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Help[Opinions] Re: Shannon
in reply to a message by Indy
I think a boy would suffer.
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We all suffer, no matter what our names are. ;)
Plus, you never know if the kid you're naming will actually choose / turn out to be the gender they're assigned.
Plus, you never know if the kid you're naming will actually choose / turn out to be the gender they're assigned.
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I'm speaking of likelihoods, that's all. Why take the chance? I see no reason for it. Also, the use of the word "suffer" was meant to be humorous hyperbole. I apologize if that didn't come across as I intended.
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I thought it might be a bit hyperbolic. I was being cheeky too.
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I've known 2 men named Shannon and trust me, neither one has ever "suffered" Or, at least not by much at all. I'm just putting that out there. I honestly think the name, although nice for both genders IMO, works better for a boy if I dare say.
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^^^Love this^^^ - Welcome to the Club!
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Do you? It seems fairly unisex to me. It even entered the boys top 100 a few times in the 70s. It reminds me a lot of Quinn for a boy.
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Yeah. There's a lot of "I love Ashley for a boy" and "I love Courtney for a boy" here, but I'm of the school of thought that it's a bad idea to give a boy a name once it has become popular for girls. We all know my husband was called Jamie and then it became popular for girls and then he hated it yada yada yada, and I think that has influenced me somewhat.
It's not certain there's be any problem, and that the boy will hate it, but I personally would not take the chance.
I just asked my son-in-law if he'd mind being named Shannon and he made a "Are you kidding me?" face.
It's not certain there's be any problem, and that the boy will hate it, but I personally would not take the chance.
I just asked my son-in-law if he'd mind being named Shannon and he made a "Are you kidding me?" face.
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My dad is Lynn, which is still somewhat common for men his age in the Midwest. On the East Coast, however, it is unheard of. It's driven him crazy. My mom was once on phone with someone from the PTA and stated that she needed to ask her husband. The woman's reply "Oh, you're HUSBAND? I thought you were one of those new-age couples!" I'd have to correct people ALL the time that Lynn was my dad, not my mom.
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There is nothing so feminine about the name Lynn. I like it for either gender as well as I like Shannon. (I am also mostly Irish & German.)
I wish small minded folks would realize that the world is much bigger than their petty opinions or perceptions - and more importantly, would think before they speak.
I wish small minded folks would realize that the world is much bigger than their petty opinions or perceptions - and more importantly, would think before they speak.
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Um....this board is dedicated to petty opinions and perceptions.
Solveig didn't say that anyone gave an opinion of the name Lynn for a male. She just said that it caused confusion and misunderstanding. That's because it's very predominately a female name in the US. You can't blame people for assuming that a Lynn is a female.
Solveig didn't say that anyone gave an opinion of the name Lynn for a male. She just said that it caused confusion and misunderstanding. That's because it's very predominately a female name in the US. You can't blame people for assuming that a Lynn is a female.
This message was edited 7/23/2017, 10:42 AM
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Although I did not mention this board at all in my above comment - and as a matter of fact, I wrote merely that I wish people would think before they "speak" (not write), I did nevertheless perceive the antipathy of a slur last year--and actually on more than one occasion: one from Gigibee - involving something you stated, but you were not involved in the actual slur - and I thank you for this.
I just queried the board administration on this referenced hateful intolerance.
I just queried the board administration on this referenced hateful intolerance.
This message was edited 7/23/2017, 9:04 PM
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