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Help[Opinions] Arlo for a girl?
Really liking Arlo for a girl lately.
What do you think?
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Rosie. Olive. Lula. Poppy. Isla. Lily. Aria
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Skyler. Jack. Alexander. Jude. Albert. Francis. Mason. Ralph.
What do you think?
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Rosie. Olive. Lula. Poppy. Isla. Lily. Aria
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Skyler. Jack. Alexander. Jude. Albert. Francis. Mason. Ralph.
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Why not , everyone is trying out male names on girl
but it is ok, just not my thing
Arlo Guthrie comes to mind - a singer, he has a song called Alice's restaurant...
Personally I prefer fluffy names like Arletta or weird names for characters
but it is ok, just not my thing
Arlo Guthrie comes to mind - a singer, he has a song called Alice's restaurant...
Personally I prefer fluffy names like Arletta or weird names for characters
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Honestly, I dislike it -- but it's the feeling I get from Arlo itself that I dislike, more than I dislike it for a girl in particular.
I think it is no worse on a girl than on a boy. Kind of like Theo or Milo - oddly, I think these actually seem a little bit less icky on girls. I could get used to the novel-seeming style of Arlo on a girl, more easily than I would warm up to the way it seems to try to make allusions when it's a boy's name.
I think it is no worse on a girl than on a boy. Kind of like Theo or Milo - oddly, I think these actually seem a little bit less icky on girls. I could get used to the novel-seeming style of Arlo on a girl, more easily than I would warm up to the way it seems to try to make allusions when it's a boy's name.
This message was edited 1/18/2017, 7:15 PM
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No, no, no! Not a fan of this name in general, but it definitely works better on a boy.
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I think you mean Harlow.
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Hi !!!
Arlo for a girl?
No way!
Its 'o' is so masculine that I can't see it as unisex at all.
How about Arlette?
It is a beautiful French name very feminine and elegant but fresh and spunky imo.
Byeeeeee
Arlo for a girl?
No way!
Its 'o' is so masculine that I can't see it as unisex at all.
How about Arlette?
It is a beautiful French name very feminine and elegant but fresh and spunky imo.
Byeeeeee
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Arlo strikes me as very masculine. It would be cute on a little boy, but it sounds like a forced statement on a girl.
If you like girl names ending with an 'o' sound, then how about Calypso, Cleo, Echo, Isabeau, Juno, Margo, Ino, or Enyo. Greek goddesses and nymphs seem to have had plenty of feminine names ending with 'o' without having to borrow from the boys.
If you like girl names ending with an 'o' sound, then how about Calypso, Cleo, Echo, Isabeau, Juno, Margo, Ino, or Enyo. Greek goddesses and nymphs seem to have had plenty of feminine names ending with 'o' without having to borrow from the boys.
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NO, NOPE.
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no no no..
I just don't see the cuteness is giving boys names to girls!
Arlo is very strong and very masculine.
I just don't see the cuteness is giving boys names to girls!
Arlo is very strong and very masculine.
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I wonder if everyone saying no is okay with Harlow on a girl. Hm.
It's a place name, so it isn't automatically masculine imo. Why not? A lot of -o sound names are rising for girls.
It's a place name, so it isn't automatically masculine imo. Why not? A lot of -o sound names are rising for girls.
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I am, although Harlow is a place where I live, so I find it difficult to imagine on any child. But I feel the same way with Marlow/Marlowe. Love it for a boy, cannot understand it for a girl. It (Marlowe) actually used to be given to more boys in England/Wales (Marlow still is) but last year it switched, not that it's at all popular either way. I don't mind some -o names for girls, including Hero, but some I can only imagine on a boy.
This message was edited 5/12/2017, 2:10 AM
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In theory I actually like Marlowe for a girl. But it's the only male name I like for girls and I wouldn't use it.
*Ducks for stones*
*Ducks for stones*
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I also think Harlow is super masculine. I think of it as a boys name.
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Please, don't.
What about Elizabeth for a boy instead?
What about Elizabeth for a boy instead?
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I am a pretty big fan of Arla on girls, but Arlo is too chic for boys to work on a girl.
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Arla is an old Swedish word for "early" and was occasionally used as a girls' name until it became the name of a big dairy company...
The opposite, Särla (SAIR-luh), an old word for "late", was also occasionally used as a girls' name, btw, but then it became the name of a brand of toilet paper...
The opposite, Särla (SAIR-luh), an old word for "late", was also occasionally used as a girls' name, btw, but then it became the name of a brand of toilet paper...
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I've only seen it used on characters in books.
Then again, it seems like a lot of names were appropriated as brands and have now become barely usable in certain countries.
(Maybelline)
Then again, it seems like a lot of names were appropriated as brands and have now become barely usable in certain countries.
(Maybelline)
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Really surprised at the sudden popularity of Arlo. Two people I know have popped out little Arlos in the last 18 months. To me it's a nothing of a name, but definitely a masculine nothing!
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I don't like it. But then again, I don't even like Indigo for a girl haha.
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I think Arley and Arlene are better alternatives!
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No, no, not at all. :(
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