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Does any one like Bailey for a boy? And what would you suggest for a middle name?
Also How do you feel about word names on boys such as Azure or Clover that are traditionally seen as girl names? Am I the only one who thinks it some what nice or refreshing or something? I think I have a inner conflict I kind of like soft names for boys but I also like rough sounding names as well for boys, rough names Such as Brecken nn Kenny and such...
Also How do you feel about word names on boys such as Azure or Clover that are traditionally seen as girl names? Am I the only one who thinks it some what nice or refreshing or something? I think I have a inner conflict I kind of like soft names for boys but I also like rough sounding names as well for boys, rough names Such as Brecken nn Kenny and such...
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I like Bailey for a boy. It used to be one of my favorites for boy about 10 years ago. Then it got kind of popular for girls and trended toward a lower class kind of name. So I don't like it as much.
I would like to see it a boy with a classic or masculine middle name.
Azure & Clover feel too feminine for a boy.
Breckin is very trendy and I don't like Kenny.
I would like to see it a boy with a classic or masculine middle name.
Azure & Clover feel too feminine for a boy.
Breckin is very trendy and I don't like Kenny.
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I could just about face Bailey as a mn and then only for sound family reasons. In which case, it could be male or female.
Word names in general are not to my taste, and colour names are particularly silly. Clover could get in sideways as a flower name ... but I don't like them much either, except Daisy and Iris and some of the Rose names, though not Rose itself.
What makes Brecken seem rough-sounding to you? To me, it's just Bracken with a dialectal pronunciation. And Kenny is rather less rough than Ken, surely. I'm baffled!
Word names in general are not to my taste, and colour names are particularly silly. Clover could get in sideways as a flower name ... but I don't like them much either, except Daisy and Iris and some of the Rose names, though not Rose itself.
What makes Brecken seem rough-sounding to you? To me, it's just Bracken with a dialectal pronunciation. And Kenny is rather less rough than Ken, surely. I'm baffled!
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I don't Bailey on a boy. But I'd prefer it on a boy to a girl. I recently worked at a primary school where we had 3 Baileys in the one year (5-6yr olds), all of them were boys which I was pleasently surprised to find.
I don't like most word names anyway, ona boy or girl, I like Skye and Brooke for girls and Brooks and River for boys.
I don't like most word names anyway, ona boy or girl, I like Skye and Brooke for girls and Brooks and River for boys.
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Bailey has grown on me for a boy. I'd only ever heard it on girls for the longest time, and I didn't like it because I thought it was too preppy. Then I met one of my friends' little brothers, whose name was Bailey, and realized it has an entirely different style/feel when it's on a boy.
Bailey Jake
Bailey Kenneth
Bailey Kenton
Bailey Kent
Bailey Peter
Bailey William
Bailey Simon
Bailey Cameron
Bailey Cadmus
Bailey Devon
Bailey Pierre
Bailey Tobin
Bailey Eric
Bailey Derrick
Bailey Derek
Bailey Larkin
Bailey Robin
Bailey James
Bailey Shane
Bailey Penn
Bailey Jake
Bailey Kenneth
Bailey Kenton
Bailey Kent
Bailey Peter
Bailey William
Bailey Simon
Bailey Cameron
Bailey Cadmus
Bailey Devon
Bailey Pierre
Bailey Tobin
Bailey Eric
Bailey Derrick
Bailey Derek
Bailey Larkin
Bailey Robin
Bailey James
Bailey Shane
Bailey Penn
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Bailey is one of those names that, even though I've met children with this name, is only a dog name to me. It's along the same lines as Roxy- I know of people named Roxanne "Roxy", but I still can't help but think of it as a pet name.
Bailey is definitely a unisex name, but if I were to use it at all I would use it for a girl. If I did use it for a boy, I'd pair it with something classic and distinctly masculine. Maybe Bailey Thomas, Bailey John or Bailey Vincent.
As for traditionally feminine names used on boys... It depends on the name for me. Azure would be kind of cool on a boy (or girl), but I'd probably assume his parents were new age hippies or something. Clover isn't a name to me- I'd think it was weird on either gender. A few other feminine-sounding word names that I like as GPs on boys are Silver, Teal, Echo and Heart.
Brecken "Kenny" seems to be a good way to use both a 'rough' name and a softer name. I can see how Brecken has a stronger sound, but Kenny sounds softer to me.
Bailey is definitely a unisex name, but if I were to use it at all I would use it for a girl. If I did use it for a boy, I'd pair it with something classic and distinctly masculine. Maybe Bailey Thomas, Bailey John or Bailey Vincent.
As for traditionally feminine names used on boys... It depends on the name for me. Azure would be kind of cool on a boy (or girl), but I'd probably assume his parents were new age hippies or something. Clover isn't a name to me- I'd think it was weird on either gender. A few other feminine-sounding word names that I like as GPs on boys are Silver, Teal, Echo and Heart.
Brecken "Kenny" seems to be a good way to use both a 'rough' name and a softer name. I can see how Brecken has a stronger sound, but Kenny sounds softer to me.
