Mixed name: 20 ideas for getting out of pink and blue

Are you expecting a baby and looking for a nice name? Yes, but here you are, you’ve decided you didn’t know his gender before the birth, and you don’t even want to bother finding TWO different names? Unless you just want to find a mixed name for your offspring in order to struggle against gendered and binary assignments From birth ?

In any case choosing a mixed name is a good idea, here is a totally subjective list of the most beautiful ones, but don’t hesitate to add your ideas in the comments!

NB: We have included “orally” mixed names in this list, but whose spelling can vary between masculine and feminine.

1 – Alexis / Alexis

If in France the name Alexis is given almost only to boys, it is not the same in Anglo-Saxon countries, where this name is given rather to girls. The “Alexie” form also exists for girls. From the Greek “alexein”, this nice name means “to protect”. After experiencing a peak in popularity in the 1990s, Alexis is now less popular, 658 little boys were named as such in 2019 in France and 52 baby Alexies were born that year.

2 – Alice

If it is more and more given to girls than to boys, the name Alix, of Germanic origin and meaning “noble bloodline”, is truly a mixed name! Also, a comic book hero – a little boy with golden curls – bears this beautiful name. 1161 Alix babies were born in France in 2019 compared to 184 baby boys named as such.

3 – Love them

This beautiful Arabic name which means ‘hope’ can be worn by both genders although it is rather given to girls in France. 54 little Amalli were born in 2019 in the area. It is also the given name of international human rights lawyer, Amal Alamuddin (also known for marrying American actor George Clooney).

4 – Andrew

Let’s continue with the cool mixed names starting with A! Andréa, from the Greek “illustrious among men” is the Italian form of André(e) and one of the most common male names in Italy. In France, the first name has been gaining popularity since 2010, for both boys and girls. In 2019, a total of 453 boys named Andrea and 118 girls were born.

5 – Axel / Axel

When you talk, you cannot distinguish between Axel and Axelle. Very fashionable in the early 2000s, this name is now a little less given to newborns, although it remains very popular. In 2019, 1809 Axels and 293 Axels were born. Its etymological origin is debated, some think it derives from the Hebrew (“Ab shalom”) and means “father of peace”, while others see it rather as a Latin origin “auxillium” (“help”).

6 – Camilla

A great classic of mixed names, which has stood the test of time better than Claude or Dominique. After being very popular with girls, Camille is making a comeback with boys. It was given to 1843 girls in 2019 in France and 1070 boys. The first name comes from the Latin “camillus”, which was the name given to young priests’ assistants during ceremonies in Rome.

7- Charles

If the name Charlie has been given to boys since the end of World War II, it has experienced a real explosion in popularity for girls since the late 2000s. In 2019, 1373 female Charlies and only 681 male Charlies were born. Like his cousins ​​Charles and Charlotte, Charlie comes from the Germanic word Karl which means “strong”.

8-Eden

This beautiful Hebrew name meaning ‘paradise’ has been gaining popularity among French babies since the early 90s. 2212 little boys received this name in 2019 and 427 girls.

9 – Lou / Wolf

This short for Louis and Louise (meaning “illustrious in combat”) has been very fashionable for little girls since the early 2000s. It remains more reserved among boys and even exists in the Wolf form. Approximately 170 Lou and 150 Loup boys were born in 2019, compared to 1900 Lou girls.

10 – Louison

In the 1950s Louison was a rare and exclusively male name, and then over time more and more girls were born with this name. In 2019, 323 Louison babies and 195 boys were born. However, this derivative of Louis et Louise has a very nice, sweet and spicy sound.

11 – Maé / Mahé

Maé or Mahé, both spellings exist, for both girls and boys, although this name is more popular for boy children in France. In 2019, about 1,100 little boys were named this way, compared to fewer than 200 girls. Derived from Maël, Celtic and Breton, the name Maé means “chief” or “prince”.

12 – Naël / Naëlle

This beautiful name has a double etymology: in Arabic it means “one who quenched his thirst” and in Hebrew ” clean » (“God gave”). After being relatively popular with kids in the late 2000s, it’s a little less popular now. 309 Naël and 56 Naëlle were born in 2019 in France.

13 – Ning

This beautiful Chinese name meaning ‘quiet’, ‘peaceful’ is worn by both boys and girls. In France, it is currently almost never given to children.

14 – Noah

Noa comes from the Hebrew “nûah” which means “rest”. This derivative of Noah is now given more to boys than girls in France, but in the 1990s it was the other way around. In 2019, 913 Noa boys and 172 girls were born. But it is above all the Noah form that is popular, since 2905 boys were named in this way in 2019.

15 – Noor / Nour

This beautiful Arabic name meaning ‘light’ is mainly given to girls in France (297 Noor and 1326 Nour were born in 2019). However, it is mixed and every year since 2000 around fifty Nour babies are born in our country.

16 – Paul / Paula

If Paul is an ultra-classic and timeless name, its feminine form Paule has aged a bit more. However, the sound is the same, as is its Latin origin “paulus” (“small”). Having reached its peak in the 1920s, the Paul name gradually declined, until the 1980s when it returned to center stage. 2839 Paul were born in 2019 in France. Paule, on the other hand, has all but disappeared from the radar since the 1980s.

17 – Sacha / Sasha

The name Sacha is a diminutive of the Russian form of the name Alexander. Its etymology is therefore based on the Greek word “alexein” (“to protect”). Very fashionable in France since the early 2000s, it is mainly given to boys: 2641 in 2019, against 63 Sacha girls. The spelling Sasha was chosen by 549 parents of boys and 293 parents of girls in the same year.

18 – Swan / Swann

Swan or Swann is, again, a mixed name given mainly to young boys in France since 1980. Swan, which means swan in English, originates from the Slavic name “Solweig”, the Latin root of which is “sollemnia”. “solemn”. The first name Swann was given to 356 boys and 72 girls in 2019 in France, while the single n spelling was chosen for 433 baby boys.

19 – Thais

The first name Thaïs, which comes from the Greek and means “headband”, was popular with little girls in the 2000s, before falling back into secrecy. It was hardly given in 2019. A handful of little Thais also saw the light of day in the 2000s and 2010s.

20 – Jael

Given regularly in the 2000s, the name Yael, derived from the Hebrew yoel meaning “yahweh is my god,” is less popular with children today. In 2019, only about forty children of each gender were born with this name. The Yaëlle shape also exists for girls.