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I agree with abbasdaughter in that I don't think you can generalize that much. I like Devin on a girl simply because I like it - no ulterior motives. I like it about just the same as I like something that's unmistakably female

I think that's too much of a generalization. I love the name Jocelyn on a girl, but don't really like it on a boy because it sounds too girly... though once it was actually a boys' name for the most part... My liking for the name had nothing to do with wanting to put a male name on a girl for the purpose of giving her a boost in society... esp. since I was an adult before I ever even heard that it COULD BE a boys' name... I think it's possible for some people to have certain otherwise male names that they for reasons- even unconciously- absolutely non-related to any sort of special push in society might like.