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[Opinions] Gentry & Others
by iris
11/17/2006, 5:35 PM
In the BAs today I came across a baby girl named Gentry Reagan. While I think Gentry is a pleasant sounding word, a pleasant sounding word does not necessarily a good name make. I keep overthinking it and wondering why they chose "gentry" of all things.Gentry's contemporaries areCalvin Miseo
Samuel Joseph
Ronald Paul "RJ"
Dayton Andrew
Landon Robert
Christopher Erick-Lynn Jr.
Treaden Thomas
William Logan
Jonathan Eli
Samir
Ethan James
Iszak Melvin James
Enrique Edgar
Benjamin Howard
Christopher Isaiah
Antonio Jose
Justin Thien
Jared Lee
Shane Lee
Shaun Thomas Michael
Jack Thomas
Wyatt Carter
Ethan Daniel
DeShawn LesterHannah Anne
Carleona Ann
Angel Alise
Katelyn Rose
Kiara Marie
Alora Verrana
Madison Pahoua
Jontayvia Simone
Ashlyn Nichelle
Ryanna Lyn Marie
Harmony Ariana
Khya Christine
Margaret Marian
Brooklyn Kay
Isabel Katherine
Eva Jade
Kayla Marlene
Ella Danielle
Ashleigh Christian
Caroline Georgia
Leah Darlene
Amelia Josephine
Gwendalyn Mae
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- Isla
11/18/2006, 11:24 AM
Gentry is nms, and especially not for a girl. And paired with Reagan, it's impossible to tell it's a girl's name, imo. Not wise.
:( Would they name their son Anna Jocelyn (even though both were used, though long ago, as male names)? No. I like:
Calvin
Samuel
Eli
Benjamin
Isaiah
Simone
Margaret Marian
Isabel
Eva
Ella
Caroline Georgia
Leah
Amelia Josephine
Mae
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- Array (WeloveyouJesseLacey)
11/18/2006, 8:45 AM
When I hear Gentry, I immediately think Bobbie Gentry, and thus "The Ballad of Billy Joe." Probably not what they were going for. Array

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- Yubi (guest)
11/17/2006, 11:33 PM
Gentry is beyond awful. Faux-pretentious and completely random.
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- Ciarda
11/17/2006, 9:27 PM
I like Gentry as a name, not sure which gender I prefer it on though. Personally, I first saw it as the surname of a character by one of my favorite author's, Laurell K. Hamilton. The character (as well as the series name) is Merry Gentry (Actually Meredith "Merry"). Gentry was actually the surname of Laurell K. Hamilton's grandmother.According to Ancestry Gentry is an English nickname from the Old French genterie "nobility of birth or character".
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- Stevie (StevieGrl)
11/17/2006, 8:43 PM
I like:Dayton Andrew
Landon Robert
Treaden Thomas
Samir
Ethan James
Iszak Melvin James
Enrique Edgar
Shaun Thomas Michael
Wyatt Carter
DeShawn LesterCarleona Ann
Kiara Marie
Alora Verrana
Jontayvia Simone
Ashlyn Nichelle
Ryanna Lyn Marie
Khya Christine
Margaret Marian
Isabel Katherine
Eva Jade
Ella Danielle
Ashleigh Christian
Caroline Georgia
Leah Darlene
Amelia Josephine
Gwendalyn Mae
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- gigibee (guest)
11/17/2006, 8:41 PM
I agree that while gentry is a fine word, it doesn't necessarily make a fine name.About Gentry's cohort:
I especially like Landon, Christopher, Shane and Wyatt. Treaden? Hmmm ... not even sure how to pronounce it.
Among the girls, I like Hannah, Harmony and Leah. Why saddle poor Gwendalyn with a name she will need to spell all through her life? Or perhaps the parents weren't aware that the usual spelling is Gwendolyn.
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- mum2bubba (guest)
11/17/2006, 8:37 PM