Why do people give girls masculine names?

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by JPD

There's plenty of men/boys with names that are typically considered feminine. Whitney, Leslie, Ashley, Francis, Carol, Lynn, Shannon, Stacy, Tracy, etc.

Dana, Lindsey

[Joe the Photog]

Originally Posted by zzzSnorlax

Lindsey Graham?

I always assumed Lindsay was the feminine name and Lindsey the masculine. But, really, who cares?

[Nefret]

I've never understood giving a girl a name sending in -son, such as Madison or Allison.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by JPD

There's plenty of men/boys with names that are typically considered feminine. Whitney, Leslie, Ashley, Francis, Carol, Lynn, Shannon, Stacy, Tracy, etc.

No. They were all male names FIRST.

Francis is a man's name. You think that guy in Assisi was named after a girl? There is a female version spelled Frances.

And, um, Ashley Wilkes ring a bell? Get in a time machine and go back even 40 years and try to find a girl named Ashley.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by Nefret

I've never understood giving a girl a name sending in -son, such as Madison or Allison.

Me, neither. Someone on one of these threads once stated that she thought Addison was the most beautiful, feminine name. Addison means "son of Adam". Further, it was a surname of a man for whom Addison's Disease is named. How is that feminine?

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by LauraC

Dana, Lindsey

Also were men's names first. As were Beverly and Vivian, names that were male, went female, and then out of style.

[Mightyqueen801]

Originally Posted by beachie123

the OP said they feel sorry for the sweet little girl named grey. sounds more like criticism than curiosity to me.

Didn't that come from the movie Curly Sue? The lawyer/female love interest's name is Grey.