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I don't see the appeal of giving your daughter a traditionally masculine name, especially one that is so damn popular for boys. People scoff at me when I mention I like the names Sacha, Robin, Jules, etc. for boys. They also scoff at Remy, something that baffles me because Remy is a traditional masculine name in French. They tell me they'll "get teased for having a girl's name." Yet, these people name their daughters things like Ryan, Madison, Mackenzie, Morgan, Rene, Elliott, Aubrey, Ayden, Taylor, Rory, Blake, etc. Ultimately, I don't really care, and it doesn't really matter. I just wish they'd realize that if they give their daughter a masculine name to "give her more opportunities in life" and "grant her more respect in the workplace", they are sending a message: femininity is a bad thing. Femininity is less than masculinity.

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James, however, is preferable to names like Kaylynn and Kayla, which are altogether meaningless.