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Help[Opinions] Re: Shannon (for a boy)
in reply to a message by Chelsea
I've known one male Shannon, but am not sure what his middle name was. I think it's okay on a boy, though since Shannon is my name it's hard for me to think objectively about it. I actually was trying to come up with combos and nothing seemed quite right. Shannon Michael and Shannon Brian are okay.
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I didn't read your post before I made mine. So I just wanted to make it clear that I don't really dislike Shannon, it has a pretty sound, and as I said, I do think it's feminine-sounding. In regard to the woman I referred to, I just objected to the specific reason she gave for using Shannon--to reflect her Irish heritage. If that's not the reason for its use, as no doubt it isn't in the majority of cases, I think the name is fine.
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Nah, doesn't bother me, I agree with you on the faux-Irish thing. Drives me crazy when people want an "Irish" name "so we named our daughter Bailey!" :/ My parents didn't name me Shannon because of the river or anything, they actually heard it because my Grandpa worked for a company called Shannon-Kline and thought it just sounded pretty.
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