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I only love Denver on a boy

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Noah, 4 - "Dad, I love a fun guy!"
Dan - "Oh really? Pumpkin, I'm so glad you think i'm a fun guy!"
Noah, 4 - "No! Dad! I like fungi! you know mushrooms!".

i feel it as a girl name only because of beloved...i love the book and the charcter , therefore i like it...

Whoa, NO.

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Here is my reasoning:

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1) Denver is distinctly masculine sounding... it's just be weird on a girl.

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2) I had an Uncle Denver... he was very much the manly man - taxidermy, sports, "ta-bacca"...

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"Chan eil tuil air nach tig traoghadh"

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Capt. Malcolm Reynolds - Half of writing history is hiding the truth.
- Serenity

This message was edited 4/27/2006, 2:51 PM

I have never read "Beloved" so at first glance, my answer to your question was, 'I've never been there but it seems like a nice place to visit.' :b And then I saw it was for a GIRL. Definitely, no. But seeing it's a legitimate name of a character, I can see the attraction to it, at least (I can see you with a dd nicknamed Denny). But it would still come off as "trendy place name" for the most part. So, no. As for the "cheesy" bit (I had to read your other post to figure that part out, lol), I don't think so at all. Most people, like myself, wouldn't "get" it, anyway. LOL.

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~Heather~

I'm not big on place names, and I've never been to Denver, but I do like the sound of it. And since Places are androgynous it can be girl or boy imo. (I can't really understand how the name Cairo etc are designated as boy names when its a city, obviously without gender.) Anyhow, Denver also reminds me of the singer John Denver, and he sung peaceful, feelgood songs so that's a good association I have.

This message was edited 4/27/2006, 10:43 AM

I need to learn to explain myself more thoroughly. ><

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Denver is the daughter of Sethe, the main character in Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. She was named for Amy Denver, the whitegirl who helped deliver her. Amy Denver isn't the greatest of characters (while she's vaguely sympathetic towards Sethe, she doesn't offer to even help her walk, despite the fact that Sethe is in labor, badly whipped, and has painfully torn up feet), which is why it seems like it'd be vaguely awkward.

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Denver is my favourite character in the book--while she starts out behaving like she's nine rather than eighteen, she grows and changes immensely and becomes quite strong at the end.

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I doubt I'd ever use the name Denver--this is very much a theoretical question, hehe--but I like the name and its literary connotations.

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Array

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A revolution without dancing is a revolution not worth having.

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You might even provide a Heaven for them. We need You for that. Hell we can make for ourselves.

Perhaps I think Denver has a masculine sound or perhaps it makes me think of Bob Denver, but my gut reaction was to think of Denver as a boy. Either way, I'm not a fan of it, simply because I'm not a fan of place names in general. However, I'm open to more creative naming when it comes to mns so if you like it that's good enough for me. My only concern would be if _____ Denver was conceived in Denver, then I would advise you against Denver just because I think that's creepy.

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I think the Amy Denver connection is pretty loose. It took me a minute to get it and even now I'm not positive if that (Beloved) is what you're referring to.

I like DENVER as a middle name ,but as a first name I am a little turned off. I do think AMY would be a good first name. AMY is short and simple and I like it.

I love it, but as a boy's name. It's a likely mn choice for a son for me, as it has importance to me as a place name.

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I have a friend who has a brother named Denver. I guess I don't mind it as a girl's name, but I'm not sure why you state "for a girl, naturally." There must be something I don't know. I've only seen it used for boys in my experience.

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I also don't understand the Amy-Denver connection, so I guess I don't think that's cheesey.