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Help[Opinions] Unisex Names
What's up people? Please respond to this message board, telling me your opinion on unisex names! If you don't know what unisex names are, they are names acceptable for both males or females. Often they are used by individuals who don't associate themselves to a certain sex.
Anyway, you can just state your opinion on unisex names, please remember to be respectful while stating your points. Thank you everyone!
Merci, bonne journée!
Anyway, you can just state your opinion on unisex names, please remember to be respectful while stating your points. Thank you everyone!
Merci, bonne journée!
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It depends
I really like some unisex names, especially nature-themed ones like Rowan, Robin, Aspen, Sage, etc. I don't like the really trendy ones like Madison and Taylor, just because I don't really like trendy names. I really don't like when people try to make explicitly masculine or feminine names unisex, like naming a girl James, because now it just seems like they're trying too hard to be "unique".
I really like some unisex names, especially nature-themed ones like Rowan, Robin, Aspen, Sage, etc. I don't like the really trendy ones like Madison and Taylor, just because I don't really like trendy names. I really don't like when people try to make explicitly masculine or feminine names unisex, like naming a girl James, because now it just seems like they're trying too hard to be "unique".
This message was edited 4/9/2021, 8:46 AM
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Well...
I guess I don’t have much about it to say in general, unisex names are unisex names. They’re okay. You have the classics like Alex, Angel, or Taylor. Then the unusual ones like Keshet, Sora, or Eirian.
The only thing I don’t like is when people make “Unisex names” and end up naming their daughter something like Tristan, Logan, Wyatt, Asher, Connor or something like that. Technically any name can be unisex, but there are names that just don’t sound right on the opposite gender.
I have a few friends with unisex names and they either feel neutral or don’t like it. Although my name has its bad associations, I’m happy somebody can look at my name and tell its feminine. (Even though 8% say it’s Masculine lol)
(Sorry I changed the title stupid BtN made me change the subject.)
I guess I don’t have much about it to say in general, unisex names are unisex names. They’re okay. You have the classics like Alex, Angel, or Taylor. Then the unusual ones like Keshet, Sora, or Eirian.
The only thing I don’t like is when people make “Unisex names” and end up naming their daughter something like Tristan, Logan, Wyatt, Asher, Connor or something like that. Technically any name can be unisex, but there are names that just don’t sound right on the opposite gender.
I have a few friends with unisex names and they either feel neutral or don’t like it. Although my name has its bad associations, I’m happy somebody can look at my name and tell its feminine. (Even though 8% say it’s Masculine lol)
(Sorry I changed the title stupid BtN made me change the subject.)
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I have a unisex name (I won't be publishing it) and I despise it. I know others don't mind it and some actively change their names to be unisex. I have turned up to job interviews and have had the comments "oh, we were expecting a man".
If someone has a unisex name I don't dislike it on them, and some I actually like. I just don't love having one myself.
If someone has a unisex name I don't dislike it on them, and some I actually like. I just don't love having one myself.
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Personally, I like them, but I like traditional ones. Some of the new-age ones sound a bit odd - like a fad, your kid won't enjoy 40 years from now.
Regan, Ray, Alex / Alec, Andie, Billie or Bobby, Carmen, Finn, Jackie, Robin, Kim, Sam, Sydney, Val, Wyatt, Wren, and Rickie are some good ones.
I also like names that have nicknames of the opposite gender. For example, Frederica going by Freddie, or Elynne using Eddie. It allows the user to have a fancy girlish name, but also a boyish one if they choose. When you're naming a baby you never know what they'll grow up to be / like.
Personally, names with lots of nicknames - Alex, Elizabeth, Micheal, etc - are best, because the kid gets to grow up and 'pick' their own name.
It's also good if they're trans - they can easily make their name masculine / feminine without legally changing it right away.
Regan, Ray, Alex / Alec, Andie, Billie or Bobby, Carmen, Finn, Jackie, Robin, Kim, Sam, Sydney, Val, Wyatt, Wren, and Rickie are some good ones.
I also like names that have nicknames of the opposite gender. For example, Frederica going by Freddie, or Elynne using Eddie. It allows the user to have a fancy girlish name, but also a boyish one if they choose. When you're naming a baby you never know what they'll grow up to be / like.
Personally, names with lots of nicknames - Alex, Elizabeth, Micheal, etc - are best, because the kid gets to grow up and 'pick' their own name.
It's also good if they're trans - they can easily make their name masculine / feminine without legally changing it right away.
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