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I'd assume it was a sort of hippy word name, probably a girl, nickname Snow or Snowy. I'd expect middle names otr siblings like Prairie, Meadow, Storm, Sky, Forest, Tree (yes I have met a person named Tree before), and maybe some more common flower names.
I get why it would be a name visually (just from how a snowflake looks, not the look of the word "snowflake") but I don't think it works. The "flake" part just sounds and looks bad IMO. Even just "Snow" looks more like a name for a pet than a human.

1) Snowflake is a term for someone who is super sensitive and I would think of that first and foremost and immediately write off the name despite it having an otherwise lovely imagery. 2) I see it more on a girl 3) I would highly prefer Snow or Snowe and would pair it with something less nature-y and word-y like Snowe James or Snow Mariana.

I would think it was a nickname

It sounds like a cruel joke, because it's a word I hear said with derision, more often than not.

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I'd think of a girl. Nature names are mostly used for girls, in my experience, and I think of Snow in connection with the Disney princess.

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Snowflake Grace
Snowflake McKinley
Snowflake Anastasia
Snowflake Princess

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Snowflake has, unfortunately, gained a very negative connotation - in my generation (the dreaded Millennials) especially. It's something people like calling us if they think our hearts are bleeding too much. If I met a small child whose name was actually Snowflake, I'd think his or her parents were willfully ignorant and setting their kid up for a lifetime of bullying. I wouldn't even use it as a nickname now.

I’d think it was a girl. All I can think of is a gray and white kitten I used to have named Snowflake. Doesn’t sound like an actual name to me.

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A mn for Snowflake.... For humor’s sake, I think a really plain, basic name would be great. Maybe:
Snowflake Anne
Snowflake Alice
Snowflake Mary
Snowflake Beth
It almost sounds like a title rather than a name.

This message was edited 7/19/2018, 11:28 AM

I'd brace myself to not act embarrassed to use the kid's name. Flake! I'm sorry, child, but your name has flake in it and I can't forget.
I think the nature meaning is cool (oh dear. I didn't intend the pun), and the idiom meaning is unfortunate, and the flake part is hideous, and the word itself is not namey at all. I'd rather be named Singular than Snowflake.
I'd expect it to be a girl, because I picture someone who'd use it, as someone who'd think it was feminine.
It would be an awkward three name combo
Snowflake Wynter Evening
Snowflake Theon Lewan
Snowflake Lavender Risquella
Snowflake Jessa Norma Ladie
Snowflake Seraphina Springday
Snowflake Fallon Helena

This message was edited 7/19/2018, 9:58 AM

That it was a girl, with very hippy dippy parents. It's terrible on a person tbh, especially considering the implications of "special snowflake".

I'd think it wasn't a human at all. Or I'd hope so.
Snowflake would probably have a middle name like Petticoat or Kangaroo, because I'd expect the kind of people who'd actually name a kid Snowflake to be about that level mentally.

As somebody who reads a lot of political news, I am so sick of this word and everything it’s supposed to mean. I’d be even more annoyed if I met a baby Snowflake than I would if I met a baby Bling or Bae or Clappedback.

There was a Say Yes to the Dress: Bridesmaids episode with a (female) Snowflake. She seemed to still be going by it as a 20 something year old adult, so maybe it’s possible. I can quite easily imagine it on a child but struggle more on an adult, and I would guess girl. As for middles, I guess it depends. I can imagine a more normal middle to fall back on like Snowflake Isabel or their parents could easily go all out and name them Snowflake Rainbow-Blossom or something.

I'd expect Snowflake to be white and furry with whiskers and to say "Meow" a lot. Perhaps a good mn might be Kitty.

I'd think they had non-English-speaking parents who liked the sound of the word.
there are a couple of (special little) Snowflakes listed in the UK birth records - including a Snowflake George and a Snowflake Celia - but none born more recently than 1923.

It's kind of weird as a name. Others have mentioned 'special snowflake' and I thought of that as well. I like just Snow so Snowflake feels over the top and trying too much to be... special. ;)

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I would assume Snowflake was a girl but secretly hoping boy.
Snowflake is a name that I feel needs a more substantial middle name, like Snowflake Alexander or Snowflake Josephine.

I'd assume it was a nickname honestly

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If I heard someone say it, I'd assume it was a nickname for a very light-skinned blonde child.

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I'm leaning towards a boy if I heard this. If I knew for sure it was their official given name, I'd assume it was a girl. But this would be mainly based on the fact that girls tend to get more unique-type names than boys overall.

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I'd assume a MN something like Snowflake Honeyblossom.

Would kind of be puzzled. Snowflake has a mostly negative connotation in society (“special snowflake,” etc. referring to an entitled, arrogant person who wants to be “different”). And names that try too hard are often called snowflake names. I’d just be really confused tbh and would think the parents were pretty disconnected from modern discourse.

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Don’t think gender would matter. Middle names? Probably something naturey or esoteric, like Beibhinn or D’Artagnan.

I would find that cringe worthy. Even before the annoying usage in political non-discourse began there was the phrase about "special snowflakes" and I don't think you can disconnect well from that meaning. Snow would be cute. I would be shocked to see Snowflake on a boy. It seems kind of small and chirpy and people don't usually go that way for boys. Snow is nice for either gender though I would like it better on a boy.

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If I go for nice combos

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Snowflake Eliana or Snowflake Leland

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If I go for what I'd expect

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Snowflake Sunday or Snowflake Noelle

Snowflake would be a horrible name because it reminds me of the derogatory term for an overly sensitive person. I would think they were a girl. I would expect the middle name to be something generic like Marie or Ann.

It would seem sort of unfortunate, given the existence of “special snowflake “ as a pejorative. Also I just think “flake” is an ugly syllable. With the nickname Snow it seems better.

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I would expect Snowflake to be a girl, and either another word name in the middle or something very traditional. Snowflake Moonbeam or Snowflake Anne. No in between.