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If I met a man named Merlin I'd probably think it was more nerdy, rather than handsome. Like meeting someone named Lancelot or Anakin or Galadriel. Kinda cool, but nerdy and niche.
I kinda like it ... however I am aware it's associated with a handsome actor playing some tv character, and that always puts me off guy names. I feel like it's sorta gross, if a person is considering names for a baby, and evaluates names for their opposite sex too much based on sex-appeal. It's one reason why I didn't seriously consider several guynames I really like and think are handsome, for my son when he was born.
Also I like the sound of "Merlin," in theory, more as a name for a gal. It sounds a bit like Marilyn, and not a lot like any familiar guy names. Of course it's a GP, and the name Merlin is obviously masculine - but my enjoyment of imagining "what if" it were really originally a gal name, like Marilyn, kinda messes up my ability to enjoy it as a name for a baby boy.
- mirfak
I kinda like it ... however I am aware it's associated with a handsome actor playing some tv character, and that always puts me off guy names. I feel like it's sorta gross, if a person is considering names for a baby, and evaluates names for their opposite sex too much based on sex-appeal. It's one reason why I didn't seriously consider several guynames I really like and think are handsome, for my son when he was born.
Also I like the sound of "Merlin," in theory, more as a name for a gal. It sounds a bit like Marilyn, and not a lot like any familiar guy names. Of course it's a GP, and the name Merlin is obviously masculine - but my enjoyment of imagining "what if" it were really originally a gal name, like Marilyn, kinda messes up my ability to enjoy it as a name for a baby boy.
- mirfak
This message was edited 10/27/2023, 1:18 AM
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