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Help[Opinions] Re: Elisabeth on a boy
in reply to a message by ari.
I've gotten used to Maria as a middle name for guys. It took years of studying people's names, and now I really like it!
Elizabeth, like Maria, has no feminine sound to it at all. But if paired with the right name, it can sound better. I don't like Robert Elizabeth, but if Jose Maria works, why not Jose Elizabeth? I just wouldn't use them as first names for boys, especially not in my country. They do have a place somewhere, though, and that ought to be respected. Why do girls get to be called Carter, Parker and James, but not boys be called Elizabeth and Maria? The double standard is painfully obvious.
(I'm not arguing with any particular person on this thread, by the way. That is just my response to the general population. There are not many people who are willing to put girl names on guys, but doing it the other way around is a trend right now.)
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/356294
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/356351
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/member/181370
Elizabeth, like Maria, has no feminine sound to it at all. But if paired with the right name, it can sound better. I don't like Robert Elizabeth, but if Jose Maria works, why not Jose Elizabeth? I just wouldn't use them as first names for boys, especially not in my country. They do have a place somewhere, though, and that ought to be respected. Why do girls get to be called Carter, Parker and James, but not boys be called Elizabeth and Maria? The double standard is painfully obvious.
(I'm not arguing with any particular person on this thread, by the way. That is just my response to the general population. There are not many people who are willing to put girl names on guys, but doing it the other way around is a trend right now.)
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/356294
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/356351
https://www.behindthename.com/polls/member/181370
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Agreed.
I was pretty much going to say the same thing. Elisabeth on a boy? Why the hell not at this point. There’s not a feminine sound in it but if we name our daughters James, Michael, Beau, Benjamin, and all of that stuff and these names are historically masculine why not name a son Elizabeth, Anna, or Rachel? If we really want to promote gender equality and all of that good stuff, why not let it be a two way street? At least the parents had the decency to use it as a middle name.
I was pretty much going to say the same thing. Elisabeth on a boy? Why the hell not at this point. There’s not a feminine sound in it but if we name our daughters James, Michael, Beau, Benjamin, and all of that stuff and these names are historically masculine why not name a son Elizabeth, Anna, or Rachel? If we really want to promote gender equality and all of that good stuff, why not let it be a two way street? At least the parents had the decency to use it as a middle name.
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Glad to see that someone agrees. I always feel like the minority around here. And these comment section quadruplets/duplicates are no joke. I don't know why this keeps happening to me. XD
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I dislike it both ways equally tbh
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