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Help[Opinions] Re: Ariel and Ira
in reply to a message by Jessica
Ariel Sharon ... I can't readily imagine anyone less girly! But there would be a need for on-going explanations; most people probably haven't heard of him or have forgotten. And Shakespeare's Ariel is male, as far as a magical spirit can be said to be either.
Ira as in Gershwin is a dodgy one. As a (Latin) vocabulary word, it's grammatically feminine, but "as in Gershwin" makes it male for naming purposes. It's never appealed to me: too many impressions of gathering storm clouds and war gods screaming across the sky.
I wouldn't use either, but not for reasons of gender ambiguity: I just don't like them enough.
Ira as in Gershwin is a dodgy one. As a (Latin) vocabulary word, it's grammatically feminine, but "as in Gershwin" makes it male for naming purposes. It's never appealed to me: too many impressions of gathering storm clouds and war gods screaming across the sky.
I wouldn't use either, but not for reasons of gender ambiguity: I just don't like them enough.
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