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in reply to a message by Cayden
It was a fairly big fad due to Rocky. Now I think it seems mannish. Especially since Adriana exists, and Adrienne exists and is pronounced the same or nearly so. I don't mind it on adult women but I'm not thrilled by Adrian as a name for a girl baby.
It's kind of like Dale on a woman, which is one I actually like. I think Adrian is more mannish though. Dale is more naturally a gender neutral shape for a name to have, since it's a word as well as a surname. But Adrian is Latin and Latin has gender, so Adrian will always be a man name to me (same with Vivian, but I find it less ugly on women because I'm more used to it).
I've met little girls named Adria, and liked that.
- mirfak
It's kind of like Dale on a woman, which is one I actually like. I think Adrian is more mannish though. Dale is more naturally a gender neutral shape for a name to have, since it's a word as well as a surname. But Adrian is Latin and Latin has gender, so Adrian will always be a man name to me (same with Vivian, but I find it less ugly on women because I'm more used to it).
I've met little girls named Adria, and liked that.
- mirfak
This message was edited 5/23/2018, 12:35 AM
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