Masculine vs Feminine Forms of Names

slukd79

Anyone else love one form of a name but dislike the other?

I really love August for a boy, but I could never use Augusta for a girl. I have no idea why. I just do.

jallascalla

I love Rhys for a boy, but do not really like Reese for a girl.

EXL311

I love Josephine but not fond of Joseph.

Moxie27

love frances, don't prefer francis.

love alexandra, like alexander.

i don't prefer most of the pairs listed by mj.

plunderb

As mentioned in a post earlier today, I think Eugenia is lovely, but can't stand Eugene. Go figure.

BethPSU

Like Robert/ dislike Roberta

Like Michael/ dislike Michaela

Like Stephanie (in a weird 80s way)/ dislike Stephen

 Like Brian, don't love Brianna (even though DH would like to pass this one down if we ever have a daughter)

Mrs.Deputy

Like Samuel, hate Samantha

Like Daniel, dislike Danielle

Like Christopher, like Christine

Like Andrew, dislike Andrea

Like Erica, dislike Eric

Like Nicholas, dislike Nicole

Like Georgia, dislike George

LOVE Brendan, dislike Brenda

 

Keri Marie

Love Michael, dislike Michelle (hate any other attempts at this name other than Michael)

Hate Harry, love Harriett 

Love Joel, love Joelle & Joely

 

Nanna

I'm the same way about August/Augustus and Augusta.  I love the name for a boy but really dislike the feminine version.  Interestingly, my DH is the complete opposite.  I think in general I usually like the male version of the name better.

trebmal

mj.reilly:

I don't really like Alexandra, but I do like Aleksander.

I like Michael, but cannot stand Michaela.
I like Robert, but I don't really care for Roberta.

I personally love a lot of them (not all of these):

August / Augustus ? Augusta
Henry ? Henrietta
Francis ? Frances / Francesca
Rowan ? Rowena
Wilhelm ? Wilhelmina / Wilemina
Phillip ? Phillipa
Fionn ? Fiona / Ffion
Louis ? Louisa
Oliver ? Olivia (prefer Olive)
Theodore ? Theodora (NMS)
Julian ? Juliana
...

ETA: Agree with pp ? love Rhys for a boy, HATE Reese on a girl. But that is a different issue imo, because historically Reese is not a girl name. It is not a feminine form. It is just an Anglicized spelling of a boy name that some people are using on girls.

 

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