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I hate it. I don't even like it for pets let alone people. It sounds childish.

The Vampire Slayer?

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Seriously, that's my only association. Even though the character was pretty bad-ass, the name by itself is nicknamey, insubstantial, and just plain silly.

I'll always have a soft spot for Buffy because of the Slayer, but it's definitely unprofessional and nicknamey. Even in BtVS, her name was a joke.

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Buffy is great for modern-day poodles and and circa 1963 debs, the sort who wore white gloves, darling little hats, and went to college just to get her MRS.

Before the vampire slayer, I would have said that Buffy belongs to a country club, is a rich wasp-y person.

I think it's awful! Even if it weren't for the vampire slayer, which is a very strong association, I would hate it. As you said, it's too nicknamey nd also just plain unattractive!

It is very unprofessional. This is the problem with giving a baby a "cute baby name." They don't stay babies for very long, and they don't always stay cute or want to be cute. Buffy is a stereotypical stripper name, and it is also a pretty common name for little yappy dogs.

The slayer association isn't any big deal to me; my issue is with the nicknamey-ness. I've always thought a really nickname-sounding name ought to have a full, or more formal, given name so the individual has the option to use it. That said, I would never assume a woman named "Buffy" couldn't be a doctor or anything else she wants to be. Personally, I wouldn't choose Buffy as a nickname but I don't see anything wrong with it.

I agree -- especially in her profession. As an aside, when dh and I were house hunting, we perused quite a few real estate guides. Name nerd that I am, I checked out the names of the agents and was a little surprised that the vast majority of the women had perky, cutesy or happy sounding names: Cookie (there were actually several of these!), Libby, Judy, Betsy, Becky, Julie, Randi, Cindy, Candy, etc. There were more. In fact, most of the ladies had two-syllable names that ended similarly. The reason may have been that they were all around the same age and those types of names were the style.

This message was edited 8/27/2012, 2:14 PM

I think it looks too cutesy and infantile for a real name. It certainly works as a nickname or for a pet.

To me, Buffy is a dog's name. My grandmother had the meanest and ugliest dog I've ever met named Buffy.

It makes me think of 'buffering' which is what YouTube does when it's being a pain in the arse, or even 'buffer zone'.

It does remind me of the TV series, but since I was a fan and love Sarah Michelle Gellar (sp?) that's not a bad thing to me. What bothers me about Buffy is that all I see is 'buff' and it's a dog name to me.