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HelpRe: No, nope, NEVER. (m)
in reply to a message by Tisiphone
You do see a lot of unisex or slightly girly nn's for boys. Personally I like nn's like Danny or Matty or Sasha for boys.
I'd completely use Quinn or Avery for a boy because I don't care if it is more used for girls.
I think it's weird that it ruins a name for someone if that name gets used for both genders.
Elliot / Elliott is most likely always going to be more a boys name. Who cares if some people use it or Devon or Sean for a girl.
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Favorite Names:
Fiona, Leona, Serafina, Artemis, Hazel, Luna, Adelina, Callisto, Stella, Augustine, Frieda, Eleanor, Deirdre, Ursa, Citrina, Maple, Iris, Juniper.
Ciaran, Connor, Rowan, Cedar, Arthur, Magnus, Fionn, Theron, Xavier, Cedric, Teagan, Quinn, Adrian, Julian, Gavin, Gryphon, Taliesin.
I'd completely use Quinn or Avery for a boy because I don't care if it is more used for girls.
I think it's weird that it ruins a name for someone if that name gets used for both genders.
Elliot / Elliott is most likely always going to be more a boys name. Who cares if some people use it or Devon or Sean for a girl.
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Favorite Names:
Fiona, Leona, Serafina, Artemis, Hazel, Luna, Adelina, Callisto, Stella, Augustine, Frieda, Eleanor, Deirdre, Ursa, Citrina, Maple, Iris, Juniper.
Ciaran, Connor, Rowan, Cedar, Arthur, Magnus, Fionn, Theron, Xavier, Cedric, Teagan, Quinn, Adrian, Julian, Gavin, Gryphon, Taliesin.
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Well, being English, some of those English place names don't quite come off for me on either sex(Devon is beautiful btw, if you ever get a chance, visit). I live in Camden for example and I would not be calling my treasured newborn after it :-)
I all for unisex anything - my own name, Laurel, is unisex, though usually used for females - and have a big problem with gender stereotyping. Which leads me on to ....
My problem with giving traditionally male names to females is that....parents mostly do it because they think it's cool, or a bit edgy. But they don't think it's cool or edgy to give female names to males (usually). And fundamentally this is because we idealise male traits, while female traits are considered less desirable. So it demeans a boy to be given a female name, and elevates a girl to be given a male name.
And then you come to names like Sasha, which is a traditional Russian shortening of the male name Alexander, adopted for a female given name because the -a ending is typically more female, and now considered a 'girly' nickname. I really like it for boys too btw.
I all for unisex anything - my own name, Laurel, is unisex, though usually used for females - and have a big problem with gender stereotyping. Which leads me on to ....
My problem with giving traditionally male names to females is that....parents mostly do it because they think it's cool, or a bit edgy. But they don't think it's cool or edgy to give female names to males (usually). And fundamentally this is because we idealise male traits, while female traits are considered less desirable. So it demeans a boy to be given a female name, and elevates a girl to be given a male name.
And then you come to names like Sasha, which is a traditional Russian shortening of the male name Alexander, adopted for a female given name because the -a ending is typically more female, and now considered a 'girly' nickname. I really like it for boys too btw.
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I agree with this!
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Agreed - well stated
Agreed - well stated (nt)
Agreed - well stated (nt)
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I was raised Catholic during the nineteen seventies and eighties. One Catechism Teacher around second grade was a lady who asked us to call her Mike. She had long, blond, angelic hair, with blue eyes - she was stunning, yet dignified--bearing all the charm & beauty, replete with feminine gentleness that a lady might bestow.
Of course this description is from the perception of a second grader, which I can still recollect...
Of course this description is from the perception of a second grader, which I can still recollect...
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