[Opinions] Favorite Masculine & Feminine Name Pairs
We've had posts on here about favorite unisex names, but what are your favorite masculine & feminine name pairs - as in, cases where you really like both forms of the name? Such as John & Jane, or Anthony & Antonia, or Robert & Roberta (or Robin / Robyn).
Here are my favorite pairs like this:
Donovan & Donna
Gabriel & Gabriella / Gabrielle
Joseph & Josephine
Julian & Juliet (also Julia / Juliana)
Kieran & Kira
Nicholas & Nicolette (also Colette)
Noel & Noelle
Stefan & Stephanie
Sylvan & Sylvie / Sylvana
Theodore & Theodora
Thomas & Tamsin
Valerian & Valeria
William & Wilhelmina
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Here are my favorite pairs like this:
Donovan & Donna
Gabriel & Gabriella / Gabrielle
Joseph & Josephine
Julian & Juliet (also Julia / Juliana)
Kieran & Kira
Nicholas & Nicolette (also Colette)
Noel & Noelle
Stefan & Stephanie
Sylvan & Sylvie / Sylvana
Theodore & Theodora
Thomas & Tamsin
Valerian & Valeria
William & Wilhelmina
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This message was edited 3/25/2024, 7:18 AM
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Adrian & Adrianna
Alexander & Alexandra
Alexis & Alexia
Allen & Alana
Ambrose & Ambrosia
André & Andrea
Angelo & Angelica
Anton & Antonia
Ariel & Ariella
Aster & Astra
Augustus & Augusta
Azure & Azura
Beau & Belle
Camille & Camilla
Cassander & Cassandra
Christian & Christianne
Clair & Clarissa
Claude & Claudia
Cornelius & Cornelia
Cyril & Cyrilla
Daphnis & Daphne
Darius & Daria
David & Davinia
Demetrian & Demetria
Dianus & Diana
Dion & Dionne
Dorian & Doria
Emil & Emilia
Eric & Erika
Esmé & Esmée
Alexander & Alexandra
Alexis & Alexia
Allen & Alana
Ambrose & Ambrosia
André & Andrea
Angelo & Angelica
Anton & Antonia
Ariel & Ariella
Aster & Astra
Augustus & Augusta
Azure & Azura
Beau & Belle
Camille & Camilla
Cassander & Cassandra
Christian & Christianne
Clair & Clarissa
Claude & Claudia
Cornelius & Cornelia
Cyril & Cyrilla
Daphnis & Daphne
Darius & Daria
David & Davinia
Demetrian & Demetria
Dianus & Diana
Dion & Dionne
Dorian & Doria
Emil & Emilia
Eric & Erika
Esmé & Esmée
Clement, Clementine, Clementina
Noel and Noelle
Christian, Christina, Christine
Joseph and Josephine
James and Jamie
Micheal and Michaela
Stefan and Stephanie
Adrian and Adrianna
Brian and Brianna
Alex and Alexa
Kieran and Kiera
Anthony, Antonio, Antonia
Ramon and Ramona
Victor and Victoria
Daniel and Danielle
Isidore and Isidora
Theodore and Theodora
Matteo and Mattea
Simon and Simone
Angel, Angelo, Angela
Max and Maxine
Eric and Erica
Octavio and Octavia
Felix and Felicia
Cloud and Cloudy
Storm and Stormy
Darius and Daria
Mario, Marius and Maria
Thomas and Tamsin
Lucius, Lucy, and Lucia
Noel and Noelle
Christian, Christina, Christine
Joseph and Josephine
James and Jamie
Micheal and Michaela
Stefan and Stephanie
Adrian and Adrianna
Brian and Brianna
Alex and Alexa
Kieran and Kiera
Anthony, Antonio, Antonia
Ramon and Ramona
Victor and Victoria
Daniel and Danielle
Isidore and Isidora
Theodore and Theodora
Matteo and Mattea
Simon and Simone
Angel, Angelo, Angela
Max and Maxine
Eric and Erica
Octavio and Octavia
Felix and Felicia
Cloud and Cloudy
Storm and Stormy
Darius and Daria
Mario, Marius and Maria
Thomas and Tamsin
Lucius, Lucy, and Lucia
This message was edited 3/25/2024, 8:57 AM
Also, it looks like Kira is a feminine form of Cyrus, not Kieran, and Donna is a feminine form of Donald, not Donovan.
This message was edited 3/25/2024, 8:39 AM
In those cases I went by sound rather than pure etymology.
Adrian & Adrianne / Adrienne
Alexander & Alexandria
Angelo & Angela
Caledon & Caledonia
Charles & Charlotte
Christian (also Christopher) & Christine (also Christiana)
Darius (also Dario) & Daria
Fernando & Fernanda
Joseph & Josephine
Jovian & Jovienne (also Jovie)
Julian & Juliet
Kai & Kaia
Kieran & Kira
Kyle & Kylie / Kiley
Leon & Leonie
Miles & Miley
Noel & Noelle
Octavio & Octavia
Octavian & Octaviana
Reece & Reese
Stefan & Stefanie / Stefania
Silvio & Silvia / Sylvia
Valerian & Valeria (also Valeriana)
Alexander & Alexandria
Angelo & Angela
Caledon & Caledonia
Charles & Charlotte
Christian (also Christopher) & Christine (also Christiana)
Darius (also Dario) & Daria
Fernando & Fernanda
Joseph & Josephine
Jovian & Jovienne (also Jovie)
Julian & Juliet
Kai & Kaia
Kieran & Kira
Kyle & Kylie / Kiley
Leon & Leonie
Miles & Miley
Noel & Noelle
Octavio & Octavia
Octavian & Octaviana
Reece & Reese
Stefan & Stefanie / Stefania
Silvio & Silvia / Sylvia
Valerian & Valeria (also Valeriana)
Oooh, I forgot about Adrian & Adrienne! As well as Darius (as a masculine form of Daria).