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Help[Opinions] Opinions on Naoise
To me this looks and even sounds like a feminine name, even though Naoise (NEE-sha) is a masculine Irish name.What do you think of it? Would you use it for a boy or a girl? I doubt I will ever use it.It's not one of my favourites.
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This message was edited 2/11/2007, 7:04 PM
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I love it on a boy as a nn to Nicholas. I do know a girl with the name but she spells it Neisha.
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It sounds feminine to me. It looks too much like "noise", I wouldn't use it. It sounds nice, though.
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It doesn't sound masculine to me at all. I suppose I had always thought it was a feminine name until today.
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It's NMS, but I think it does sound like a girl's name
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I love it for a boy, but I absolutely despise it on a girl. I hate it when wonderful, interesting boy names are turned into girl names simply because they don't have a harsh, brute-ish sound to them. Naoise is 100% masculine to me, even though it souns softer than something like Butch, Stryker, or Cutter.
Anyways, I think Naoise is both adorable and handsome. I think it would age very well. It has both a sophistocated, classic feel to it, but it's also very cute and fresh.
Anyways, I think Naoise is both adorable and handsome. I think it would age very well. It has both a sophistocated, classic feel to it, but it's also very cute and fresh.
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I think that does sound feminine, but I'll bet if you were Irish, you wouldn't think so! ;)
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I liked Naoise once upon a time, for a boy. I haven't given it any thought recently but it's still nice.
Do you live in the US? If so, you're going to deal with a lot of people balking at the spelling of Naoise. You might as well also deal with their confusions that a boys' name can end in the "ah" sound. Remind them of Joshua and Elijah. To me, it seems a bit much to go to the effort of spelling and pronouncing Naoise the traditional Gaelic way, but then to play gender swops with it.
Do you live in the US? If so, you're going to deal with a lot of people balking at the spelling of Naoise. You might as well also deal with their confusions that a boys' name can end in the "ah" sound. Remind them of Joshua and Elijah. To me, it seems a bit much to go to the effort of spelling and pronouncing Naoise the traditional Gaelic way, but then to play gender swops with it.
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