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in reply to a message by Indy
It's still a mom name all over at least in the US, so here, I think it's too soon. Still seems very feminine and pretty to me. Or at least sexless.
Not that I think Shannon isn't a decent name for a man, but I wouldn't name my son it, at this time. I like the names Valentine and Vivian and Kelsey for guys, but I would not use them because I think they would be perceived as feminine. An American male Shannon born today would be like a man who is 30 now, being named Beverly or Joyce. Or a 20-year-old male Terry. Not that awful, but doesn't seem like it would seem handsome to many of his peers.
- mirfak
Not that I think Shannon isn't a decent name for a man, but I wouldn't name my son it, at this time. I like the names Valentine and Vivian and Kelsey for guys, but I would not use them because I think they would be perceived as feminine. An American male Shannon born today would be like a man who is 30 now, being named Beverly or Joyce. Or a 20-year-old male Terry. Not that awful, but doesn't seem like it would seem handsome to many of his peers.
- mirfak
This message was edited 7/22/2017, 6:14 PM
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Yet if the name has an extra distinction - that would infuse the name with extra value--with more meaning than might otherwise be. Wouldn't this "extra meaning" be an admirable quality than seeming boiler plate "all-too-common" name?
This message was edited 7/23/2017, 7:50 PM
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Men don't want to have women's names. I'm sure that you can find an exception here and there, as nothing is universal when it comes to homo sapiens, but it's true of the overwhelming majority.
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