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What do you think? It is better for a girl or boy? Thank you.
Marina, Ashley, Angelina, and Maliyah-What do you think?
Marina, Ashley, Angelina, and Maliyah-What do you think?
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I love Lavender, but only for a girl and only as a middle name.
Marina is lovely, but I dislike Ashley, Angelina, and Maliyah.
Marina is lovely, but I dislike Ashley, Angelina, and Maliyah.
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WHAT PERSON USES LAVENDER ON A BOY?!
It's bad enough to use any flower name on a boy...the only possible exception is Hyacinth or Narcissus where those are religious/mythological, and even those are gambles. But Lavender...omg, pretty on a girl, question-of-masculinity on a boy. A boy named Lavender will get teased...it's like a boy named Sue all over again. Now, people say a lot of my favorite boys names will get a boy teased, but at least with mine one knows they are masculine and they won't get teased for that.
As for a girl, Lavender's great, except for when you talk about the HP character Lavender Brown, who is the wizarding equivalent of one of the popular girls, and probably only wants snogging and sex from Ron...poor Hermione!
Lavender's the best of these though. I also like Angelina, but Ashley's too common, I used to have a nasty field hockey coach named Marina, and Maliyah isn't even the correct spelling; the correct spelling is Maleeha. It's pretty, and I used to go to school with a Pakistani girl by that name. A few years ago (kind of creepy), our history teacher decided to name his daughter that after her, but changed the spelling; his daughter's name was Maleeya Jayne (Jayne after his recently deceased mother).
It's bad enough to use any flower name on a boy...the only possible exception is Hyacinth or Narcissus where those are religious/mythological, and even those are gambles. But Lavender...omg, pretty on a girl, question-of-masculinity on a boy. A boy named Lavender will get teased...it's like a boy named Sue all over again. Now, people say a lot of my favorite boys names will get a boy teased, but at least with mine one knows they are masculine and they won't get teased for that.
As for a girl, Lavender's great, except for when you talk about the HP character Lavender Brown, who is the wizarding equivalent of one of the popular girls, and probably only wants snogging and sex from Ron...poor Hermione!
Lavender's the best of these though. I also like Angelina, but Ashley's too common, I used to have a nasty field hockey coach named Marina, and Maliyah isn't even the correct spelling; the correct spelling is Maleeha. It's pretty, and I used to go to school with a Pakistani girl by that name. A few years ago (kind of creepy), our history teacher decided to name his daughter that after her, but changed the spelling; his daughter's name was Maleeya Jayne (Jayne after his recently deceased mother).
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Right, but it also starts with Lav ... just like lavatory.
Oleander? Very strange: like Oh, Leander! and the plant is highly toxic. Not my style.
Oleander? Very strange: like Oh, Leander! and the plant is highly toxic. Not my style.
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A) I was discussing why the name might work on males, not my personal opinion about it
B) I was not asking for opinions on Oleander but merely providing an example of a flower name that I like on boys
B) I was not asking for opinions on Oleander but merely providing an example of a flower name that I like on boys
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It doesn't work on boys because...
Flowers are supposed to be pretty, as are girls; Lavender, although with a masculine ending, is a flower name and if I'm not mistaken, "pretty boy" is still an insult in the US.
Flowers are supposed to be pretty, as are girls; Lavender, although with a masculine ending, is a flower name and if I'm not mistaken, "pretty boy" is still an insult in the US.
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what happens then...
...if you are an ugly girl with a pretty flower name?
There is only one honourable solution.
Change your name to Harold.
...if you are an ugly girl with a pretty flower name?
There is only one honourable solution.
Change your name to Harold.
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If you're an ugly girl then you're blessed because it means your parents were looking out for your well-being.
And how could you say that?!? Saying it's only honorable to change your name to something ugly if you are?!? That's cruel, and mean, and you really shouldn't say that...I often get told I'm ugly (even though I'm not), and how do you think I'd feel if someone told me to change my name to Frankie? I'd be furious! Just like I am at you!
Harold's not even a girls' name!
My belief is that people should use the corresponding name for the corresponding gender so as not to cause confusion!
And how could you say that?!? Saying it's only honorable to change your name to something ugly if you are?!? That's cruel, and mean, and you really shouldn't say that...I often get told I'm ugly (even though I'm not), and how do you think I'd feel if someone told me to change my name to Frankie? I'd be furious! Just like I am at you!
Harold's not even a girls' name!
My belief is that people should use the corresponding name for the corresponding gender so as not to cause confusion!
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Please do not yell/use all caps.
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You can probably tell that I like it because of my posting name...
...And I think it's lovely as a middle name, and better for a girl.
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...And I think it's lovely as a middle name, and better for a girl.
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This message was edited 11/3/2009, 11:27 AM
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Totally better for a girl! I can't imagine a boy named Lavender. I kind of like it :)
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I can't say that I've ever thought of or heard it on a boy.
I love it for a girl. I'm not sure how Lavender would work on a boy.
I love it for a girl. I'm not sure how Lavender would work on a boy.
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ditto
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