Names have meaning.
Many names have a gender specific meaning, which means they should be used with caution. For example, my sister’s name means “fair maiden”. That’s a pretty name for a girl but an odd choice for a boy. My nephew’s name means “master of the house” … a strong name for a boy, but possibly not for a girl.
There are also names which don’t work across different countries. I can think of two names that are popular in the USA but which we’d never use in Australia or New Zealand because they have different meanings:
One is Chuck, short for Charles.
We certainly have people named Charles and Charlotte, and that may well get abbreviated to Charlie but never Chuck. Down under, we chuck (throw) balls. We also use chuck as a synonym for vomit … which is why we don’t use it as a nickname.
Another is Randy.
I have never met a Randy or Randolph in real life, possibly because of the local meaning: it can be applied to males or females, but means someone who wants sex all the time. So no, I was not interested in reading a Christian romance set in Australian (but written by an American) about a young woman called Randy because the connotations are so un-Christian.
I’m also not a big fan of names that could be male or female (like Hunter or Taylor), especially if the spelling doesn’t make it clear (I expect Ashley and Tony to be male , and Ashleigh and Toni to be female).
Ironically I know several Ashley’s spelt this way that are girls but is is a name you sometimes need to know definitely if its boy or girl. Most Ashley/leigh’s I know are girls. It’s like Shannon. I know both boy and girls. There are so many names like Cameron and Courtney (my nephew and Niece). The one that gets me is Adrienne, I know this is the girls spelling and I have met one only in Australia but it is so uncommon reading is slightly different but I am use to Adrian as a boy. (Oh and don’t have a Christopher who goes by Chris and a Christine who goes by Chris and have them marry. Yes we have a couple here with those names both going by Chris) My friends parents were Max and Maxine.