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Harlan?

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So I know this is a male name but when I say the name many people think it's a female name.  Do you think it would be weird if a girl were named this?
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  • Serruhhx2Serruhhx2
    I have a great-uncle Harlan, but I've always thought the name would be super cute on a girl. Then again I'm one of those hated people on these boards who thinks traditionally boy names are cute on girls. Anyway, I like it.
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  • 526SadieSadie526SadieSadie member
    I don't really like it for a boy but I think it's truly awful for a girl.
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  • ObLaDiObLaDi member

    Yes, it would be weird.

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  • vilarovilaro member
    Ok for a boy, awful for a girl.
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  • LollipopsAndCrispsLollipopsAndCrisps member
    I do not like Harlan for a first name, especially on a girl. It's way too masculine-sounding. 

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  • harrison1127harrison1127

    imageSerruhhx2:
    I have a great-uncle Harlan, but I've always thought the name would be super cute on a girl. Then again I'm one of those hated people on these boards who thinks traditionally boy names are cute on girls. Anyway, I like it.

    lol  yes I'm sure I would be one of those hated people also. 

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  • harrison1127harrison1127

    image526SadieSadie:
    I don't really like it for a boy but I think it's truly awful for a girl.

    I didn't ask if you liked it.... 

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  • RobinSparkles214RobinSparkles214 member
    I don't think I like it for anyone. Boy or girl. Sorry.
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  • harrison1127harrison1127
    Just to be clear I am not asking if you LIKE the name.  Jeeze!!!  Why do people always do this on this board?
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  • artygirlartygirl member

    Yes.

    Nothing else to add because apparently one is only allowed to answer the question.

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  • magsugar13magsugar13 member
    Bad for a boy...worse for a girl
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  • Emie28Emie28 member
    Yes, it would be god-awful and weird if a girl were named Harlan. Great for a boy. Stupid for a girl.
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  • BFab11BFab11 member

    Yeah everybody, quit giving your opinions on stuff! Just smile and nod, dang it! 

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  • MarxieVonTrappMarxieVonTrapp member
    Yes, it would be really, really weird to name a girl Harlan, which is a hypermasculine, uber-Southern name.

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  • Keri MarieKeri Marie member
    Yes. Very weird for a girl

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  • kms34kms34 member
    It's NMS for a boy but just awful for a girl.
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  • Ivana_StolichnayaIvana_Stolichnaya member
    Sounds more like an old farmer's name.
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  • joanithegreatjoanithegreat member

    image526SadieSadie:
    I don't really like it for a boy but I think it's truly awful for a girl.

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  • 526SadieSadie526SadieSadie member
    imageharrison1127:

    image526SadieSadie:
    I don't really like it for a boy but I think it's truly awful for a girl.

    I didn't ask if you liked it.... 

    Ok, fine, I'll clarify my answer:

    I think it would be super weird for a girl to have such a truly awful name.  It wouldn't be weird for a boy, it's just not something I would ever name my son.

    That better?

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  • Dominique1219Dominique1219
    It would be super gross for a girl, not to mention Harlan is very close to Harlot.  If I saw a little girl with this name in my classroom, I would totally judge the parents.
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  • Dominique1219Dominique1219
    Also, who are these people who think Harlan is a female name?  I wouldn't go to them to discuss name matters anymore, because this name is obviously male.
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  • bread&jambread&jam
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    Awful and very weird for a girl.

    Really like it for a boy, though. I know the cutest little boy with the name.

     

    ... oh sh*t, that was an opinion, wasn't it?

    Bwa-ha-ha!

    I don't like the name for either gender. But, if you prefer, I can pretend to love it for both (like I would IRL).

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  • December192009December192009
    My co-worker's son's name is Harlan, but I think it can definitely be used for a girl as well. 
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  • bread&jambread&jam
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    imageharrison1127:

    image526SadieSadie:
    I don't really like it for a boy but I think it's truly awful for a girl.

    I didn't ask if you liked it.... 

    Ok, fine, I'll clarify my answer:

    I think it would be super weird for a girl to have such a truly awful name.  It wouldn't be weird for a boy, it's just not something I would ever name my son.

    That better?

    I don't think it's any better. I'm still sensing some negative opinion about the name. Sorry, try again! Stick out tongue

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  • bread&jambread&jam

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    It would be super gross for a girl, not to mention Harlan is very close to Harlot.  If I saw a little girl with this name in my classroom, I would totally judge the parents.

    Hmm 

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  • Dominique1219Dominique1219
    imagebread&jam:

    imageDominique1219:
    It would be super gross for a girl, not to mention Harlan is very close to Harlot.  If I saw a little girl with this name in my classroom, I would totally judge the parents.

    Hmm 

     

    It happens.  Think along the lines of "What were they thinking?  These people are probably idiots."  Cut to parent-teacher conferences and the like and, the judgment/suspicions are more often than not spot on. 

     

    ETA:  What's cruddy is that the children are normally wonderful, but they have to suffer with their parents' crappy name choice for the rest of their life.

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  • salt78salt78 member

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    Bad for a boy...worse for a girl

    ITA. There is nothing even remotely attractive about that name on a girl.

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  • kerrymasskerrymass member
    I wouldn't use it for a girl because I can hear 'Harlan the Harlot' as a taunt.  I know kids can find something to pick on regardless of how "perfect" the name we pick is - but I can't hear Harlan for a girl w/o thinking harlot.  (Sorry to any moms of beautiful innocent little girls named Harlan out there!)
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  • Notwifezilla7Notwifezilla7 member

    Yes.

    Who are those "many"? It's a boys name.

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  • LoganswifeLoganswife member
    Harlan would be terrible on a little girl.
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  • naflmjnaflmj member
    I know one Harlan and it's  a boy so I think boy. I don't like boy names for girls, so yes, I'd think it was weird but I think I'm in the minority of not liking "unisex" names on girls.
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  • LiebeMamaLiebeMama member
    I've never heard of it before. I do like it though, I just can't figure out if I could see a girl with that name or not. (Adds to baby boy name list)
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  • AlphabetFishAlphabetFish member

    Hmmm.

    I instinctively do not like boy names used as girl names, but if you must, then this isn't the worst choice.


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  • starrkitten89starrkitten89
    I think it's great for a boy,but yes,would be weird on a girl.

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  • harrison1127harrison1127
    imageNotwifezilla7:

    Yes.

    Who are those "many"? It's a boys name.

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    That's a few.  Know any of them?

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