Chord sounds musical and boy to me. I think Jazz would make a cool boys name too.

I'll second Chord! Very cool.

Lyric sounds girly to me, but I know a boy with the name.
Jazz to me is just a nickname for Jasmine or Jasper. Jasper itself would be very hot with names like Max and Gus being so popular now.

I think that some music names could be quite masculine. Something like Treble, Chorus, Concerto, Forte, and Tempo could work really well for a boy. Or even Fret, or Beat, though those two also have unfortunate meanings in English. Reed is another masculine name. And I can see Octave working for either sex.

Jazz as a given name feels male to me, too, though Lyric does tend to read more female, even though I know that it's given to boys, and there is nothing inherently feminine abut the spelling.

I also know a boy named Lyric but the name sounds female to me as well. Jazz works for either in my opinion. For myself, I would use a more conventional name officially and Jazz for the day-to-day. Partly because I am having a hard time picturing myself taking say, Dr. Jazz or the Honorable Judge Jazz or Principal Jazz Lastname seriously.

I had a student (girl) in my kindergarten class named Lyric, and the people who owned our house before us had a daughter named Lyric, as well.

both seem girly to me, even though i understand how jazz could be masculine but think about it:
President Jazz?
Lyric the lawyer?
Jazz the surgeon?

i don't know about you but i would not want someone named Jazz cutting me open. they are great boys names if your child becomes a musician...but basically not for anything else, remember: your child is going to grow up eventually, and seriously...Grandpa Jazz?

Love the idea of Jasper with Jazz as a nickname.

I think all of you who are worried about taking the name "Jazz" seriously need to remember that most names at one time seemed like kid's names, or maybe even "out there."
I bet, when the name "Linda" first started getting popular that people couldn't imagine a "Dr. Linda Lastname" because at the time "Linda" sounded like a little girl's name- not an adult. Of course, it isn't like that any more.
Also, parent's these days are giving their children more and more unique names. So, I don't think that having what is considered an unusual name right now will really affect these children when they are adults. In fact, the names probably won't even sound that weird in 25-30 years. I'm sure there will be exceptions to that rule, but I don't think that "Jazz" is one of them.

Rock is a masculine music name, and with it being a genre, very similar to Jazz. I actually know a male we call Jazz (though, yes, it is a shorted version of his name and nickname). I might agree that Lyric seems more feminine, though.

I must be in the minority here, but I think of Lyric as a boys' name.

I don't care what my doctor's name is as long as they are competent. People don't go by Dr/Honorable/President FirstName anyway.

That said, I don't really like Jazz as a name. I think a named based on your favorite musician is more interesting, if you want something related to jazz.

Singer-songwriter Paul Overstreet has a son named Chord, another son named Nash (after the city of Nashville), and daughters named Harmony and Summer.

To me, Jazz sounds masculine, and Lyric feminine.

But I had to post just to note that Colt is the correct noun for a young male horse, its female equivalent being filly (foal--or weanling, yearling, etc.--would be the gender neutral terms). So Colt certainly should sound masculine, just like stallion or bull or rooster. I think something like Bear or Hawk is more interesting, in the sense that people seem to use those as given names or nns only for males, even though a bear or hawk should be about equally likely to be either male or female. Sure, they are big, aggressive, predator animals, and that's what makes them lean male for most people, but that's surely just our own prejudice and gender stereotyping coming out, nothing inherent about the animals or words themselves.

Jazz is far too close to Jizz, imo. Kids are ruthless & they will notice that as easily as I did.

That being said, my favorite way to honor music in a name is by using a name from a song, rather than a word name that connotes music.

I met a girl named Jazzy once.

Just don't give word names. Problem solved. Poem/Story/Lyric... what the heck is wrong with people?

Tenor (m)
Tambre (f)
Tetra (f)
Treble (f)

Real live siblings, children of musicians. Tenor sounds more male than the others (male voice part), and that's the boy.

I like Jazz as a nn to Jasper. I think it sounds very masculine. Lyric sounds female to me. Usually with words as names I look toward similar sounds within other actual names. The "Ly-" part of Lyric matches most closely with Lynn, Lyla, and others like that for girls. Although I am aware of the male name Lysander there aren't any others that I can think of for boys.

I don't think Jazz is very out there myself, but I know a guy named Jazz. I'm not sure if it's his legal name or not, but he uses it professionally and no one seems to bat an eye. Lyric is really quite pretty. I would have never thought to use it as a name but I kinda like it. I'll echo those who say it sounds more feminine, although I imagine it could work nicely as a boy's name.

Sigh. I agree with Anonymous, who said Colt certainly should sound masculine since it means young male horse. But SHOULD, unfortunately, isn't always DOES. The name "Madison" means son of Matthew, but I would be willing to bet that most Madisons running around out there are neither boys, nor offspring of Matthews.

Jazz sounds very masculine to me. As does Reed. Lyric is more androgynous. It has the pretty, flowy sound of a girl's name, yet echoes the sounds of Eric. It could go either way, but I wouldn't pick that name for a boy. Other musical names that sound masculine to me include Dorian, Tom, and if you want to go a little "out there", then Tenor, Strummer, and Rhythm.

Here are some music-inspired names - I'll leave it to you to say whether they're M/F or either.

