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in reply to a message by Corin Amour Bernard
I have a unisex name (I won't be publishing it) and I despise it. I know others don't mind it and some actively change their names to be unisex. I have turned up to job interviews and have had the comments "oh, we were expecting a man".
If someone has a unisex name I don't dislike it on them, and some I actually like. I just don't love having one myself.
If someone has a unisex name I don't dislike it on them, and some I actually like. I just don't love having one myself.
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Personally, I like them, but I like traditional ones. Some of the new-age ones sound a bit odd - like a fad, your kid won't enjoy 40 years from now.
Regan, Ray, Alex / Alec, Andie, Billie or Bobby, Carmen, Finn, Jackie, Robin, Kim, Sam, Sydney, Val, Wyatt, Wren, and Rickie are some good ones.
I also like names that have nicknames of the opposite gender. For example, Frederica going by Freddie, or Elynne using Eddie. It allows the user to have a fancy girlish name, but also a boyish one if they choose. When you're naming a baby you never know what they'll grow up to be / like.
Personally, names with lots of nicknames - Alex, Elizabeth, Micheal, etc - are best, because the kid gets to grow up and 'pick' their own name.
It's also good if they're trans - they can easily make their name masculine / feminine without legally changing it right away.
Regan, Ray, Alex / Alec, Andie, Billie or Bobby, Carmen, Finn, Jackie, Robin, Kim, Sam, Sydney, Val, Wyatt, Wren, and Rickie are some good ones.
I also like names that have nicknames of the opposite gender. For example, Frederica going by Freddie, or Elynne using Eddie. It allows the user to have a fancy girlish name, but also a boyish one if they choose. When you're naming a baby you never know what they'll grow up to be / like.
Personally, names with lots of nicknames - Alex, Elizabeth, Micheal, etc - are best, because the kid gets to grow up and 'pick' their own name.
It's also good if they're trans - they can easily make their name masculine / feminine without legally changing it right away.
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