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Help[Opinions] Zachariah Evelyn
in reply to a message by BellamynSora
I know Evelyn was used as a male name but I would not use it as one now. Your son would be teased by those who knew his middle name and people would constantly be asking "You mean Zachariah EVAN, right?". Also, I have seen people try to use Zachariah and other Biblical MALE names as FEMALE names. Switching the gender of names is wrong in my opinion
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I take it you agree it's 'wrong' to use Taylor, Emerson, and Kendall on girls, too, then. Right?
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Evelyn is male.
Evelyn is a male name. It is used on females now also, but that doesn't mean that it is in any way inappropriate for use as a male name.
If switching 'the gender of names' was wrong then wouldn't you approve of Evelyn being used for a male, rather than the females taking it?
I've taught a young boy named Evelyn and he wasn't teased at all.
Evelyn is a male name. It is used on females now also, but that doesn't mean that it is in any way inappropriate for use as a male name.
If switching 'the gender of names' was wrong then wouldn't you approve of Evelyn being used for a male, rather than the females taking it?
I've taught a young boy named Evelyn and he wasn't teased at all.
This message was edited 5/15/2009, 4:28 PM
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I don't "disaprove" of Evelyn for a boy. It is a unisex name and I understand that. But currently it is seen (in the US at least) as a wholey female name. I DO disaprove of names traditionally used for one gender suddenly being flipped by some "innovative" person.
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to each their own :o) everyone has likes and dislikes
This message was edited 5/15/2009, 1:43 PM
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