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Help[Opinions] Re: Leopold
in reply to a message by Tuesday
I have no problems with Leopold as a name myself, and I've been seeing lots of positive comments about it from young women on baby name boards ever since Kate and Leopold came out.
I do think in general, however, this is a name that women on the average are going to like much more than men. I think the reason it hasn't risen in use in the USA much yet is because prospective fathers probably quickly veto it when the expectant mother brings it up. I think a lot of men will still see Leopold as being effete, wimpy, and dorky, while many young women will see it as being romantic.
I do think in general, however, this is a name that women on the average are going to like much more than men. I think the reason it hasn't risen in use in the USA much yet is because prospective fathers probably quickly veto it when the expectant mother brings it up. I think a lot of men will still see Leopold as being effete, wimpy, and dorky, while many young women will see it as being romantic.
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Really! I never would have imagined a young man thinking Leopold was dorky or weak.
I'd love to know if you can think of any other names that men and women see very differently?
I'd love to know if you can think of any other names that men and women see very differently?
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I would assume that there are quite a few. But the general thing in American culture would be that men would tend to prefer more common names, while women are more likely to want their children to have names which are uncommon. The students in the experimental psychology class at my university did a research project this semester where that was exactly what they found. When I do informal research in my introductory psychology classes in Nebraska, the men are MUCH more likely to say they would give their children names which are common in their own generation (such as Ashley, Jessica, Matthew, or Jason) than the women are. Like all gender differences, this is not a 100% difference, but it certainly is the general trend.
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Interesting
the men are MUCH more likely to say they would give their children names which are common in their own generation
My experience discussing names with my husband support this data, especially when it comes to his opinions on female names.
the men are MUCH more likely to say they would give their children names which are common in their own generation
My experience discussing names with my husband support this data, especially when it comes to his opinions on female names.
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