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Nein... It's so bad I had to say no in German just to prevent myself from mimicking Dikembe Mutombo in that Geico commercial.
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Eh, Bailey on a boy is okay. It doesn't stand out in any way, but I'd rather see it on a boy than a girl.
I think traditional word names like Azure and Clover work best for girls, but I wouldn't faint if they were used more for boys. I don't like Clover, though, because it just sounds corny to me. Brecken is WAY too surname-y, and this is coming from someone who likes surnames as first names (well, some of them, anyway). I just don't think it sounds good.
I think traditional word names like Azure and Clover work best for girls, but I wouldn't faint if they were used more for boys. I don't like Clover, though, because it just sounds corny to me. Brecken is WAY too surname-y, and this is coming from someone who likes surnames as first names (well, some of them, anyway). I just don't think it sounds good.
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I used to know an Azure(Girl), never met a clover though, I can see why you don't like it.
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I think it's okay for both genders. I like it better on a boy right now, probably because the first one I ever met was a boy and it seems so trendy and boring on girls. I think I'd like Bayley a lot more for girls, it makes me think of a bay. I also like Bay as a full name for a girl and a nickname. Something really masculine as a middle name. Not Bailey Drew or Bailey Dale or something. Bailey William, Bailey Thomas, Bailey Joseph.
I don't think Azure or Clover have ever been common enough to be traditionally seen as anything, but they do sound a bit more feminine. I really dislike Brecken and Kenny so I definitely prefer Bailey over that.
I don't think Azure or Clover have ever been common enough to be traditionally seen as anything, but they do sound a bit more feminine. I really dislike Brecken and Kenny so I definitely prefer Bailey over that.
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Wouldn't go with initials Bj...
I agree Bailey is trendy on girls, is that the right phrase?maybe not
I agree Bailey is trendy on girls, is that the right phrase?maybe not
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hahaha oops. On the other hand I know lots of people with those initials and no one seems to ever have noticed. Brian James, Brittany Jane - they're pretty common.
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I know, it's not a big deal, But Hs peoples would have fun with it or middle school , or whatever now is the age where kids get interested.
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Bailey: This is very popular around here, for girl children and boy dogs. Seriously, when somebody tells me about their dog and its name is not Bailey, it's kind of surprising.
2. Azure and Clover are dumb-sounding on girls, even more so on boys because they're so "Look at me!"
3. Brecken isn't a rough-sounding name to me. It's a Hollywood hipster unisex name. Kenny as a nn for Brecken seems self-conscious and contrived.
2. Azure and Clover are dumb-sounding on girls, even more so on boys because they're so "Look at me!"
3. Brecken isn't a rough-sounding name to me. It's a Hollywood hipster unisex name. Kenny as a nn for Brecken seems self-conscious and contrived.
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1. I know a male dog name Bailey lol
2.as to names that say I am name nerd?
3.ooh hIpster-Made up name lol
Self concious in what way or contrived in what way?
Does it matter?
I know you are all snark, and i am ok with it...
2.as to names that say I am name nerd?
3.ooh hIpster-Made up name lol
Self concious in what way or contrived in what way?
Does it matter?
I know you are all snark, and i am ok with it...
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you asked for opinions...
You got 'em.
You got 'em.
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Yes I did and it was fun
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Nope, I don't like it. But it's less bad for a boy than for a girl! I think it's a good name for a dog... Bailey just seems really underdressed to me, like baggy overalls. Not sure why.
I like "soft" names for guys, but they have to be what I think of as "soft" in a masculine way.* Clover doesn't make the cut. Names that are naturey in a poetic way that suggests sense appeal or abstract symbolism, usually seem more feminine to me. Azure might sort of work for a boy because it suggests the sky and sounds like Asher, but I wouldn't really like it because I think of it as referring to the color. My idea of masculine nature names are names like Forest, Zephyr, River, Rowan. Ones that suggest movement or majestic space or strength. Other "soft masculine" names, to me, are ones full of soft sounds, that are place/surnames and traditionally male names. Like Tristan, Leith, Lucian, Francis, Silas.
I don't like Brecken and I don't think it sounds particularly masculine. Just seems trendy/surnamey, like Braxton. NMS. Kenny seems like a very artificial nickname for it. Brec would be better.
* Maybe I should add a disclaimer, this comment is about my taste, and what I feel can make names seem gendered for me personally; I'm not implying that I judge people for naming their daughters Rowan or their sons Ivy or whatever. If I meet women with names that I think are mannish, or men with names I think are womanish ... I'm OK and you're OK. I just don't give my approval to theoretical babynames that I think would give me that impression because it's not to my taste. I like unisex naming, but I wouldn't want to have a name that I think gives a truly gender-bending impression.
