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Help[Opinions] um I'd use Michael on a girl :) [m]
in reply to a message by Aileen
and I am thinking, lol. I hate Michaela/Mia/Michelle/Michal or any other feminine form Michael for girls they just don't appeal to me so that's why I'm using Michael for a girl even though its not girly sounding at all or feminine oh well :/.
I know you didn't ask but as someone who would use Michael on a girl that's what I was thinking :).
I know you didn't ask but as someone who would use Michael on a girl that's what I was thinking :).
This message was edited 3/20/2008, 2:52 PM
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This isn't meant to start an argument or force my opinions upon you or anything of the sorts, I just want to say how I feel about it. I hope you don't mind.
I know that you like some feminine names on boys, masculine names on girls, etc., but... Michael? I guess it just seems so handsome and masculine to me. Kind of like naming a girl Johnathon, James, Alexander or Thomas. It just doesn't work for me, I guess. I prefer the name Anais on a boy, but it's feminine. Frankly a lot of people have never heard of the name Anais in their life (despite Anais Nin), so it's less obviously a gender-bender. All in all it's the decision of the parent to name their child, but I really don't see the appeal in it. Plus, does it really matter if you don't like any of the feminine forms of Michael? You don't have to have a feminine alternative for it, or even use it on a girl at all. Alexander, Alexis, Aleksei and all other masculine forms of Alexander are some of my favorite names ever, but I positively loathe every feminine form, so I just decided to not bother with a feminine form of it at all. Also, I don't like any feminine forms of Patrick, so just decided that it would stay masculine and no form of it would be used for a girl. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you rather like the names Milo and Miles, right? They're honestly nms, but are forms of Michael, and seem much more feminine. Miley is an actual feminine form. Why not try those?
Now, again, all naming choices are up to you. I hope I didn't seem like I was forcing my own ideas upon you in this post. If I did come off like that, I apologize. This was simply a post with my own opinions and nothing more.
I know that you like some feminine names on boys, masculine names on girls, etc., but... Michael? I guess it just seems so handsome and masculine to me. Kind of like naming a girl Johnathon, James, Alexander or Thomas. It just doesn't work for me, I guess. I prefer the name Anais on a boy, but it's feminine. Frankly a lot of people have never heard of the name Anais in their life (despite Anais Nin), so it's less obviously a gender-bender. All in all it's the decision of the parent to name their child, but I really don't see the appeal in it. Plus, does it really matter if you don't like any of the feminine forms of Michael? You don't have to have a feminine alternative for it, or even use it on a girl at all. Alexander, Alexis, Aleksei and all other masculine forms of Alexander are some of my favorite names ever, but I positively loathe every feminine form, so I just decided to not bother with a feminine form of it at all. Also, I don't like any feminine forms of Patrick, so just decided that it would stay masculine and no form of it would be used for a girl. Now, correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you rather like the names Milo and Miles, right? They're honestly nms, but are forms of Michael, and seem much more feminine. Miley is an actual feminine form. Why not try those?
Now, again, all naming choices are up to you. I hope I didn't seem like I was forcing my own ideas upon you in this post. If I did come off like that, I apologize. This was simply a post with my own opinions and nothing more.
This message was edited 3/20/2008, 4:05 PM
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Michael Learned = Olivia Walton
Michael Learned is a noted actress who played the mother, Olivia, on the series The Waltons ("Good night, Johnboy"). She is one famous example of the fact that Michael has been used for both sexes.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495229/bio
Of course I do recognize that usage is overwhelmingly male, still, it would not be without precedent to name a daughter Michael.
Michael Learned is a noted actress who played the mother, Olivia, on the series The Waltons ("Good night, Johnboy"). She is one famous example of the fact that Michael has been used for both sexes.
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0495229/bio
Of course I do recognize that usage is overwhelmingly male, still, it would not be without precedent to name a daughter Michael.
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Anais is not a masculine name. What do you mean by "it's less known to be strictly masculine"?
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Oh wow I worded that really badly
That's meant to mean that it's not a masculine name, but isn't commonly known in general. I'll go fix that right now lol.
That's meant to mean that it's not a masculine name, but isn't commonly known in general. I'll go fix that right now lol.
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