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[Opinions] Cinnamon on a boy?
Hi !!!In Italian the word for cinnamon is "cannella" which is definetly feminine.But "cinnamon" sounds masculine to me.WDYT?
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Cannella actually sounds like a name. Do you know if it's ever used as a name in Italy?I actually like the name Cinnamon (for a gir), despite the fact that it's considered tacky. But I don't think it fits a boy. Well, it doesn't exactly fit a girl either. It's better for a pet.
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I wouldn't use it on either. Maybe as a middle name, if I had some reason to.I would expect a person named Cinnamon to be female, but it would seem about the same on a male: acceptable and not totally unappealing, but shallow. It's kind of like purple hair. Catching attention, but having no particular significance.

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No, I wouldn't use it on a baby. I like the sound of the word, but as a name, it seems silly.
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I've seen Cinnamon used as a surname, so logically it should be perfect for a boy.It was in a list of candidates who'd passed their final school-leaving exam, so all I know is the full name, which I found very memorable: Grant David Cinnamon! It sounds like half a sentence: "Grant David cinnamon but deny him the ginger and nutmeg".I wouldn't use it on a human, but it could work well on a cat or dog with fur of the right pinkish-brown colour.
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Or a rabbit! Cinnamon Bun.Grant David Cinnamon is marvellous.
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Giggle!
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I can onpy see Cinnamon on a cat, or a stripper
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I don't like it. In the US, Cinnamon is exclusively feminine and is considered a stripper name. If you like the sound of Cinnamon, how about Cimarron? I think it's from the Spanish cimarrón, meaning "wild, untamed." Though there's no record of it being used as a name, it has been used to describe a Panamanian tribe (the Cimarron people), wild horses (caballos cimarrones), and various landmarks in the American West, including a mountain range. It is generally synonymous with the Wild West, and has been used in the titles of many western movies.
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No. I would use it on a pet, but not a human. Or on a pudding =)
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No, it is an entirely feminine, bordering on cartoonishly sexy, name.
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