Acoustic, Air, Allegra, Andante, Arabesque, Audio, Ballerina, Banjo, Bard, Basso, Baton, Bell, Bellringer,
Breve, Cadence, Cadenza, Calypso-, Campanologist, Capella, Carillon, Carol, Chant, Chanter, Chanteur, Chanteuse, Charleston, Choir, Chora, Choral, Chord, Chorda, Chordette, Chorus, Clarinet, Clef, Coda, Coloratura, Concert, Concerta, Concerto, Coppelia, Cornet, Crescendo, Cymbal, Descant, Diminuendo, Do-re-mi,
Drummer, Drummonde, Echo, Encore, Fanfare, Fantasia, Finale, Flautist,
Flute, Fluter, Fugue, Gavotte, Giselle, Guitara, Harmonic, Harmonica, Harmonia, Harmonium, Harmony, Harper, Jazz, Jazzra, Karioke, Lark, Lyra, Lyric,
Madrigal, Mandolin, Marimba,
Melodica, Melodious, Melody, Molto,
Music, Musicale, Oboe, Octave, Octavia, Octavian, Odette, Odile, Opera, Operetta, Orchestral, Pianne, Piper,
Pirouette, Pirry, Prelude, Reed, Reprise, Requiem, Rhapsody, Salsa,
Samba, Serenade, Singer, Solo, Sonata,
Songsmith, Songster, Songstress, Stanza, Tabor, Tambourine, Tango, Tarentella, Tempo, Timbre, Tone, Trio,
Troubadour, Tunia, Varia, Versa, Vibrato, Viola, Whistler, Woodstock,
Woodwind, Xylophone, Yodella, Zither

My husband and I are thinking of naming our son Jazz. But I can't find any other people naming their boys this, is this too out there?--Mamabear

As word-based names become ever more popular, I'm often called on to judge whether a word belongs to boys or

I live in the UK and Jazz is either Masculine or Feminine here. For females it is a common nickname for Jasmine as well as Asian names that start with Jas.. This is where it can be masculine too as I have male friend named Jaspinder who goes by Jas / Jaz. Currently on TV here, appearing in the UK version on 'The Voice', there is a male contestant named 'Jazz Ellington'.

I used to know a male Jazz, just Jazz, and it fit him perfectly. It's an awesome name and if I were you, I would go for it! Think of it along the likes of Jace; a nice, easy to say one-syllable name.

Lyric I prefer for a girl but I think it can go either way. :) In fact, I rather like it on a boy. It sounds pretty sound and strong to me, IMHO. I don't see how it is "sissy" at all.
What's wrong with boy names that are maybe a little feminine, anyway? I like them. Boys don't have to be so tough all of the time. (I also like Jazz as a nickname to Jasper.)

As for both, I agree with a PP that in the future these names will not seem so weird. Look at the other names these children's generation harbors. ;)

HTH
~Taylor

Jazz could go either way for me. It works as a name for Jasper etc. but also Jasmine. As a full name it is a bit 'out there' but as another commenter said: names that seem strange now most likely won't in 20-30 years.

As for Lyric, I can see where people are getting girl from because of the 'Ly' (like Lyra) and overall sound of the name, but it reminds me of a mashup of Liam and Rick which is all male, so I think it could work well on the boy, especially when you think that Rick is a nn to fall back on.

I think Lyric makes a great boy name, because of sounding like Eric. I thought "boy" the first time I heard it. It's not very "butch" masculine though.

I would go for names of musicians or composers rather than music theory terms:

Amadeus
Ludwig
Johann
George
Robert

for more jazzy names:

Miles
Cole
Louis
Benny
Duke

I've known only one Jazz, and he was a boy I used to babysit when I was a teenager. :) He was a great kid, and teasing about his name just never came up as far as I'm aware.

Also, am I really the only one who immediately thinks of "Transformers" when they hear the name? Autobot Jazz is, was and always will be one of my top favourite characters in the franchise. ;) I would definitely name my son Jazz and to hell with the haters.

You would name your child after a Transformer? That's terribly sad.

would use a more conventional name officially and Jazz for the day-to-day. Partly because I am having a hard time picturing myself taking say, Dr. Jazz or the Honorable Judge Jazz or Principal Jazz Lastname seriously.

If you are looking for a jazz tribute name, I had Coltrane on my list.

My goddaughter's name is Azalea and while she's the only girl I've ever met with that name, there's no denying that it's a GIRLs name through and through.
I agree that Jazz can be for either or, but Lyric sounds like Azalea to me. All girl.

i was also thinkingof the name Chord while reading this. Chord Overstreet, musician and actor, got his name because his family is really into music, and he was the 3rd son (there are 3 notes in a chord). I thought that was a very interesting name, and i love it.

Do you think the name Punk sounds sissy?

Just kidding.

I'm going to caution you about teenager/bullies and sexual innuendos they place on names. Jazz is on that list in my opinion. Just sayin'

I know a boy named Jazziah, an alternative of Josiah, as both his parents are musicians. He's usually known as Jazz. But the fact that the musical term jazz comes from slang for semen would put me right off.

I think of Lyric as definetely feminine, but Jazz could go either way. I agree to use a more formal name on the birth certificate, so that if he needs to, he can use it to sound more serious. Good ideas though, to use music words as names.

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