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Literary Gender-Neutral Baby Names

Gender-neutral names with literary roots — the kind that wear a hardback well and travel cleanly across cultures. Five representative examples below.

5 representative names

Rowan

Scottish Gaelic, the rowan tree

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Sage

English, the herb; from Latin 'sapiens', wise

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Auden

Old English, 'old friend'

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Quinn

Irish, 'wise' or 'counsel'

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Wren

English, the small songbird

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