p

[BunnyGirl19]

I don't like the trend of sticking masculine names on females.

[Cinss]

None of those names are popular in Australia at least, i don't know anyone with those names. But they all sound a bit boyish to me. I think they would sound funny with our funny accent especially Parker it would sound like - Paakaa