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[Opinions] Evelyn is male.
Evelyn is a male name. It is used on females now also, but that doesn't mean that it is in any way inappropriate for use as a male name. If switching 'the gender of names' was wrong then wouldn't you approve of Evelyn being used for a male, rather than the females taking it?I've taught a young boy named Evelyn and he wasn't teased at all.

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I don't "disaprove" of Evelyn for a boy. It is a unisex name and I understand that. But currently it is seen (in the US at least) as a wholey female name. I DO disaprove of names traditionally used for one gender suddenly being flipped by some "innovative" person.
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