Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Girls with boy names
People always ask me why I have a name like Dylan or Taylor on this blog. If you see a name like this that appears to be normal, it was probably a girl's name. I can't even begin to describe how much I hate when girls are given male names. I see nothing wrong with a name like Dylan or Taylor for a boy, but not for girls. People always give lame excuses as to why they want to name their daughter Carson or James. (Yes, people are naming girls James these days) Common excuses are: It's a "family" name. It sounds "girly" to me. Surnames are "unisex". A big LMAO goes out to that one. (FYI, surnames are male and many have male meanings like son of. There are exceptions like Jane but that's another story) Another common excuse that people give is that they want their daughter to have a unique name. Hello? If boys and girls have the same name it's actually more popular than using an uncommon female name like Iris or Frances. Some women claim that they would use a "unisex" or female name on a boy or a girl but they never do. They would name their daughter Michael in a second but they would never name their son Madison. And my personal favorite.. "I want my daughter to have a strong name." AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!! The feminist inside of me dies a little every time I hear that line. There are so many beautiful, strong, FEMALE names out there. There is no need to give your daughters male names. If you truly want your daughter to have a unique and strong name, go with an underused female name like Veronica, Portia, Matilda, or even Anne. Your daughter will not be one of several boys and girls with the same name. She will most likely be the only little Sylvia in her entire school. She will have a name that is timeless. She will not be stuck wearing an outdated name for her entire life. If you absolutely must call your daughter Joey, Charlie, Sam or Alex. Name her Josephine, Charlotte, Samantha or Alexandra. You can still use the nicknames and you daughter will have a dignified, feminine name that will never embarrass her.
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I am a female whose first name is Blake. Yes, Blake. Not Blakette, or Blakelea, or anything remotely considered feminine. The only good thing about it is that it has given me some misadventures which in retrospect provided fodder for amusing stories/conversation pieces (one of those stories involved my being mistaken for a transvestite, and the telling of it happily brought me together with my husband, who found it hilarious). My name was my mother's idea. Yes she and my dad knew I was a girl, no they didn't really want a boy, and NO, my mother to this day has no satisfactory explanation.Other than that she thought it would be a cute girl's name; she saw it in a novel, but that character in the book was a man! Go figure. Even my own kids (now grown) have asked me, "What were your parents thinking?!" I enjoyed reading the intro to this website and I agree with it wholeheartedly. After all, now the name is ruined for my whole family; no one of either sex will ever be named after me: it has proven too awkward a name for a girl, and no boy wants to be named after his grandmother!
As I was googling a birth record, this ridiculous site popped up. I only read this 1 blog as I have so many better things to do than read this. Who the hell cares how someone else chooses to spell their childs name or what they choose to name THEIR child. You must have way too much free time and some serious insecurities that you would spend so much time and effort in making fun of "names" haha. I'm sorry for you. I hope you can begin to get out of the house more, maybe exercise (something other than your fingers on the keyboard) and get a relationship, friendship... A LIFE!
"If you absolutely must call your daughter Joey, Charlie, Sam or Alex. Name her Josephine, Charlotte, Samantha or Alexandra. You can still use the nicknames and you daughter will have a dignified, feminine name that will never embarrass her."
I love this part! My daughters are Josephine and Charlotte, Joie (she chose her own spelling so it matched her baby sister) and Charlie. It bothers me that all of the boy's names are being taken by girls. My sons are Ian and Hayden and I've seen both of those names on girls. :(
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