[nikiluna]

The names Kaoru and Hayate in other animes have been use like this:

Kaoru for a boy and Hayate for a girl

Could someone expalin me!!
Sorry if a have speeling mistakes im Peruvian

[mermaidmelody18]

Some names can be cross gender, be used for both genders. It just so happens that you probably saw animes with the usage of names like that

[Aeternus]

I'll be honest with you, I thought Hayate was usually a boy's name xD
As for Kaoru, I'm pretty sure it's typically a boy's name. The more feminine version is Kaori. But, I'm no Japanese expert so I could be VERY wrong.
However, it's also very possible that they're unisex names or they're just being used unconventionally (my own Japanese grandmother has a name typically reserved for boys, but I'm 100% sure she's female xD)

[NowAndForever]

As the other two have said, some names can be both for a girl and for a guy. It doesn't really matter since it works for both. Like the name Yuuki (Yuki, however you want to spell it) can be used for both a male and female, it works both ways, and the meaning isn't extremely feminine or extremely masculine, so it doesn't really matter if it's for a boy or girl. The meaning is snow, by the way. It's a neutral meaning, and the name isn't spelled in a girly or boyish way - if that's possible.

Hayate for a girl name? Hmm, I haven't heard of it. Though I have heard of a girl Kaoru in other anime/mangas. The name Kaoru is very common - I think - actually.

There's also the case of Misaki-sensei and Misaki Harada having the same name but being different genders.

[peorth_hs]

Originally Posted by mermaidmelody18

It just so happens that you probably saw animes with the usage of names like that

Agreed!

Kaoru: http://myanimelist.net/character/148/Kaoru_Kamiya
Hayate: http://myanimelist.net/character/546/Hayate

[Aeternus]

Originally Posted by NowAndForever

As the other two have said, some names can be both for a girl and for a guy. It doesn't really matter since it works for both. Like the name Yuuki (Yuki, however you want to spell it) can be used for both a male and female, it works both ways, and the meaning isn't extremely feminine or extremely masculine, so it doesn't really matter if it's for a boy or girl. The meaning is snow, by the way. It's a neutral meaning, and the name isn't spelled in a girly or boyish way - if that's possible.

Hayate for a girl name? Hmm, I haven't heard of it. Though I have heard of a girl Kaoru in other anime/mangas. The name Kaoru is very common - I think - actually.

There's also the case of Misaki-sensei and Misaki Harada having the same name but being different genders.

Actually, the examples you gave work a bit differently ^^

For Yuuki, while it looks/sounds the same, the kanji can be different, therefore giving them different meanings (that are decidedly more masculine/feminine). And, out of the examples I've seen, Yuuki as a name does not mean "snow", but again, this is only speaking out of very limited experience with Japanese ^^

As for Misaki-sensei v.s. Harada Misaki...I was always under the impression that Misaki-sensei's name is his family name, whereas Harada Misaki's "Misaki" is her given name. And again, I believe they are made up of different kanji.

[nikiluna]

Originally Posted by NowAndForever

As the other two have said, some names can be both for a girl and for a guy. It doesn't really matter since it works for both. Like the name Yuuki (Yuki, however you want to spell it) can be used for both a male and female, it works both ways, and the meaning isn't extremely feminine or extremely masculine, so it doesn't really matter if it's for a boy or girl. The meaning is snow, by the way. It's a neutral meaning, and the name isn't spelled in a girly or boyish way - if that's possible.

Hayate for a girl name? Hmm, I haven't heard of it. Though I have heard of a girl Kaoru in other anime/mangas. The name Kaoru is very common - I think - actually.

There's also the case of Misaki-sensei and Misaki Harada having the same name but being different genders.

Hayate for a girl is in an anime and manga called Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Magical Nanoha As (second season)
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[Chocolatisshweet]

what exactly does this have to do with GA other than the two names of two characters in it? o.O this was a very random thread...

[Vanessa Atalanta]

In Japanese, peoples' name can usually be written as "Kanji" (i.e. modified Chinese characters). And many "Kanji" have the same pronounication, i.e. they are written the same way in terms of "alphabets".

Though I am not Japanese, I know "Kanji" pretty well in my langauage.

In Gakuen Alice, the "Kanji" for Kaoru is (very) feminine; whereas the "Kanji" for Hayate is probably for guys, it "looks" way too boyish for girls.

[nikiluna]

Originally Posted by Chocolatisshweet

what exactly does this have to do with GA other than the two names of two characters in it? o.O this was a very random thread...

I was really curios but if this thread is going against the rules or something I would close it or something, really this is my first time doing thread so sorry.