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Help[Opinions] Re: Could I use these names in the USA
in reply to a message by Wish Fish
I think most/many Americans know Sasha can be masculine. I have no connection with Russia, and it was one of my favorite masculine names in the early 2000s. I associate athletes probably.
I like Valeriy. I don't think it seems more feminine than Valentin (which mainly seems European to me) or Hillary (and I have met a male Hillary born circa 1989; it was fine, not effeminate seeming, just a bit quirky and old-fashioned, which fit him perfectly).
It's possible immature middle schoolers would make fun of their names, but that's possible for almost any name. My name was in the US top 50 when I was born, and I still got jokes about it in middle school. Most younger kids think names are fun in a nicer way and most adults won't care about names or are respectful of cultural differences (in superficial interaction anyway).
Current earworm: "Sálvame" - Ms. Jaylin Brown
https://youtu.be/3W7hibx8iRs?si=-HJR2Lxz7YxLbjmS
I like Valeriy. I don't think it seems more feminine than Valentin (which mainly seems European to me) or Hillary (and I have met a male Hillary born circa 1989; it was fine, not effeminate seeming, just a bit quirky and old-fashioned, which fit him perfectly).
It's possible immature middle schoolers would make fun of their names, but that's possible for almost any name. My name was in the US top 50 when I was born, and I still got jokes about it in middle school. Most younger kids think names are fun in a nicer way and most adults won't care about names or are respectful of cultural differences (in superficial interaction anyway).
Current earworm: "Sálvame" - Ms. Jaylin Brown
https://youtu.be/3W7hibx8iRs?si=-HJR2Lxz7YxLbjmS
This message was edited 4/28/2025, 12:52 PM
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Do you mean more used? Or have you heard Valeriy not being accepted? Valentin seems European to me (or else old-fashioned like Valentine); I'd imagine it's primarily being used by Hispanic people in the US - nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't make it seem more familiar to me than Valeriy so far, since I haven't met one. I like Valentin but feel like Valeriy has less baggage because it's not associated with Valentine's Day.
I'd use Valerian over Valeriy, but I think someone has to like plants names for that.
I'd use Valerian over Valeriy, but I think someone has to like plants names for that.
This message was edited 4/28/2025, 6:12 PM
Not used- more people will understand it as a male name and accept it.
My experience is that many people assume "een" names are probably feminine if they hear them without seeing the person, with the exception of Constantine. It could be regional. I don't think that makes Augustine or Valentin seem effeminate, though, just ambiguous. I also feel like some people would recognize the iy ending as being like Dmitriy.
This message was edited 4/28/2025, 1:09 PM