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Help[Opinions] Re: Tristan
in reply to a message by Christa S.
Tristan is very bad for a girl.
It is actually a boys' name, meaning not a surname so the 'surnames are unisex' argument doesn't work. I wouldn't say it is like using James, John, David etc for girls because they have a continued popularity for boys but it is like using Dominic or Oscar or something like that on a girl - not overly popular but undoubtedly a male name.
As for sounding 'feminine' because it rhymes with Kristen - Maurice and Doris sound the same in my accent so how about Maurice on a girl? Or maybe John on a girl because in some accents (though not mine) it sounds like Dawn? Or shall I use Eve on a boy because it rhymes with Steve? That is another argument that doesn't sit well with me.
For the other part of the post - I don't mind 'feminine-sounding' names on boys mainly because I don't see that as a bad thing. Sidney, Darcy, Aubrey and Dara feature very highly on my favourites for boys. I don't see it as a problem. I honestly cannot understand why boys must have either very traditional names like John, William, Thomas (though I love these) or uber-masculine names like Hunter, Cannon etc. Maybe because people are finding names like Tristan (the name of a knight for heavens sake, how more masculine can you get?) girly?
It is actually a boys' name, meaning not a surname so the 'surnames are unisex' argument doesn't work. I wouldn't say it is like using James, John, David etc for girls because they have a continued popularity for boys but it is like using Dominic or Oscar or something like that on a girl - not overly popular but undoubtedly a male name.
As for sounding 'feminine' because it rhymes with Kristen - Maurice and Doris sound the same in my accent so how about Maurice on a girl? Or maybe John on a girl because in some accents (though not mine) it sounds like Dawn? Or shall I use Eve on a boy because it rhymes with Steve? That is another argument that doesn't sit well with me.
For the other part of the post - I don't mind 'feminine-sounding' names on boys mainly because I don't see that as a bad thing. Sidney, Darcy, Aubrey and Dara feature very highly on my favourites for boys. I don't see it as a problem. I honestly cannot understand why boys must have either very traditional names like John, William, Thomas (though I love these) or uber-masculine names like Hunter, Cannon etc. Maybe because people are finding names like Tristan (the name of a knight for heavens sake, how more masculine can you get?) girly?
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