someone in my family has a son (or will soon) named
Brooks. I never found it's appeal as a full FN. I like it as a nn only, I do plan on calling
Brooklyn,
Brooks or
Brook as a nn.
ETA: my sister as well hates it on a boy, but oh well. I think it's because she likes
Brooke for a girl.
I used to love it on a girl only, until it because overly popular on a girl. It's rarely used for boys, which IMO makes it nicer.
I admit it does sound slightly feminine, however both
Brook, and
Lynn were originally male so it doesn't bother me. I have masculine names I'd use for my daugthers (ex:
Bryce), so I don't think
Brooklyn would be to bad off having a more feminine name.
I wasn't trying to change your opinions, I was just giving insight on my I chose them.
This message was edited 6/19/2007, 2:00 AM