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Help[Opinions] Re: Florence on a boy?
in reply to a message by Quill
I honestly hate this name on a boy. It just feels so extremely feminine. But, I have a bit of an association "story" that you might find interesting:
When I was a kid I watched some of those teen/preteen dramas that were popular in the 80s/90s. I don't remember which one this even was, but there was a new kid in school who everyone thought was "scary" because he had long hair and kept to himself. The main character's friends dared him to find out the new kid's middle name (I have no idea why they would do this or if it's anything kids ever do; I'm relatively sure no one I ever went to school with has the slightest idea what my middle name is, because it really never came up). So for a few days, the main character put in time trying to make friends with the new kid, buying him pop to go with his lunch, etc. Finally, when he asked the kid what his middle name was, the kid replied (you guessed it), "Florence." So the main character had got what he was supposed to from the new kid, but when his friends asked, "So did you find out his middle name?" the main character said, "No; he wouldn't tell me." I always really appreciated that: that the main character wouldn't give his friends something with which to mock the new kid. And that's mainly what I think of when I think of Florence on a guy: that "scary" long-haired new kid with the middle name everyone knew damn well was worthy of mockery.
And obviously, mean kids will mock no matter what; it really doesn't matter what you name your kids, because if they want to mock they'll find a way. They called my sister "Esther the Molester," for example. But Florence is just a very feminine name; I don't feel it's appropriate on a boy. And that's my opinion.
When I was a kid I watched some of those teen/preteen dramas that were popular in the 80s/90s. I don't remember which one this even was, but there was a new kid in school who everyone thought was "scary" because he had long hair and kept to himself. The main character's friends dared him to find out the new kid's middle name (I have no idea why they would do this or if it's anything kids ever do; I'm relatively sure no one I ever went to school with has the slightest idea what my middle name is, because it really never came up). So for a few days, the main character put in time trying to make friends with the new kid, buying him pop to go with his lunch, etc. Finally, when he asked the kid what his middle name was, the kid replied (you guessed it), "Florence." So the main character had got what he was supposed to from the new kid, but when his friends asked, "So did you find out his middle name?" the main character said, "No; he wouldn't tell me." I always really appreciated that: that the main character wouldn't give his friends something with which to mock the new kid. And that's mainly what I think of when I think of Florence on a guy: that "scary" long-haired new kid with the middle name everyone knew damn well was worthy of mockery.
And obviously, mean kids will mock no matter what; it really doesn't matter what you name your kids, because if they want to mock they'll find a way. They called my sister "Esther the Molester," for example. But Florence is just a very feminine name; I don't feel it's appropriate on a boy. And that's my opinion.
This message was edited 7/17/2015, 11:16 AM
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