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Old 05-10-2017, 01:15 PM
 
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I'm just curious. It doesn't affect my life one way or the other. Do people think it gives their female child a head start in life? Did they want a boy and get a girl instead?
I'm referring to names that were once given exclusively to boys such as Hunter, Madison, Taylor, Casey, Tyler, Ashley and there are many others.
I recently met someone who named their adorable little girl Grey. I feel sorry for the sweet little girl. If everything is going towards gender neutral then why isn't the reverse true? I don't see any boys with names like Ann or Karen.
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Old 05-10-2017, 01:20 PM
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I don't see any boys with names like Ann or Karen.
There's plenty of men/boys with names that are typically considered feminine. Whitney, Leslie, Ashley, Francis, Carol, Lynn, Shannon, Stacy, Tracy, etc.
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Old 05-10-2017, 01:21 PM
 
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"Why do people give girls masculine names?"

Probably because they feel like it.
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Old 05-10-2017, 01:27 PM
 
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I'm just curious. It doesn't affect my life one way or the other. Do people think it gives their female child a head start in life? Did they want a boy and get a girl instead?
I'm referring to names that were once given exclusively to boys such as Hunter, Madison, Taylor, Casey, Tyler, Ashley and there are many others.
I recently met someone who named their adorable little girl Grey. I feel sorry for the sweet little girl. If everything is going towards gender neutral then why isn't the reverse true? I don't see any boys with names like Ann or Karen.
John Wayne's real first name was Marion.
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Old 05-10-2017, 01:27 PM
 
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I don't see any boys with names like Ann or Karen.
what about a boy named sue?
and wasn't john wayne's real name marion?
*shrug*

i actually like some boyish names for girls. depends on the name, i guess.
again... *shrug*
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Old 05-10-2017, 01:27 PM
 
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There's plenty of men/boys with names that are typically considered feminine. Whitney, Leslie, Ashley, Francis, Carol, Lynn, Shannon, Stacy, Tracy, etc.
Half of the names you listed are traditional men's names, not women's.
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Old 05-10-2017, 01:29 PM
 
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Most people probably now think of Ashley as a girl's name, and as far as I know, Madison started being popular following the movie "Splash." I had never heard it before that.
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Old 05-10-2017, 01:30 PM
 
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Just switch your name...or gender!
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Old 05-10-2017, 01:31 PM
 
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Half of the names you listed are traditional men's names, not women's.
They might have been at one point, but would probably raise a few eyebrows if given to a boy today.
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Old 05-10-2017, 01:32 PM
 
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John Wayne's real first name was Marion.
Traditionally Marion is a male name and Marian is a female name.
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