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Does anyone here have any idea what someone is thinking when they name a daughter Wolfgang? This is a sincere question. I would like to know what the appeal of this is.
- mirfak
- mirfak
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They are thinking "I hope my kid grows up and gets offered a job at full percent instead of 70% of the expected pay" based on resume alone.
Just kidding, but not really. It was a jaded response, yet it is the kind of sentiments that frustrated parents are drawing from when they choose "male" names for girls.
We live in a generation that wants to fight the stereotype.
Honestly, I would be more surprised to meet a girl named Becky than a girl named Thomas today.
Also - some boy-names-on-girls are kinda cute (Brett).
Just kidding, but not really. It was a jaded response, yet it is the kind of sentiments that frustrated parents are drawing from when they choose "male" names for girls.
We live in a generation that wants to fight the stereotype.
Honestly, I would be more surprised to meet a girl named Becky than a girl named Thomas today.
Also - some boy-names-on-girls are kinda cute (Brett).
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Wolfie is a sweet nickname. Many girls like wolves, not just boys. The meaning itself is gender-neutral -- wolf path. I'd imagine they think it sounds "tough and cool" and likely has some further personal significance we don't know.
I don't expect any of you to agree with me, but I think it's fine. Statistically a lot of this generation's children may not identify with the gender they are assigned at birth anyway.
I just wish we'd see more feminine-associated names on boys.
I don't expect any of you to agree with me, but I think it's fine. Statistically a lot of this generation's children may not identify with the gender they are assigned at birth anyway.
I just wish we'd see more feminine-associated names on boys.
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agreed
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Aren't most meanings gender neutral? David means 'beloved', Timothy means 'honoring God', Felix means 'lucky' etc.
Wolfgang is a very traditional name that is quite dated in Austria at the time. One of my parents is Austrian. It's kind of like naming your daughter Alfred in the US or something like that. But they don't live in Austria so I guess for them it's different.
You are entitled to your opinion, of course, it was just a thought. I actually think Kristen would be good on a boy. The sound just seems to work better on a boy, in my opinion. On the other hand I find Christian to work better on a girl, same with Julian. It's fun to think about which names could work on the other gender :)
Wolfgang is a very traditional name that is quite dated in Austria at the time. One of my parents is Austrian. It's kind of like naming your daughter Alfred in the US or something like that. But they don't live in Austria so I guess for them it's different.
You are entitled to your opinion, of course, it was just a thought. I actually think Kristen would be good on a boy. The sound just seems to work better on a boy, in my opinion. On the other hand I find Christian to work better on a girl, same with Julian. It's fun to think about which names could work on the other gender :)
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Yes, most meanings of names are gender-neutral. It's one of the reasons I see no issue with them being given to any child, regardless of anatomy. :) I mentioned that because mirfak was wondering what the parents could be thinking.
This message was edited 8/29/2017, 5:11 PM
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I don't see the appeal of Wolfgang even as a boys' name, to be honest. I mean, Wolf Gang. Gang of wolves.
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I don't know what the context is, but enjoy this wolf gang:
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Balto!
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