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[Opinions] Ripley
WDYT of Ripley?Boy, or girl? **Starfish and coffee, maple syrup and jam/Butterscotch clouds, a tangerine, and a side order of ham**
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I don’t really like it for either gender. It reminds me of “ripples” or “rippin’ waves”.
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It’s the name of the town my grandparents grew up in in Tennessee. And I spent a lot of time there as a kid. So I think of it as a place name. So for that reason I could see using it as I can honoring middle name. I’ve had relatives who named their dog this. So I also kind of think if it’s a dog name. There’s also the whole Ripleys believe it or not connection and I don’t really like the sound of rib at the beginning. So I wouldn’t use it and unless I was using it as a middle name to honor the place.
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The Talented Mr.It's the surname of a friend of mine. I've never called her it, though, that'd be weird.
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I think of Sigourney Weaver in Alien. The character was always addressed as Ripley, so it started to sound like a girl name.
I remember Believe it or Not too, but the name didn't stand out so much there.
Weaver's character made the name seem scrappy and heroic. Regardless, it's totally not my style, not for real life. Too surnamey/doggie.
Mostly it makes me think of "ripple"-y and seems unisex that way.
I'd rather see it on a guy though, just because the "Rip" part also sounds subtly violent. Something about "violent" associations with feminine gender, often seems more repulsive and stupid to me than "violent" associations with masculine gender, which are more just cartoonish or symbolic. (Not in every case)

This message was edited 3/14/2020, 12:00 PM

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Dog or cat, believe it or not.
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I'm tempted to say that I like it, believe it or not, but I actually don't.I can only see it on a boy. But then, I can only see Addison on a boy, too.
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Sorry, I don't really like it. :(
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I associate it overwhelmingly with Rpiley's Believe It or Not. If I didn't I think I might like it more. I'm not especially fond of the P to L transition in the syllables though, so maybe not.It is definitely more boy than girl in terms of vibe to me, but I agree with Genevieve that at least in the South, I'd expect it to be used on a girl.
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I've seen it used a few times. I really don't like the sound. I hear paper tearing with the "rip" part. I could see it used on either a boy or girl. In these parts, I think I would more like see it on a girl (-ley names are quite popular with girls).
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