boys with girls names (schools, kid, teach, mom)

[ADVentive]

Originally Posted by GypsySoul22

My son has a friend named Logan. I thought it was a boy's name...nope, she's a girl.

I know of a girl with this name, but I think it's spelled Logaine to feminize it.

I also know a guy named Erin, which I thought was a girl's name. I had actually assumed that his name was really Aaron, but it's not, it's Erin.

[Icy Tea]

I saw in the paper recently a girl was named "Campbell". That's pretty bad.

[formercalifornian]

That doesn't seem so weird to me. Nobody seems to bat an eye at Campbell Brown. Scottish surnames are very popular as first names, particularly for the upper-middle class.

I have a Scottish surname that has been used as a first name for many generations in the U.S. and is considered very feminine despite its origins. In fact, my last name is often mistaken for my first name by people who don't know me well.

[aidxen]

Originally Posted by the one

the "Jessy"'s i have known are always jesse. sometimes short for jesus, as in hay-zeus. other times just jesse.

as some one said, some are family last names. some are unisex. but jessica for a boy just seems odd.

interesting.

and kelly and tracy arent that bad of names. i know boys (well they are men now) with the name kelly. anyone remember bad news bears?

Sorry, I probably mispedt it.
The conversation I had with the parents was verbal and not written so I am not sure how they are going to spell Jesse.

[kaykay]

Originally Posted by skahar

I've known men named Shannon, Tracey and Jody but never thought much of it. Jessica would be kinda weird.

Jessica WOULD be rather unusual! ( Jesse, no.) Many of the above mentioned names, however, do not strike me as soley feminine names even Carroll....I have known several men with this name.

By the way, my mother's name is "Charlie." Not short for Charlene or anything! Just really "Charlie."

Many names today seem like they are more like last names and I suppose could be male or female.

[jennaflorrie]

Originally Posted by aidxen

For a long time, we have seen girls being named with names that were once boys names. But the other day, I met some parents who have given their son a girls name. The call their son Jessy but the name on the birth certificate is actually Jessica.

Very odd!!! But it could have been worse, he could have been called Nancy or Sally!

Why would parents give their sons girls names I just don't know! Perhaps the parents are trying to be hip or alternative...I think its just plain cruel

[Granny Sue]

This reminds me of when I babysat for my SIL & BIL.
I kept getting phone calls for "Kim".
I would politely explain that no "Kim" lived here.
This went on for about 10 calls. Finally, I said....look...we've been thru this. This is the house of Bob & Sandy......

I then hear Bob's mom break out in peals of laughter.....I never knew that Bob's 1st name was actually Kimberly.........We still laugh about that today.

But really...why would one to that?

[Nelly Nomad]

My son still smirks a bit whenever an old movie with Leslie Howard is advertised. Especially when I told him Leslie was considered quite the heartthrob in his day .

By the same token you have girls with traditionally boys' names. Glenn Close? Michael Learned? If those are the birthnames, what were their parents thinking?

[JustJulia]

In the U.K., titled men would use the name of their land, not their family name (I think I'm saying that right). So the Earl of Kimberley in England would be called Kimberley, not his "real name," by his peers.

Earl of Kimberley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

It's just one of those names that was appropriated by girls, like Ashley, Whitney and similar names. At least they left Dudley alone!

[TKramar]

I've known more MALE Dales than female ones. Just like I've known more women than men named Kelly.