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[Opinions] Re: No, nope, NEVER. (m)

by Tuesday (tuesday9)

8/11/2016, 5:31 PM

in reply to a message by KimberlyA

You would feel uncomfortable giving a son a boy's name that a girl might have?

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- KimberlyA +7

8/11/2016, 9:53 PM

Maybe not uncomfortable but I'd rather not.

- Serafina Starstrider +6

8/12/2016, 3:23 AM

I'm sorry you feel that way because probably every boys name has been used for a girl before. It's not a new trend, historically it has happened a lot. There is a girl named Abel in my genealogy about 6 to 8 generations back. If you look at genealogy you find some really surprising name trends.

Or is the issue for you that if a certain number of people use a boys name for a girl it ruins it for you? I can see how someone would not use Avery for example for a boy since more girls than boys are receiving the name. It wouldn't stop me but I could see why some people are uncomfortable with that.

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This message was edited 8/12/2016, 5:29 AM

- KimberlyA +4

8/12/2016, 2:08 PM

Yeah, it's not that it truly would make me uncomfortable... just annoyed that my favorite boy name seems to be more commonly used on girls now, so now it's starting to become more girly... know what I mean?

- Serafina Starstrider +1

8/12/2016, 3:38 PM

Yeah but I don't think you need to get anxious about Elliott / Elliot. Maybe certain boys names will have that happen but if Elliot didn't get super used by girls during the years Scrubs was on and the fact that it's in the 600's for popularity for girls I wouldn't worry. I could be wrong but I highly doubt Elliot will become more used for girls than for boys. It just doesn't seem like something you need to worry about. I highly doubt it will even make it into the 300's. Elliette or Eliette might get onto the top 1,000 list possibly.

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- KimberlyA

8/12/2016, 4:23 PM

That's a good point!

- Tuesday (tuesday9) +1

8/12/2016, 2:55 PM

But that's not true at all if you look at the popularity charts for Elliot and Elliott. It is still much more common on boys.

- KimberlyA

8/12/2016, 4:23 PM

That's true. :)

- Joiya

8/12/2016, 7:29 AM

This is true. You will find William and Michaels on girls in the early 1900s even.

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