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HelpRe: Rory on a girl
in reply to a message by pisces_gurl
Rory on a girl isn't just "masculine" to me -- that implies that it seems neutral. To me, it's "mannish" - it sounds bad, it detracts, it's vaguely unpleasant. The name's just definitely gendered, the way Steve and Bruce are gendered names.
I think it's the ending -y or ee sound that makes it seem like it could be unisex to people, like it's short for something. There are very few male names that end in y which aren't short forms and which can't be unisex. But it's a whole independent name, and to me it's a name for a man.
Rorie for Aurora isn't so bad. It's still a bit tough sounding but I can picture it on a female person. I'd need to know about her name being Aurora, though.
- chazda
"I don't want to look like a loser for the rest of my life!" ~ Georgia Ford, on needing a signature
edited to add last sentence
I think it's the ending -y or ee sound that makes it seem like it could be unisex to people, like it's short for something. There are very few male names that end in y which aren't short forms and which can't be unisex. But it's a whole independent name, and to me it's a name for a man.
Rorie for Aurora isn't so bad. It's still a bit tough sounding but I can picture it on a female person. I'd need to know about her name being Aurora, though.
- chazda
"I don't want to look like a loser for the rest of my life!" ~ Georgia Ford, on needing a signature
edited to add last sentence
This message was edited 2/17/2005, 8:01 AM
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