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I like it a little, as a middle name, more for a boy, because that's my alma mater. Ann Arbor was named because the dude's wife was Ann and he loves trees. The arboretum in Ann Arbor is really magical, huge, and central to the life of the city. (I'm saying this for people who don't know it.) My hometown has a little arboretum too, but it's not the most important thing here. AA's arboretum is a major, um, dream-womb.

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I think it sounds better on a boy. I don't like names like Harper, Parker, etc on girls. I think they're frumpy/ugly.

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Ann Arbor is one of the most perfectly named cities I've ever met. There's a pattern of offbeat, creative towns with A names that sound kind of like Ann Arbor. Consider:

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Auburn, AL
Asheville, NC
Austin, TX

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That's all I can think of, but hey that's a lot. I'm sure there are girls named after Austin, Texas; I've met a girl named after Auburn, AL.

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