[Opinions] Laurel... for a boy
WDYT of Laurel on a boy? Could it work IRL?
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No, I would hate it for a boy. Definitely a girl name only imo.
I don't like it.
Just thinking of it as a first name, and not as a surname transferred to first name use, I think it has a lilting sound that is somehow not suited to a man. Yes, it's conditioning. But I wouldn't wanna be a guy named Laurel.
My gut reaction is "no way!" but that could be my love of Laurel for girls talking. Hmmm.
Okay, it is a botanical name, it's not that dissimilar to Loren and Laurence, and it has made a few appearances on the boys' charts, so apparently it wasn't unheard of for a boy at one time. I give it a "maybe, leaning toward no."
Okay, it is a botanical name, it's not that dissimilar to Loren and Laurence, and it has made a few appearances on the boys' charts, so apparently it wasn't unheard of for a boy at one time. I give it a "maybe, leaning toward no."
As in Laurel & Hardy?
I guess it could work. Maybe.
I guess it could work. Maybe.
no
And it doesn't really work in fiction either except as some kind of running gag.
And it doesn't really work in fiction either except as some kind of running gag.
I think Laurel is too feminine.
Hmmm, interesting. That's one name I never would have thought of as unisex, though in theory there's no reason it can't be. Might cause some confusion, even if he goes by Laurie. I wonder if a more unorthodox spelling like Lorrel or something would help or further hinder it.