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in reply to a message by Lily
As far as I can tell you're basically just replying to argue with my opinion because you don't share it. Why? Shall we fight to get the last word? OK! I care as much as you, because Valentine is one of my favorite male names.
I find it hard to see how anyone can like it as a feminine name. To me Valentine is a butch-sounding name on a guy and a somewhat trivializing, flimsy name on a woman. It is ONLY hearts and flowers and romantic lurve, on a woman. It's a classic man-name meaning "vigorous" on a guy, with a tinge of romance from association with Valentine's Day.
It's got nothing to do with boy names staying boy names. I prefer a lot of crossed-over male names on women. This is just how I really feel about the name Valentine. It really does makes me think of valiant and valedictory, and sounds Roman and masculine. I have known that Saint Valentine was a dude, since before I can remember.
Sure I think it could be a tad challenging for a guy to be named Valentine because of the day, but there's at least as much positive association from that. It's like a pink shirt - a guy who wears it is secure in his own masculinity. And anyway it's practically guaranteed he'd go by Val, rhyme Hal and Al, like Val Kilmer (his full name AFAIK).
Valentine "Valen-TEEN" is a woman's name. Valentina is too. JMO - you don't have to like it.
ETA: I think your opinion is far more commonplace. I'm an underdog. =)
I find it hard to see how anyone can like it as a feminine name. To me Valentine is a butch-sounding name on a guy and a somewhat trivializing, flimsy name on a woman. It is ONLY hearts and flowers and romantic lurve, on a woman. It's a classic man-name meaning "vigorous" on a guy, with a tinge of romance from association with Valentine's Day.
It's got nothing to do with boy names staying boy names. I prefer a lot of crossed-over male names on women. This is just how I really feel about the name Valentine. It really does makes me think of valiant and valedictory, and sounds Roman and masculine. I have known that Saint Valentine was a dude, since before I can remember.
Sure I think it could be a tad challenging for a guy to be named Valentine because of the day, but there's at least as much positive association from that. It's like a pink shirt - a guy who wears it is secure in his own masculinity. And anyway it's practically guaranteed he'd go by Val, rhyme Hal and Al, like Val Kilmer (his full name AFAIK).
Valentine "Valen-TEEN" is a woman's name. Valentina is too. JMO - you don't have to like it.
ETA: I think your opinion is far more commonplace. I'm an underdog. =)
This message was edited 3/16/2013, 2:49 PM
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