With some names, however, there is a distinct advantage to being able to designate the proper pronoun that goes with the name.
When I was born, one of my mother’s friends called to ask what she had named me. When my mother told her, she exclaimed, “Oh, you had a little boy!” My middle name is androgynous, as well.
Excellent point. This would also be helpful for many foreign students.
Xe/xir/xyr/zir/hir/they/vey/hu/thon are specifically intended to avoid that kind of clarity.
See also:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:List_of_protologisms/third_person_singular_gender_neutral_pronouns
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:English_third-person_singular_pronouns