my name is Kerry and I get called "Mr." etc ALL THE TIME!
I think there is no winning. And I won't use it, just curious
(and as a Kerry I feel like Carey, Carrie, etc. are totally different names. Especially if you live in places where the accent pronouces them differently- ie here in new york Kerry = Keh-ree and Carrie = Caaaah-ree)
Well, I love it and have it on my boy long list. I personally know of 3 youngish male Kerrys (teens or younger) and one male Kerry a few years younger than me, and zero female Kerrys with this spelling, so it's not a girl name to me at all. Cary and Carey are also male spellings of the name, but my DH prefers the spelling Kerry.
I definitely wouldn't side eye it. I went to high school with a Kerry and I know another Kerry probably late 40s/early 50s. But personally I wouldn't choose it for a boy just because I know so many other Carrie/Keri/Kari's that are female and I wouldn't want my son having to deal with it forever.
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I knew I guy a year ahead of me in school named Carey (not sure of the spelling). I also went to college with a guy named Tracy. It probably helped that they were both, like, 6'4". I went to high school with a guy named Ashley, not tall, but our best sprinter by a lot. So in my experience some (but not many) guys can definitely pull it off. I do admire their parents for being confident enough to use those names!
It is the male spelling of my name so I would think boy. I only knew one IRL, he was a year younger than me in HS. I think if you have a strong Irish background and /or it's important in your family than it could work. But I totally feel bad for the boys out there that have names like Kelly, Ashley etc.
ETA: I have a FB friend that just posted she was "in a relationship" with a Kelly. I seriously said WTF and had to click to see if it was a girl (since she last dated a guy I know).
my name is Kerry and I get called "Mr." etc ALL THE TIME!
I think there is no winning. And I won't use it, just curious
(and as a Kerry I feel like Carey, Carrie, etc. are totally different names. Especially if you live in places where the accent pronouces them differently- ie here in new york Kerry = Keh-ree and Carrie = Caaaah-ree)
My name is also Kerry. I could have written this exact post.
I know a guy Kerry in real life - probably in his 60s now. He worked about 6 cubes down from me, Carrie, and another co-worker, Kari. Things got pretty screwy in that office! *grin*
His major complaint is that people assumed he was a woman, despite the traditionally male spelling of his name. While the spelling Kerry says "man" to me, I think that Carrie/Carey/Cari/Kari/etc has really gone to the girls.
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Re: Kerry as a boy's name
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my name is Kerry and I get called "Mr." etc ALL THE TIME!
I think there is no winning. And I won't use it, just curious
(and as a Kerry I feel like Carey, Carrie, etc. are totally different names. Especially if you live in places where the accent pronouces them differently- ie here in new york Kerry = Keh-ree and Carrie = Caaaah-ree)
No.
Reminds me of the time I met a guy named Tracy. I felt really bad for him.
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I still like it for a boy. It is unisex now with the Kerry, Cary, Carey spellings being more masculine.
It's my name. I'm a girl born in the 80's.
I realize this is the male spelling, but it's obviously too feminine for me.
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It is the male spelling of my name so I would think boy. I only knew one IRL, he was a year younger than me in HS. I think if you have a strong Irish background and /or it's important in your family than it could work. But I totally feel bad for the boys out there that have names like Kelly, Ashley etc.
ETA: I have a FB friend that just posted she was "in a relationship" with a Kelly. I seriously said WTF and had to click to see if it was a girl (since she last dated a guy I know).
My name is also Kerry. I could have written this exact post.
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I know a guy Kerry in real life - probably in his 60s now. He worked about 6 cubes down from me, Carrie, and another co-worker, Kari. Things got pretty screwy in that office! *grin*
His major complaint is that people assumed he was a woman, despite the traditionally male spelling of his name. While the spelling Kerry says "man" to me, I think that Carrie/Carey/Cari/Kari/etc has really gone to the girls.