I like "soft" names for guys, but they have to be what I think of as "soft" in a masculine way.* Clover doesn't make the cut. Names that are naturey in a poetic way that suggests sense appeal or abstract symbolism, usually seem more feminine to me. Azure might sort of work for a boy because it suggests the sky and sounds like Asher, but I wouldn't really like it because I think of it as referring to the color. My idea of masculine nature names are names like Forest, Zephyr, River, Rowan. Ones that suggest movement or majestic space or strength. Other "soft masculine" names, to me, are ones full of soft sounds, that are place/surnames and traditionally male names. Like Tristan, Leith, Lucian, Francis, Silas.
I don't like Brecken and I don't think it sounds particularly masculine. Just seems trendy/surnamey, like Braxton. NMS. Kenny seems like a very artificial nickname for it. Brec would be better.
* Maybe I should add a disclaimer, this comment is about my taste, and what I feel can make names seem gendered for me personally; I'm not implying that I judge people for naming their daughters Rowan or their sons Ivy or whatever. If I meet women with names that I think are mannish, or men with names I think are womanish ... I'm OK and you're OK. I just don't give my approval to theoretical babynames that I think would give me that impression because it's not to my taste. I like unisex naming, but I wouldn't want to have a name that I think gives a truly gender-bending impression.
This message was edited 4/19/2013, 2:43 PM
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Hey I like what I like, what can I say?
What do you mean it seems Underdressed?
I suppose the er kind of make it rougher? hehe
I like most of your soft masculine names.
Wondering why anyone would think Brecken sounds girly?
I like some trendy names, there are alot name I don't like on this board but I am ok with that too.
I do not care if judge, that's your choice,
What is a theoretical name in your eyes?
I understand some names are not practical anywhere but in fiction
poor boys aren't allowed to ventured out of their stereotypes ya know?
but curious why giving a girl a boy name is popular or is it a safe choice or does it really empower them?
What do you mean it seems Underdressed?
I suppose the er kind of make it rougher? hehe
I like most of your soft masculine names.
Wondering why anyone would think Brecken sounds girly?
I like some trendy names, there are alot name I don't like on this board but I am ok with that too.
I do not care if judge, that's your choice,
What is a theoretical name in your eyes?
I understand some names are not practical anywhere but in fiction
poor boys aren't allowed to ventured out of their stereotypes ya know?
but curious why giving a girl a boy name is popular or is it a safe choice or does it really empower them?
This message was edited 4/19/2013, 3:34 PM
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Bailey just sounds sort of ... I dunno, I think of bales of hay. Hayseed. And I've known a lot of shaggy dogs named Bailey, and zero humans. It's more masculine just because it's a surname, and I just feel like the Bail sound is masculine maybe. Ba'al, baying of hounds, bailiff, bail out.
I guess Brecken could sound girly because of Breck shampoo, similarity to the word beckon, and the -en ending. But it doesn't sound feminine to me regardless of those things. I guess it reminds me of bracken, too, which is a fern - sort of feminine.
By theoretical I just mean, if someone asks me if I like a name, or a certain kind of name, I might give an opinion that sounds very particular. But my opinion of the name given on a message board, is not exactly what I'd say if I met a person whose name didn't suit my idea of what is pleasant, or gender-appropriate.
Like I'll say that a boy name "has to be masculine enough" and has to suggest gender-appropriate images or have gender-appropriate sounds to me. If I say it isn't masculine enough for a boy, I mean it isn't enough for me to like it on a boy. I don't mean that it isn't gender appropriate enough to be OK. I'm not gender-policing. People get all touchy about gender and sex, you know, and I was just trying to flameproof myself against excess political correctness.
It's gender-appropriate, that men transgressing masculinity is seen as "worse" than women transgressing femininity. It doesn't empower women to have masculine names. It is superficial. They're still women. Femininity as artifice and all that. It's just how gender is. There's no power differential there, no value difference. It's like the difference between pink and blue, only more complicated.
I guess Brecken could sound girly because of Breck shampoo, similarity to the word beckon, and the -en ending. But it doesn't sound feminine to me regardless of those things. I guess it reminds me of bracken, too, which is a fern - sort of feminine.
By theoretical I just mean, if someone asks me if I like a name, or a certain kind of name, I might give an opinion that sounds very particular. But my opinion of the name given on a message board, is not exactly what I'd say if I met a person whose name didn't suit my idea of what is pleasant, or gender-appropriate.
Like I'll say that a boy name "has to be masculine enough" and has to suggest gender-appropriate images or have gender-appropriate sounds to me. If I say it isn't masculine enough for a boy, I mean it isn't enough for me to like it on a boy. I don't mean that it isn't gender appropriate enough to be OK. I'm not gender-policing. People get all touchy about gender and sex, you know, and I was just trying to flameproof myself against excess political correctness.
It's gender-appropriate, that men transgressing masculinity is seen as "worse" than women transgressing femininity. It doesn't empower women to have masculine names. It is superficial. They're still women. Femininity as artifice and all that. It's just how gender is. There's no power differential there, no value difference. It's like the difference between pink and blue, only more complicated.
This message was edited 4/19/2013, 5:32 PM
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