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Help[Opinions] Romney
Wdyt of this as a first name for a boy?
Do you think it’s more masculine or feminine or unisex?
Is it too surnamey?
Have you ever met/heard of anyone with this name?
I fell in love with it after seeing a girl on instagram named this but I prefer it on a boy. I usually don’t enjoy unisex names but since this one is so rare it doesn’t bug me too much. Also, there’s a male character in L. M. Montgomery’s Chronicles of Avonlea named Romney Penhallow which I think is why I prefer it on a boy (and any link to Montgomery is a bonus in my book!).
Thank you in advance!
Do you think it’s more masculine or feminine or unisex?
Is it too surnamey?
Have you ever met/heard of anyone with this name?
I fell in love with it after seeing a girl on instagram named this but I prefer it on a boy. I usually don’t enjoy unisex names but since this one is so rare it doesn’t bug me too much. Also, there’s a male character in L. M. Montgomery’s Chronicles of Avonlea named Romney Penhallow which I think is why I prefer it on a boy (and any link to Montgomery is a bonus in my book!).
Thank you in advance!
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It’s far too associated with the politician. Maybe for a character in a book but not to name a child.
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I would think of the US politician, or Romney Marshes in Kent.
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My first instinct was to agree with previous responses and say it’s unusable in the us because of political associations . But on the other hand that didnt stop a lot of people from using Reagan and Kennedy. I still don’t like it though.
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I agree it's ruined by being a surname of someone very well-known right now.
I would think it seems unisex, leaning masculine, like Riley - and yeah, too surnamey for me, about like Rooney or Raleigh is.
-ney surnames seem trendy, so it wouldn't be surprising as such ... except that it'd seem surprising because it's so associated with the [in]famous Romneys, to me.
I would think it seems unisex, leaning masculine, like Riley - and yeah, too surnamey for me, about like Rooney or Raleigh is.
-ney surnames seem trendy, so it wouldn't be surprising as such ... except that it'd seem surprising because it's so associated with the [in]famous Romneys, to me.
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are you from the US?
Because here, Romney is pretty much exclusively associated with the Romney political family. George Romney was governor of Michigan in the mid-20th century, and his son Mitt Romney ran for president in 2012.
So no, I don't think of Romney as a fn, for a boy or a girl. I don't think it has an attractive sound either; the m and n so close just don't work for me. Also, the name is too similar in sound to Rodney, which I think is butt-ugly.
Because here, Romney is pretty much exclusively associated with the Romney political family. George Romney was governor of Michigan in the mid-20th century, and his son Mitt Romney ran for president in 2012.
So no, I don't think of Romney as a fn, for a boy or a girl. I don't think it has an attractive sound either; the m and n so close just don't work for me. Also, the name is too similar in sound to Rodney, which I think is butt-ugly.
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American politics are well -known enough for people outside the use to know at least Mitt Romney, since he did run for president against Obama in 2012. Definitely not first name material.
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Yes, this definitely doesn't work in the U.S. Otherwise, I would think it was acceptable, but not something I particularly like. If I did see it as a first name I would assume it was a boy.
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