To play devil's advocate,
in reply to a message by dramaelf
I actually think it's neat to give a child a unique namesake name for a favourite author. Gender-bending is also becoming quite popular, so I'll go ahead and say that you would only get a minimum of odd looks when introducing your pink-tutu-clad Isak.
You know what would be an equally neat name in Dinesen's honour though? Christenze! It was her middle (birth) name, Karen Christenze Dinesen. Now there's a nifty name!
Also Dinesen would be neat to see as an option; somehow it has a more feminine ring to it, and would be less noticeable in the wave of surname-names that many girls are sporting.
You know what would be an equally neat name in Dinesen's honour though? Christenze! It was her middle (birth) name, Karen Christenze Dinesen. Now there's a nifty name!
Also Dinesen would be neat to see as an option; somehow it has a more feminine ring to it, and would be less noticeable in the wave of surname-names that many girls are sporting.