Dempsey

aubreyan

Girl I know just had a little girl this week!  Named her Dempsey R0se..

Is it just because I knew a male dog with this name?  Or does Dempsey seem masculine to other people? Is it kind of like Delaney?

salt78

All I can think of is Rick Dempsey who was the catcher for my favorite baseball team back in the 80's.

StephCripps

aubreyan:

Girl I know just had a little girl this week!  Named her Dempsey R0se..

Is it just because I knew a male dog with this name?  Or does Dempsey seem masculine to other people? Is it kind of like Delaney?

 

Friends of mine had a boxer named Dempsey.. it was a boy dog..

and I believe there was a famous Boxer (fighter) with that as a last name..

 

aubreyan

That is odd.  My friends dog was also a male boxer named Dempsey! I wonder if we have the same friends, lol!

Moneypenny424

StephCripps:

aubreyan:

Girl I know just had a little girl this week!  Named her Dempsey R0se..

Is it just because I knew a male dog with this name?  Or does Dempsey seem masculine to other people? Is it kind of like Delaney?

 

Friends of mine had a boxer named Dempsey.. it was a boy dog..

and I believe there was a famous Boxer (fighter) with that as a last name..

 

It just reminds me of Jack Dempsey (the boxer) and Patrick Dempsey.  There is nothing feminine about this name and unlike Delaney, I've never heard it as a first name.

StephCripps

aubreyan:

That is odd.  My friends dog was also a male boxer named Dempsey! I wonder if we have the same friends, lol!

 

maybe they are from Ottawa

MeatballEsq

I actually like unisex names or more masculine names or nns for girls. I also like surnames as first names (Cooper, etc.), so I think I kinda like it! Will I use it? Not likely, but I think it's pretty cool and unique, but not in a weird spelling sort of way.

lageorgiapaperie

I would call her McDreamy

It's a pretty bad name for a little girl!!

WashingtonQueen

All I think of is Patrick. I dont think it should be for a girl at all.

HeyJune

I would assume they were huge Grey's Anatomy fans. Patrick Dempsey is famous enough that I bet most people will think of him first - very masculine connotation to me.

EXL311

When I first saw the post title I thought that I definitely don't like Dempsey for a boy.  Then I realized this post would probably be about a girl named Dempsey which is even worse.  Dempsey has no feminine qualities whatsoever.

Keri Marie

I know a little boy named Dempsey. I think it's for boys too.

emilyray14

I know a man in his mid twenties named Dempsey.. I thought it was only a boys name! hmmm.

3lilbeans

tonir319:

I actually like unisex names or more masculine names or nns for girls. I also like surnames as first names (Cooper, etc.), so I think I kinda like it! Will I use it? Not likely, but I think it's pretty cool and unique, but not in a weird spelling sort of way.

Me too.

lnh3971

HeyJune:

I would assume they were huge Grey's Anatomy fans. Patrick Dempsey is famous enough that I bet most people will think of him first - very masculine connotation to me.

 

thethomps

To me, it's a last name.  I guess I would assume it's a boy if I heard it for a fn...but it's pretty awful.

catahoulatte

Ugh. It's a last name and not feminine at all. Sounds so clunky as a first name. A dog I could see, but a girl?

akiks85

My ex has a male Boxer named Dempsey..after the 1920s Boxing Champion Jack Dempsey. I think Dempsey works for a boy but definitely NOT a girl.

Cissi64

Not a fan of Dempsey or Delaney.  They are both firmly inthe surname category for me.

AlphabetFish

I think of Jack Dempseys, the aggressive tropical fish, and the famous boxer they were named after.

To me, you may as well name your daughter Rocky or Butch. It's a hyper-masculine name to me.