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HelpUnisex Name: London
I first saw London as a given name, I belived it to be unisex. It had mostly feminine usage, but the spelling is of the name is more masculine than feminine. What do you guys think?
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I don't like it for either sex. Seems more masculine since it's close to Landon.
Funny you should mention it, because there is a student at my school named London who is a boy. Because of his long hair and “delicate” features he is always being mistaken for a girl, or at least by the adults. I know I thought he was a tomboyish girl for half of the first day of school. A regular volunteer asked me if he was trans, upon learning he’s not a girl. For the record, all I know is that it says “male” on the attendance sheet and for what it’s worth the kid does have an obviously masculine middle name.
Anyways, I have only heard of girls named London so I had to look up the popularity. I think since it’s a city name it can go either way but society has picked feminine side so that’s what it sounds like to me.
Anyways, I have only heard of girls named London so I had to look up the popularity. I think since it’s a city name it can go either way but society has picked feminine side so that’s what it sounds like to me.
I can't stand it, it sounds too modern and trendy as a place name. Well, at least it isn't Londyn, which is way worse. Despite this, I think it's totally unisex.
Yeah, it's very similar to Landon, a name I heard used on some boys growing up, so I can see it as masculine. I don't like Londyn though - London is better.
I found the city of London to be a very strange place. When I was there, it was just as they were lifting some restrictions during the pandemic, so the place had a distinct post-apocalyptic feel to it. I walked all the way from the Houses of Parliament to my hotel near Spitalfields one day, and sometimes I was the only person on the street. It really freaked me out. Imagine going to New York City, and nobody was there?! Still gives me the shivers.
So by that association, the name has a very haunting, liminal quality to me, it feels very "wrong". Which is a pretty gender neutral alignment to me.
I found the city of London to be a very strange place. When I was there, it was just as they were lifting some restrictions during the pandemic, so the place had a distinct post-apocalyptic feel to it. I walked all the way from the Houses of Parliament to my hotel near Spitalfields one day, and sometimes I was the only person on the street. It really freaked me out. Imagine going to New York City, and nobody was there?! Still gives me the shivers.
So by that association, the name has a very haunting, liminal quality to me, it feels very "wrong". Which is a pretty gender neutral alignment to me.
It's a city name, no gender and just spell names correctly
London, thou art the flower of cities all.
So, back in the Middle Ages, someone thought it was feminine! Today - and I love the city - it isn't remotely human in any way. So, yeah, male, female, what's the difference?
So, back in the Middle Ages, someone thought it was feminine! Today - and I love the city - it isn't remotely human in any way. So, yeah, male, female, what's the difference?