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People are taking the desire for name originality to weirder and weirder extremes all the time (in my opinion, at least). A male with a traditionally female name isn't the worst thing I've ever heard of.
I think that any kid who gets off without being named after a planet, exotic flower or weather condition is pretty lucky these days.
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Here in Australia, Ashley, Lindsay, Leslie are usually male names. The latter two mostly older men. I've never met a young woman here with the name 'Leslie', yet I know plenty of older men with this name.
In America especially i see the opposite trend happening far more, girls having boys names like Cameron or Blake or something. Then there are the nicknames, like 'Billie' being a female name, or 'Charlie' for Charlotte or Charlene or something.
Ooooh....nice one. I'd steal it but then our future children wouldn't be unique!
I sincerely always wanted to name a pet External Occipital Protuberance. It's the bony bump at the back of the skull where muscles attach. It just sounds awesome to say. Fortunately for my cats, my mom is in charge of naming and is decidedly less creative.
I don't really see why genders are absolutely necessary for names. Plenty of cultures/languages actually have tons of unisex names.
Even 'English' has unisex names like Terry/Terri, Robin, Ashley (not in the US though), Shannon.etc.
Keep in mind that the name Terry/Terri is usually short for Terrance (male forename) or Theresa (female forename). For me, the name Terry usually invokes the image of a man, not a woman.
Names like Robin, Ashley, and Shannon are names that I assume to belong to females when I hear them. I've known many female Ashleys, several female Robins, a few female Shannons, and one male Shannon. This is, of course, just my experience.
Personally, I prefer non-gender-neutral, traditional names for children...call me old-fashioned.
Keep in mind that the name Terry/Terri is usually short for Terrance (male forename) or Theresa (female forename). For me, the name Terry usually invokes the image of a man, not a woman.
EVOKES the image, I mean. That's a tough one to overlook, frankly.
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Here in Australia, Ashley, Lindsay, Leslie are usually male names. The latter two mostly older men. I've never met a young woman here with the name 'Leslie', yet I know plenty of older men with this name.
In America especially i see the opposite trend happening far more, girls having boys names like Cameron or Blake or something. Then there are the nicknames, like 'Billie' being a female name, or 'Charlie' for Charlotte or Charlene or something.
I thought of that one yesterday--was listening to the radio advertising a Fleetwood Mac concert, and well, Lindsay Buckingham is a man.
I don't really see why genders are absolutely necessary for names. Plenty of cultures/languages actually have tons of unisex names.
Even 'English' has unisex names like Terry/Terri, Robin, Ashley (not in the US though), Shannon.etc.
As I already pointed out earlier in this thread, Ashley WAS a male name in the US long before it started to be used for girls about 20 years ago.
Ashley Wilkes? HELLO????? OK, he's fictional, but probably the most famous "Ashley" in the United States.
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