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[Opinions] Isidore on a girl
I was reading a story today that I wrote when I was about eleven years old. The main character in the story is a girl named Isidore. Isadora has been popping in and out of my top five girls names for a while but, now I think about it, I really do like Isidore for a girl. WDYT? I know y'all are probably going to hate it but It's worth asking anyway.P.s.
I wasn't even going to post this question at all untill I saw the post below. something about seeing the name Isadora made me think it wasn't a totally crazy idea

This message was edited 2/1/2008, 5:32 PM

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Absolutely not. That's why there's Isidora.
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I like it on either gendr
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I like either Isadora or Isadore. I think it is because Isadore just sounds like a French version of Isadora to me, much like Amelie is to Amelia or Sylvie is to Sylvia.
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Isidore for a boy. Isidora / Isadora for a girl. Sorry. Knee-jerk reaction for me. I want to be open and try to think of it as maybe a French feminine form like Laure, Flore, or Aurore. But it's just not sinking in. I'm too used to Isidore for a boy.
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It strikes me as very gauche, particularly when it's only a letter and a sound away from a very striking, legitimate girl's name. Isidore is a fine name for a gentleman, but take a page from the great dancer Isadora Duncan, and use it instead. :)Here's a picture of Ms. Duncan of which I'm particularly fond: http://www.danzaballet.com/userimages/image001okjuyh.jpgArray
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