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Help[Opinions] Re: Chrisean Rock and naming a child of the opposite sex after yourself
in reply to a message by Ani
Using the unaltered name as a first name only looks cool imo when it's not really a gendered name...I'd say most word names seem potentially unisex. Julia Jr as a male name doesn't strike me the same as Chrisean Jr or Autumn Jr; if a man named a daughter Richard Jr, it'd come across to me like he wanted a son instead. But I think it can be nice when the middle name is the opposite gender for religious or honoring reasons.
I have a feminine first name and would rather use it (altered) for a son than (unaltered) for a daughter, but that's only because that way I would alter the form without feeling awkward (I'd feel weird -it seems too loaded- giving a daughter my exact name yet I imagine using an altered feminine would feel overly self-conscious). My MN is masculine/neutral (I was named it after a man), and I don't have a gender preference on passing that one down; I suppose I'd feel better passing on that one unaltered than I would my 1st name because I already "share" it in the family, so it's like I'd be passing down the family connection not just my name alone.
tl;dr - I don't think it's weird to give a kid your exact name, but it's not something I would do unless it were already an honoring name; and if it's a gendered name, it's probably better as a MN.
I have a feminine first name and would rather use it (altered) for a son than (unaltered) for a daughter, but that's only because that way I would alter the form without feeling awkward (I'd feel weird -it seems too loaded- giving a daughter my exact name yet I imagine using an altered feminine would feel overly self-conscious). My MN is masculine/neutral (I was named it after a man), and I don't have a gender preference on passing that one down; I suppose I'd feel better passing on that one unaltered than I would my 1st name because I already "share" it in the family, so it's like I'd be passing down the family connection not just my name alone.
tl;dr - I don't think it's weird to give a kid your exact name, but it's not something I would do unless it were already an honoring name; and if it's a gendered name, it's probably better as a MN.
This message was edited 3/28/2025, 8:40 PM
