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Help[Opinions] Re: Thoughts on opposite gender MNs?
in reply to a message by hebeCotogna
I think some can work, but a lot of them might be just embarrassing.
Maria and Marian names could be used for guys traditionally, and something like Benjamin or Howard (no feminine forms) could seem spiffy as a gal's mn, if her personal name weren't ambiguous. But a man with the middle name Mary, or a woman named, say, Sophia Ethan - I don't think it seems flattering. I wouldn't be eager to tell people my middle name if it were Louis, for example (it's Lynn, which is actually not gendered and that's fine with me).
I often find that gender-bending seems creative and liberating. But - especially lately, since gender-bending is so very trendy - I feel there's a limit to how far gender can be bent, before sexiness is extinguished. I guess the borderline is just subjective. And it depends on the person bearing the name, too.
- mirfak
Maria and Marian names could be used for guys traditionally, and something like Benjamin or Howard (no feminine forms) could seem spiffy as a gal's mn, if her personal name weren't ambiguous. But a man with the middle name Mary, or a woman named, say, Sophia Ethan - I don't think it seems flattering. I wouldn't be eager to tell people my middle name if it were Louis, for example (it's Lynn, which is actually not gendered and that's fine with me).
I often find that gender-bending seems creative and liberating. But - especially lately, since gender-bending is so very trendy - I feel there's a limit to how far gender can be bent, before sexiness is extinguished. I guess the borderline is just subjective. And it depends on the person bearing the name, too.
- mirfak
This message was edited 10/7/2023, 1:06 AM
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