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Marlowe
WDYT of this name for a girl? I know that its a surname & is considered masculine (in sound as well), but to me its not in the same vain as other masculine names on girls or other more trendy surnames (Carson, Riley, Mackenzie, etc). Am I grasping at straws?
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I consider it a girl's name.its the name of a trendy clothing store in Toronto.
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No, you aren't. Unless absolutely all surnames are male to you, when first names. So many so-called "male names on girls" were never actually used on boys in the first place! Mackenzie is one of those. Marlowe makes a nice girls' name, imo.
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LIke Anthony I think of Christopher Marlowe. It's nms but I prefer the spelling Marlo by a landslide. Marlowe looks so cumbersome compared to Marlo.
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This is one of my favorite names! I love it for a boy though, not for a girl, as I think it's very musculine..
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I love it!
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Marlowe makes me think of Christopher Marlowe and if i remember correctly didnt he write play about the same time Shakespear did in which the final scene had 23 dead characters on stage.So I guess the name has a weird masculine association for me.
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I like it for a girl, spelled Marlo, which is unusual for me because I think names that end in O are typically too masculine to even consider. But I also love the name/nn Marley.
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The name spelled Marlowe is too butch and surnamey for a female, in my opinion. Funny you should say 'in the same vain [sic],' since to me it does sound a bit vain on a guy. Anyway, I really don't like that surnamey spelling on a girl; it's heavy as a ton of bricks.However, the name Marlo is an established name (albeit rare) for girls, and I adore it.(sorry about long URL. I'm too lazy for snipURL)
http://tools.oxygen.com/babynamer/TypeASearch.cfm?Gender=G&Unique=1&TellMeAbout=marloEnjoy. :-) - chazda[edited to specify it's 'too surnamey' for a female]

This message was edited 11/15/2004, 9:13 PM

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LOL, I noticed the "vain" part too. Anyways, oddly I've never considered that particular spelling (don't know why especially considering Marlo Thomas), but I think you might be right about the other spelling being heavy.
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i like it for a girl.
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