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I have to say, knowing all the Tristan's that I have known (which aren't many), was shocked to see some posts where it was used as a boys name. Then I looked it up, and it states it is traditionally a masculine name. That floored me.
So I guess my question is, and where your opinion is needed... is Tristan so bad as a girl's name? It's just one of those names that sounds so feminine to me (possibly because it rhymes with Kristen). It's like using Ashley, Leslie, Courtney (etc) as a boy's name... it makes no sense to me as it sounds soft... but I know many of you would use these on a male child in an instant.
So at what point do you think it is perfectly appropriate to use a traditionally masculine name... even though it has a tendency to sound feminine? Did that make any sense at all?
So I guess my question is, and where your opinion is needed... is Tristan so bad as a girl's name? It's just one of those names that sounds so feminine to me (possibly because it rhymes with Kristen). It's like using Ashley, Leslie, Courtney (etc) as a boy's name... it makes no sense to me as it sounds soft... but I know many of you would use these on a male child in an instant.
So at what point do you think it is perfectly appropriate to use a traditionally masculine name... even though it has a tendency to sound feminine? Did that make any sense at all?
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