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in reply to a message by BBH
It's more feminine ... rather French, too. But then, I'm aware of -on being a French diminutive.. like Alison, Manon, Ninon. Before I was aware of that, I thought Marian was the feminine, like a form of Marianne. Marion Cotillard's fame, and a female French neighbor of mine named Marion, help too.
Marian to me is the masculine now. It reminds me more of other -ian Latin type masculine names, Florian, Adrian, Cyprian, than it does of Marianne.
Marian to me is the masculine now. It reminds me more of other -ian Latin type masculine names, Florian, Adrian, Cyprian, than it does of Marianne.
This message was edited 10/2/2010, 5:59 PM
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Interesting.
It makes a lot of sense, too.
Oddly enough Marion is a fairly common name in black communities - they tend to use names like Jordan, Marion and Stacy on boys still.
It makes a lot of sense, too.
Oddly enough Marion is a fairly common name in black communities - they tend to use names like Jordan, Marion and Stacy on boys still.
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Yeah, I think either spelling can be used on either sex just fine, given the history of usage. I think Marion on guys is nice, too. I just tend to like the O for girls myself, and the A one for boys. I wouldn't name a boy Marian, though. Too many people would interpret it as being like Marianne.
Stacy on boys is neat, I like that.
Stacy on boys is neat, I like that.
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I know a male Stacey.
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I think it's neat on boys, too.
I like a lot of the names used in the black community - Demetria, Demetrius, Stacy on boys, Lucius, Vernon - they seem to have more creativity and lack the vibe of "I'm just going to be safe and name my child Jessica"
I like a lot of the names used in the black community - Demetria, Demetrius, Stacy on boys, Lucius, Vernon - they seem to have more creativity and lack the vibe of "I'm just going to be safe and name my child Jessica"
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Ha, I know a ton of black girls named Jessica. To me it's one of those names that connotes neither/both black and/or white, like Marcus, Kendra, Tiffany, Anthony
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I do, too.
It was just the first super common name to come to me, which is why I used it.
It was just the first super common name to come to me, which is why I used it.
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