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You know what I REALLY hate? How in this day and age, just about every not-so-masculine sounding boys name gets used for a girl. Elliot, Dylan, Arlo, Tristan, Aidan and, yes, even James. I also hate how this trend is almost completely one-sided. I mean, it's not like most people would willingly name their sons Emily or Isabella (although I have heard of male Jennifers before, and in Britain (and probably other places too) most Ashleys are male). There's NOTHING wrong with having a feminine name for a girl and certainly nothing wrong with a slightly softer name for a boy.
Hey, I could write an entire essay on why I hate boys names on girls, but I'll just leave it at that. So, yes, I hate it with the burning of a thousand suns.

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EDIT: Considering my own middle name is fairly masculine, I can't actually say that I oppose to gender-bending middle names (including girls names for boys middle names). Also I really like it for a boy, although I guess I'm biased as it's my cool uncle's name.

This message was edited 8/6/2012, 3:59 AM