If I have a boy, I'm naming him Lillian.

ClarissaExplainsItAll

I am so damn sick of people naming their girls with a boy name. I love the name Aslan, but it's too feminine now because people name their girls Aslynn/Azlyn/Aslin and so I can't use it. I love Quinn for a boy, but now it's feminine. I love Addison (which, btw, means SON OF Adam) but now it's a girl name. A big fluck you to the people naming their kids these days. 

JBM1204

Well, In my 10 years working in schools I have had boy students named Courtney, Leslie, Dawn and Torrance. In HS one of my friends fathers was named Jody or Jodi.

ClarissaExplainsItAll

Since Courtney, Leslie and Torrance all started as boy names, this pleases me. 

JBM1204

That makes sense since they were all Jrs. I had no idea that were originally male names.

cassoppea

My daughter's name is Avery. Definitely used to be a boys name, but I like it. I think it's because girls will eventually take over the world - starting one name at a time. No boys names are safe ....

ClarissaExplainsItAll

Dang it, Cass! I like you! 

 

 

*thinks about whether or not I can forgive you*

 

 

Just this once!  

cassoppea

I'm naming my next girl Wyatt though... I kid I kid.

kerribear1717

I totally agree! Thankfully we chose Reese for our Mn for Connor cause now it's going girl. I also like Rory but I see every other day on bb board people was to nm their daughter Rory from the beautiful Aurora. I will say it took us 9 months to get to Connor so I'm in no naming rush.

FBB1234

cassoppea:

My daughter's name is Avery. Definitely used to be a boys name, but I like it. I think it's because girls will eventually take over the world - starting one name at a time. No boys names are safe ....

Hahahaha. I'm actually a fan of the degendering of names. Maybe it's because when I was little I always wanted to be one of those girls with a cool male nickname, like Sam on Who's the Boss. I would not be opposed to a boy named Lil  

lmendy

Um.. my name is Lillian (I'm a female) and I'm going to have to ask you NOT to start that trend. Please and thank you.

Eamonmomma

All I can think of is the Johnny Cash song "A Boy Named Sue".  My dad has an Aunt Phil and an Uncle Babe and I always avoided having to address them because I thought the names were mixed up.  Def a fan of keeping boy names for boys and girl names for girls! 

Bubbalub

To be fair, Aisling/Aislin is an Irish female name. 

But I agree. I freaking hate when people give their daughters boys names. Boys have already lost (for the most part) Ashley, Meredith, Courtney, Kelly and a few others. There are plenty of feminine yet strong names out there to choose from, why steal from the boys?

I love etymology so it hurts my brain when people give their daughters names like Addison, too, Clarissa. Jeebus, people, look up the meaning of the name!