Girl named travis.

Emjay221

There is a girl in my class named Travis.  I asked her about it and she said her dad wanted a boy and was so sure she'd be a boy that he picked that name and wouldn't change it.

She said it's been a problem her whole life.  If she calls a bank or insurance company or anyone else, they almost refuse to talk to her and say they can only speak to the account holder.   Because they assume it should be a man. 

She has had to scan her license to send to people to clarify it. 

Please don't give your girls an obvious boy name.  

EastCoastBride

Wow. Her dad sounds like a JA.

Funny, though, I knew a woman named Owen.  It was actually her middle name.  Her first name was REALLY common that when she got to college, she decided to go by her middle name.

And yes, before I met her, I absolutely thought she was a guy!  Who wouldn't?!

cjseeger

I am not a fan of giving a girl a really common boy's name because of the problems it can cause, like you stated. I have noticed that Charlie has become more popular for a girl and I really didn't care for it until I met a little girl the other day and they spell it Charleigh. I like that a little bit better because when you see it you know it's a girl.

ZTAsunshine

That would be grounds for hating one's father.  He wanted a boy that bad, wow.

CrazyToast

That's clearly the father being an a$$...

It's hard enough in this world to keep your identity safe.  It's not helpful when you have to "prove who you are" to people on a daily basis because of your name.

foolishmortal999

Poor girl.

 

I also feel bad for guys named Ashley, Kelly, or Kimberly. (Yes, I have known guys with these names.)

queenbone

Wow.  My cousin named her son Travis because she wanted a name that in no way could ever be used for a girl.  At the time I thought she made a good decision. 

LyndseylovesHugh

KEP_031509:

Poor girl.

 

I also feel bad for guys named Ashley, Kelly, or Kimberly. (Yes, I have known guys with these names.)

My H's name is Brynn, which apparently 30 years ago was unisex, but to me (and just about everyone else) is strictly a girls name.  It caused him a lot of problems growing up and when he turned 18 and went off to college he started going by his middle name, Hugh.  Because of the issues it caused him, I would never consider using a name for a child that was clearly meant for the opposite sex!

LyndseylovesHugh

KEP_031509:

Poor girl.

 

I also feel bad for guys named Ashley, Kelly, or Kimberly. (Yes, I have known guys with these names.)

My H's name is Brynn, which apparently 30 years ago was unisex, but to me (and just about everyone else) is strictly a girls name.  It caused him a lot of problems growing up and when he turned 18 and went off to college he started going by his middle name, Hugh.  Because of the issues it caused him, I would never consider using a name for a child that was clearly meant for the opposite sex!

LyndseylovesHugh

KEP_031509:

Poor girl.

 

I also feel bad for guys named Ashley, Kelly, or Kimberly. (Yes, I have known guys with these names.)

My H's name is Brynn, which apparently 30 years ago was unisex, but to me (and just about everyone else) is strictly a girls name.  It caused him a lot of problems growing up and when he turned 18 and went off to college he started going by his middle name, Hugh.  Because of the issues it caused him, I would never consider using a name for a child that was clearly meant for the opposite sex!

stahlop

KEP_031509:

Poor girl.

 

I also feel bad for guys named Ashley, Kelly, or Kimberly. (Yes, I have known guys with these names.)

All these names were originally guys names, so even though they are considered feminine nowadays, they are really male names that have been converted.

MG7

Travis is my brother's name, that name is all boy. I feel sorry for little girl Travis knowing that her father wanted a boy that badly...he sounds like a jerk.