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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
