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HelpChrisean Rock and naming a child of the opposite sex after yourself
Sometimes I start thinking about how Chrisean Rock named her son after herself and I actually really like the spin on that!
My name's Autumn and though it's used far more on girls, I always thought it'd make a good boys name as well. I'm not expecting or planning to be expecting but I do like the thought of naming a son after myself.
Do you know of any other instances where a woman's named a son after herself? Or any thoughts on the topic?(:
My name's Autumn and though it's used far more on girls, I always thought it'd make a good boys name as well. I'm not expecting or planning to be expecting but I do like the thought of naming a son after myself.
Do you know of any other instances where a woman's named a son after herself? Or any thoughts on the topic?(:
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I don’t like parents naming a kid after themself, regardless of gender.
This is a bit similar. The artist Odilon Redon was actualy named Bertrand. He was called Odilon all his life after his mother's name, Odile.
I love that! Can't believe I didn't know that little tidbit, I'm an art history nerd.
Mary doesn't translate very well to a boy.
I considered Henry as a middle name if my daughter had been a boy, but I doubt anyone but a name nerd would make the connection to my maiden name.
I considered Henry as a middle name if my daughter had been a boy, but I doubt anyone but a name nerd would make the connection to my maiden name.
I've heard of women using their birth surname as a name for a son; my birth ln is Davies and my son's mn is David, because of that and, more importantly, because we like the name and I never had a brother.
My mom did that with my brother, and one of my aunts gave her second son her maiden name as a middle name too.
Glad I'm not alone! Also, my middle name is Anne, and we named our son Peter (a friend), David (my birth surname), Alastair (another of my initials).
Using the unaltered name as a first name only looks cool imo when it's not really a gendered name...I'd say most word names seem potentially unisex. Julia Jr as a male name doesn't strike me the same as Chrisean Jr or Autumn Jr; if a man named a daughter Richard Jr, it'd come across to me like he wanted a son instead. But I think it can be nice when the middle name is the opposite gender for religious or honoring reasons.
I have a feminine first name and would rather use it (altered) for a son than (unaltered) for a daughter, but that's only because that way I would alter the form without feeling awkward (I'd feel weird -it seems too loaded- giving a daughter my exact name yet I imagine using an altered feminine would feel overly self-conscious). My MN is masculine/neutral (I was named it after a man), and I don't have a gender preference on passing that one down; I suppose I'd feel better passing on that one unaltered than I would my 1st name because I already "share" it in the family, so it's like I'd be passing down the family connection not just my name alone.
tl;dr - I don't think it's weird to give a kid your exact name, but it's not something I would do unless it were already an honoring name; and if it's a gendered name, it's probably better as a MN.
I have a feminine first name and would rather use it (altered) for a son than (unaltered) for a daughter, but that's only because that way I would alter the form without feeling awkward (I'd feel weird -it seems too loaded- giving a daughter my exact name yet I imagine using an altered feminine would feel overly self-conscious). My MN is masculine/neutral (I was named it after a man), and I don't have a gender preference on passing that one down; I suppose I'd feel better passing on that one unaltered than I would my 1st name because I already "share" it in the family, so it's like I'd be passing down the family connection not just my name alone.
tl;dr - I don't think it's weird to give a kid your exact name, but it's not something I would do unless it were already an honoring name; and if it's a gendered name, it's probably better as a MN.
This message was edited 3/28/2025, 8:40 PM