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Help[Opinions] Re: Artemis for a boy
in reply to a message by Dianatiger
To me Artemis is the goddess, and therefore firmly traditionally feminine, not unisex at all. I never read the Artemis Fowl books so don't have that alternative association.
I'm fine with some names being unisex - surnames, nature names, occupation names (basically any word name is "neutral" and up for grabs by either in my opinion). However, using a traditionally masculine name on a girl (e.g. James) perplexes me, unless it is a family surname. And vice versa for traditionally feminine names on boys. Why do it? There are literally thousands of names to choose from, why confuse the issue further?
I'm fine with some names being unisex - surnames, nature names, occupation names (basically any word name is "neutral" and up for grabs by either in my opinion). However, using a traditionally masculine name on a girl (e.g. James) perplexes me, unless it is a family surname. And vice versa for traditionally feminine names on boys. Why do it? There are literally thousands of names to choose from, why confuse the issue further?
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