Message: "BA from Aus - Evelyn for a boy"

[Opinions] BA from Aus - Evelyn for a boy

by Chelsea (Chels)

11/29/2011, 10:11 PM

http://community.australia.oodle.com/detail/seager/2820031443-melbourne-vic/

Evelyn Alexander.

Traditionally it was a boy's name but is now much more thought of as a girl's name.

What do you think?

#BAs

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- Lily (Destry)

11/30/2011, 5:53 AM

I don't like it. It's extremely soft and feminine if you ask me. Als I dislike Alexander and because Evelyn is so common for girls I always read Evelyn Alexandra upon glancing at it.

- Llewella (penguiny7)

11/30/2011, 4:39 AM

Interesting to hear of it used these days! I like Evelyn for a boy hypothetically, but it's been considered a feminine name for so long that most people probably have no idea it ever was a masculine name. I don't think I would be brave enough to try using it for a boy these days. I'm glad they have him a common masculine middle name just in case, although I don't like the combo much.

- Billina

11/30/2011, 4:23 AM

Ick. Too girly for a boy, and I don't care if it started out as a male name.

- gail +1

11/30/2011, 2:58 AM

There's a young boy in our town (Maine, US) named Meredith. Comes from a family who celebrates their Scottish ancestry, father sometimes wears kilts, etc. This boy is very confident.

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- Chelsea (Chels)

11/30/2011, 8:31 AM

Yeah, I don't agree that a boy having a "girly" name will make him introverted. I think it amplifies though what they tend to be. A confident boy becomes more confident but a shy boy can withdraw more.

Meredith isn't as popular though as Evelyn of course - ranking around 300 vs top 50 - but whether that really changes perception I don't know.

- abbasdaughter

11/30/2011, 2:28 AM

I think it suits girls better... would never be inclined to use it on a boy. While some such names suit boys better or can easily go either way, this is one where the crossover is best left on the girls' side.

- Rainbow Dash (FlakyMatt) +2

11/30/2011, 1:29 AM

I actually know a guy (Not in real life just facebook) who was going to be Evelyn but ended up Maria instead (yes a guy). He goes by Dana.

I think Evelyn for a boy is only good pronounced "ev-a-lin" and not "eev-lin".

- Chelsea (Chels) +1

11/30/2011, 8:32 AM

I never considered the pronounciation difference before, but yes I see what you mean.

- abbasdaughter

12/1/2011, 3:37 AM

I've never encountered it prn'd eev-lin... only Ev-a-lin.

- Anneza

11/29/2011, 10:20 PM

Totally fascinating! Doesn't it just kill off the stereotype of deeply tanned men with surfboards, fighting each other to near death for the last remaining Foster's?

I imagine they'll be pronouncing it EV-e-lyn rather than EEVlyn; otherwise it really would be hard to live with.

- Bex +2

11/29/2011, 10:15 PM

i've seen a couple of these comeback names.

BA's i've seen or know that are male.

Vivian
Mackenzie (honestly I think I know more boy Mackenzie's than girls!)
Madison (seen a couple of these)
Emerson (know 3 boys, 1 girl)
Courtney (know 1)
Kelly (know a few boys)
Whitney
Jocelyn ( I saw one in a BA and I was so excited!)
Evelyn

I know a brother combo of Mackenzie and Emerson

- Chelsea (Chels)

11/30/2011, 8:34 AM

Interesting. I think Australia seems to be way more "liberal" in terms of names than other places. I don't care for some of these names myself, but Mackenzie, Madison and Kelly I like.

I actually quite like Evelyn as a name and think it's brave and wearable.

- Mareasi (Free_Spirited_Girly)

11/30/2011, 4:42 AM

I love the Jocelyn for a boy
and Lindsey

Emerson is a male name to me too

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