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[Opinions] March
It just struck me that March could be a cool name for a little girl. We've got April, May, June, and August, so why not March? Plus it seems like an indirect nod to Little Women, which is a plus in my book. Is it not a name because of the verb "to march"? Or is it because March is a depressing month weather-wise in a lot of places? Anyway, Wdyt of March?
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I've considered it before, and I like it. It's my moms birth month so it feels like a nod to her. I've also toyed with the idea of using it as a NN for something like Mary Charles (both family names for me) or Marjorie (also a fam name). I have Margaux Chance on a long list somewhere too
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I actually think it's one of the month names that makes the most sense. Think of all the Marc- names out there that come from the same origin! Mark, Marcus, Marcella, etc.I think you're right in that it sounds like more of a word than a name, but I'd definitely appreciate it. I love that month.
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For a boy..I think March would be cool on a boy. It sounds too strong/harsh for a girl.
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More familiar with it as a male name. I wouldn't use it. Kids march all the time and I would laugh if I heard March march
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Well, I wouldn't want it to be MY name, but it could be cool on someone else. I would admire the parent who had the chutzpah to name their daughter March, just cuz.
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Honestly I think it could work as a middle name for a boy.
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With apologies to my own associations with the word march and the drippy gray month, which are significant associations IMO and should make me say NAY ... I kinda like it. In the sense that I'd like it on someone else, as long as I liked them; and I'd like to be named it. Not in the sense that I'd use it for anything. I never read LW and I consider that connection to be yet another negative thing, though less so.
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I think every month works okay as a name; February and March are my least favorite, though. March for a girl does make me think of Little Women, but it also brings to mind the word "marsh".Used for a boy, it does sound to me like a command to "March!" And, some people might joke "In like a lion, out like a lamb" like it's some kind of comment on March's character; that would annoy me.

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My dad's birthday is Mar. 4... and I used to think that March Forth would be a cool boy's name that was oddball but not too crazy, and would reference dear old Pa. It's become a bit crazier as I have aged, but I maintain that it's a fantastic name for a boy. It's ok on a girl, but I love choices like June and May so much that I feel like we should give this one to the guys.
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It's not a name for the same reason February isn't a name.Plus it sounds like a command. "march! March!"And Little Women, aka Little Mary Sues, is not a positive association for me.
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Omg Mary Sues. Thank you for teaching me this term. I've been reading about it now for about thirty minutes. I finally have something to call that boring ass Ginny Weasley.
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You'd never heard that term before? Wow. Yeah, GW fits the bill nicely.
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I call Ginny Weasley a nobody but I didn't read the entire series so I may have missed her Mary Sue-ism.
I actually think Harry was kind of Gary Stu (the male version of a Mary Sue) because of his hidden magical powers, his sad backstory, his terrible scar, everybody picking on him, blah blah.
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If I heard it, or even saw it, I'd assume it was a nn for Marcello, or indeed Marcella. Which is actually better than the month connection IMO, but then I don't like month or day names much. The exception - and another nod to LW - is May.
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I also think March would be sweet on a girl because of the Little Women reference. That being said, for the other reasons you mentioned I would likely only use it as a middle name.
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I went to school with a March!He was teased a bit since there was also an April. It's masculine to me.I think of marching and dreary weather.
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I think any month can be used as a name, but January and December sound much nicer than March.
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