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Coincidentally, my local TV new station had the top ten most popular names for baby boys and girls listed on their program tonight and more on their website.
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4. Jayden
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Funny I know quite a few Jaydens, they are all girls.
Another irritation is when parents, ignorant of the true meaning of a name, give a boy's name to a girl just because they think the name is a girl's name. Case in point: a girl named Etienne. Etienne is a male name in France and its English equivalent is Steven/Stephen.
Alexis is another one that drives me crazy. I had a big argument with a relative over the fact that Alexis is really a boys name. I had to prove her wrong. Female version would be Alexia. Lots of white girls with this name, mostly teenagers or older now, but I've noticed the Hispanic population using it correctly in the last few years, on boys.
I'm all for giving girls a "boys" name, in fact I wish more parents would do it. Many parents do it to give their child an advantage out in the real world, and why not give your child every little advantage you can? Sad but true, there is still plenty of sexism out in the world. Someday she might want to pursue a "male" profession and discover there are still plenty of employers who will favor a resume with a name that might be "male."
The names I dislike are names like "Bambi." Talk about a name that could potentially hurt your child's future career. Unless she wants to be a stripper.
Alexis is another one that drives me crazy. I had a big argument with a relative over the fact that Alexis is really a boys name. I had to prove her wrong. Female version would be Alexia. Lots of white girls with this name, mostly teenagers or older now, but I've noticed the Hispanic population using it correctly in the last few years, on boys.
LOL yes! The only Alexis I know is female, white, and pushing 40. It's such an odd name on her.
I was at a fundraiser last weekend for children with heart disease. One of the little boys in the slideshow was named Jwill. I'm not sure how that is pronounced!
I met a woman named Aloha once. Was sure it was a nickname, but nope, it's her real first name. Kinda pretty, just had never heard it before.
I went to high school with Arley Orley Farley, and my brother went to school with Rusty Pipes. I also knew a William William Williams.
Alexis is another one that drives me crazy. I had a big argument with a relative over the fact that Alexis is really a boys name. I had to prove her wrong. Female version would be Alexia. Lots of white girls with this name, mostly teenagers or older now, but I've noticed the Hispanic population using it correctly in the last few years, on boys.
Alexia is Alice in Latin. Back in the olden days birth certificates were written in Latin, my grandmother's name was Alice and her birth certificate states her name as Alexia. I took the name Alexia for my Confirmation name, way before the name became popular.
I'm all for giving girls a "boys" name, in fact I wish more parents would do it. Many parents do it to give their child an advantage out in the real world, and why not give your child every little advantage you can? Sad but true, there is still plenty of sexism out in the world. Someday she might want to pursue a "male" profession and discover there are still plenty of employers who will favor a resume with a name that might be "male."
The names I dislike are names like "Bambi." Talk about a name that could potentially hurt your child's future career. Unless she wants to be a stripper.
That is completely stupid to name a girl a boys name.
and no, i would not name my daughter a boys name.
think of how hard stuff is like that on applications and stuff, they call our Mr so and so, and it is a girl.
to me, that seems utterly riidiculous to name a girl a boys name.
i bet no one would want to name a boy a girls name.
Why hello there Mrs Smith, have you met my two daughters?, this is Ralph she is 3 and this is Anthony she is 5.
sounds pretty stupid, doesn't it
actually is makes the parents seem like illiterates, kinda like giving a name a way out spelling....
I don't understand this whole Nevaeh trend. Why not call the child Heaven rather than spelling it backwards?
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