[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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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 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.
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.
For a boy..
I think March would be cool on a boy. It sounds too strong/harsh for a girl.
I think March would be cool on a boy. It sounds too strong/harsh for a girl.
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
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.
Honestly I think it could work as a middle name for a boy.
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.
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.
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.
This message was edited 9/29/2015, 8:01 AM
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.
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.
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.
Plus it sounds like a command. "march! March!"
And Little Women, aka Little Mary Sues, is not a positive association for me.
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.
You'd never heard that term before? Wow. Yeah, GW fits the bill nicely.
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.
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.
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.
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.
He was teased a bit since there was also an April. It's masculine to me.
I think of marching and dreary weather.
I think any month can be used as a name, but January and December sound much nicer than March.