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Back in the day - say 50 or 100 years ago, names like
Ashley and Marion were boys' names. People started giving them to girls and today we can't imagine a man by these names. Even Anne used to be perfectly acceptable for males! At the present time, the same has happened with Madison, Addison, and I'm sure you can think of some more. On a BOY? You can't really do that anymore can you? Recently I have picked up on another board that the following names have been used on girls, most of them in several cases. I really dislike this trend. What names will be left for the boys? And the other way around - a boy with a girlish name - is not done. OK - done with the rant... WDYT? Apparently, these are now girls’ names: Miles Gavin Justice Julian Logan Teddy Kingston Colin Russell Dalton Reid Fallon Michael Kennedy Aiden Jude Keaton Marlow Mason Jules (as full name) Elliott Bradley Basil Carter Chandler |
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I prefer to keep girls and boys' names seperate but I don't think of Noa as a boy's name, just a name that sounds like a boy's name - Noah. I would think of Noah as a boy's name.
I know a lot of people think of Asher, Ezra, etc. as girls names but I wouldn't not use them for a boy just because of that. You don't "lose them to the girls'" if you don't stop using them for boys. EDIT: I have to say I don't think of Peta "ruining" Peter for boys anymore than Josephine ruins Joseph or Gabrielle ruins Gabriel for boys? This post has been edited by la di dah: 19/04/2012, 04:45 PM |
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Severus Every name = Girl name... 19/04/2012, 03:25 AM
kerilyntaryn I know a girl Mason in her late teens and I've... 19/04/2012, 05:40 AM Dabri Miles Franklin was a woman - and granted, Miles wa... 19/04/2012, 06:59 AM ~*Amethyst*~ This has driven me crazy for years OP!
Some n... 19/04/2012, 07:46 AM Robbie Nooooo! Not Julian! The girls can't ha... 19/04/2012, 08:01 AM PippityPip Thats just crazy.
Though I could see Reed as a g... 19/04/2012, 08:09 AM scooty My Mum's name is Marion and it has definetly b... 19/04/2012, 08:49 AM
Severus QUOTE (scooty @ 19/04/2012, 09:49 AM) My ... 19/04/2012, 09:57 PM Bluenomi I haven't seen any of those names used on girl... 19/04/2012, 08:50 AM Becstarinator I have friend whose girl is called Haiden-Marie, w... 19/04/2012, 08:55 AM 4kidlets I have come across a girl called Kennedy - in fact... 19/04/2012, 08:56 AM Severus QUOTE (4kidlets @ 19/04/2012, 09:56 AM) I... 19/04/2012, 09:59 PM Tesseract Women with men's names do better in life, stud... 19/04/2012, 09:06 AM Bam1 I think parents have much more to do with how a ch... 19/04/2012, 09:37 AM discomonkey My DD is called Spencer. It suits her, we like it.... 19/04/2012, 09:49 AM Bam1 QUOTE (discomonkey @ 19/04/2012, 09:49 AM... 19/04/2012, 11:21 AM
Goldenblack QUOTE (Bam1 @ 19/04/2012, 11:21 AM) Its f... 19/04/2012, 11:34 AM Bel Rowley QUOTE (Tesseract @ 19/04/2012, 09:06 AM) ... 19/04/2012, 09:57 AM Ianthe What I find concerning is the fact that it is ok f... 19/04/2012, 10:23 AM niggles I think Tesseract put it very succinctly.
I don... 19/04/2012, 10:33 AM kerilyntaryn I know a lady in her 30's called Scott 19/04/2012, 11:00 AM Z-girls rock To be honest I used to kind of mind this.
But age... 19/04/2012, 11:14 AM newyearbaby I am truly sorry if this offends anyone, but I thi... 19/04/2012, 11:18 AM vanessa71 QUOTE (discomonkey @ 19/04/2012, 09:49 AM... 19/04/2012, 11:21 AM discomonkey QUOTE (vanessa71 @ 19/04/2012, 11:21 AM)1... 19/04/2012, 12:01 PM BabyJaguar Since you asked, I dislike most unisex names. 19/04/2012, 01:49 PM vanessa71 QUOTE (discomonkey @ 19/04/2012, 12:01 PM... 19/04/2012, 01:59 PM la di dah Justice - I would have thought of this as an ungen... 19/04/2012, 02:09 PM mad madam mim I consider every name on that list to be a boys na... 19/04/2012, 04:08 PM homewith1 I love seeing girls with strong names. In fact, ... 19/04/2012, 04:25 PM PippityPip QUOTE (homewith1 @ 19/04/2012, 04:25 PM) ... 19/04/2012, 04:33 PM MadameCatty I don't get it either. I have to wonder if th... 19/04/2012, 04:35 PM tigerdog I've heard of a Fallon and a Logan - none of t... 19/04/2012, 04:37 PM homewith1 QUOTE (MadameCatty @ 19/04/2012, 04:35 PM... 19/04/2012, 04:39 PM MadameCatty QUOTE (homewith1 @ 19/04/2012, 05:39 PM) ... 19/04/2012, 05:21 PM tassiegal My name (Peta) has become more common as a girl... 19/04/2012, 04:41 PM 4kidlets QUOTE (la di dah @ 19/04/2012, 04:43 PM) ... 19/04/2012, 08:40 PM la di dah QUOTE (4kidlets @ 19/04/2012, 08:40 PM) E... 19/04/2012, 10:52 PM 4kidlets QUOTE (la di dah @ 19/04/2012, 11:52 PM) ... 20/04/2012, 11:18 AM mandaandstarr My cousin named her daughter the name I'd alwa... 19/04/2012, 04:49 PM PatG QUOTE (Tesseract @ 19/04/2012, 09:06 AM) ... 19/04/2012, 08:57 PM MelbChick There are a few there that are masculine (to me) w... 19/04/2012, 09:02 PM 4kidlets Perhaps the Netherlands used Anne as a male name u... 19/04/2012, 10:27 PM Ange Vert I noticed that when I was compiling a name list, I... 19/04/2012, 11:02 PM la di dah QUOTE (Ange Vert @ 19/04/2012, 11:02 PM) ... 19/04/2012, 11:11 PM libbylu Marlowe with an 'e' has been a girls name ... 19/04/2012, 11:10 PM Ange Vert Probably not quite the same names. I liked a lot ... 19/04/2012, 11:24 PM mjaler QUOTE I know a lady in her 30's called Scott
T... 19/04/2012, 11:24 PM prettypenny I met a little girl called Archer the other day. U... 20/04/2012, 09:50 AM Oriental lily I dislike it.
If you want a masculine sounding na... 21/04/2012, 04:00 PM ubermum Nobody has mentioned Cameron yet.
Also, there see... 21/04/2012, 04:16 PM discomonkey QUOTE (Oriental lily @ 21/04/2012, 04:00 ... 21/04/2012, 05:23 PM 4kidlets QUOTE I think the main reason parents do it is to ... 21/04/2012, 05:29 PM Oriental lily Well Riley in all it's forms has only became p... 21/04/2012, 05:39 PM 4kidlets Sure - all names go in trends. like everything els... 21/04/2012, 06:00 PM ****** I just came back to see if this thread had Maxwell... 02/05/2012, 10:53 AM |
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