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There's a (female) character named Tierney in the book Libby on Wednesday by Zilpha Keatley Snyder.

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It's usable, though I don't personally care for it. It's feminine to me probably b/c it's feminine in the book. I don't have any ideas about what Tierney would be a nickname for.

I've seen two Tierneys on the birth club online I belong to. I think it's pretty and definitely best for a girl. Doesn't seem like it has any nicknames though.

Like it a lot

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In my mind it's a surname but as a given name I tend to think of it as female (bias, because it reminds me of actress Gene Tierney). I used to write sometimes about a female character named Tierney Kiel Stuart that I called TK.

Do you think it's usuable?
Yes
And if it is do you like it?
Yes, it's been on my list for a while. I slightly prefer Tiernan though.
Do you prefer it masculine or feminine?
Masculine definitely.
Would you be inclined to use a nickname?
No.

I think it could be used for a male, not a female. I don't mind it actually. Not too sure about a nn for it though.

It seems like a trendy-surname-as-fn, esp. when used on a girl, IMO. But most of all, it just reminds me of the word "tyranny". :-/ Not so great.

It's certainly usable - not within my own style zone, but far from bad. I hear it as feminine. No NNs spring to mind right now, aside from maybe Ernie, and that's a stretch.

it reminds me of tyranny.

Do you think it's usable? Yes, particulary for a character.

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And if so do you like it? I'm pretty neutral on this one. I don't have many feelings for it either way.

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Do you prefer it masculine or feminine? Masculine. I never even thought of it as feminine, but I could see it.

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Would you be inclined to use a nickname? Maybe the occasional Tier, but probably not.

I guess it's usable. I would think of it as feminine because the one times I've seen it as a fn, it's on girls.

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I don't like it at all, it sounds WASP-wannabe, and also sounds very much liek tyranny. Cant' think of any nns.

Reminds me of the ER actress, Maura Tierney. Otherwise a good name for a boy.