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[Opinions] Hazel for a boy
I'm really enthralled with it. Its unisex but unusual too, I think.
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Consider the biblical Hazael insteadhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hazael
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Nice one!
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I really don't think it's a unisex name. Personally, I don't like it for a boy or a girl. It's an old lady's name to me.
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I like it a lot. I used it on a character in one of my NaNoWriMos, so I probably wouldn't use it myself, but I would like seeing it used.
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SabrinaFair would hug youHazel-on-a-boy was a favorite of a previous poster here. I don't particularly like it on a boy. It sounds rather dainty to me.
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I remember her!She would hug them indeed.
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That's who I was referring to .
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aw I didn't read yours firstSorry queenv :(
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No problem, I wasn't offended or anything! Just wanted to make it clear that Sabrina Fair was in a class by herself, and I mean that in a good way.
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There used to be a poster here who was fond of saying that she loved Hazel but only for a boy. She didn't believe in any gender rules for names in general.I just can't see it for a boy. It's not excessively frilly or soft, not at all, but still, there is something decidedly feminine about it. I pity any boy named Hazel.
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There was a Biblical king called Hazael, which is very close.
Hasle or Hazle, which are alternate spellings to Hazel prefixing the surname Hazelwood (Haslewood, Hazlewood) and Hazelrigg seem to me more masculine-sounding options.
The surnames are worth considering; either one can then be shortened for everyday fn use. For instance, I know someone whose father's first name is Hazelwood - he's known as Haze.

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It makes me think of the (male) rabbit in Watership Down. I don't see why it wouldn't work on either sex in theory, but in practice it might be a bit awkward for a real boy. edited to add: Just remembered there was a musician called Hasil Adkins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasil_Adkins) - slightly different pronunciation, but possibly a more masculine alternative to Hazel.

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In Watership Down it's a male rabbit. But mostly it's a cartoon witch with a niece called Little Itch. You never know when these things might hit the TV again after decades of oblivion.
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