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What do you think of this girl name

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  • mrslindemrslinde

    I know a 3rd grader by that name and she is a fabulous, creative girl.  (no relation..she's a student at my school).

    however, it does make me think of Hollis from the HBO show "Big Love". 

     Good luck!

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  • SoleilMoonSoleilMoon
    I like it, I think I like Holly better though.
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  • Temp950106187509203Temp950106187509203 member
    I don't think it's a girl's name at all.  It's a surname, which almost always sound completely unfeminine, imo.  I also think it's kind of weird to name your kid--boy or girl--a surname that isn't from your own family (Hollis may be for you; I'm just commenting generally).

    As far as a personal association goes, it makes me think of a guy my DH went to high school with.  We called probably 85% of those guys by their last names (big Catholic boys' school -- lots of Patricks, Josephs, Johns, etc. to get confused with each other), and the one we called Hollis (fn Patrick) was hilarious, but very unruly.
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  • shari_rnglesonshari_rngleson member
    i dont love it, i dont hate it
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  • TheNextWestTheNextWest member
    It's ok- could grow on me. I think I prefer Holland.
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  • naflmjnaflmj member
    I met a little girl named Hollis a while back and love it. It is the name of a town nearby so I could never use it.
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  • AshNicole331AshNicole331
    Not a fan...I'm having a hard time imagining any little girl being named that.
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  • DarcyLongfellowDarcyLongfellow member

    I think it's pretty bad, honestly.  I think of the polygamist leader on Big Love, but even if I didn't, I wouldn't like it.

    I am in the "you shouldn't name your kid other people's last names" camp.  If it's a name in your family, I could get behind it.  Otherwise, not so much.

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  • etoussaetoussa
    NMS. I like Holly.
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  • MrsDuncanMrsDuncan

    Don't like it. I'm not opposed to last names that can be first names, but Hollis seems more like a boy's name to me too.

    I do like Harper, for a girl...

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  • CincyRaysb2bCincyRaysb2b
    Very orignial, but not too crazy. I like it!
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  • adam+katieadam+katie member

    imageshari_rngleson:
    i dont love it, i dont hate it

     

    Ditto

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  • emmygrace01emmygrace01
    Thanks everyone, and yes it is a family name.
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  • shyntrueshyntrue
    I like it.  I think it is fine for a girl.
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  • Temp950106187509203Temp950106187509203 member
    imageemmygrace01:
    Thanks everyone, and yes it is a family name.


    This makes it a lot better.  I still don't really care for it for a girl, though.  If I saw it on paper, I'd think it was a boy.  Maybe pair it with a super-feminine mn, so she can include it on resumes and things?
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  • EXL311EXL311 member
    Sounds like a boy's name to me.
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  • lilygirllilygirl member

    It's OK.  I know one boy and one girl with the name Hollis.

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  • kellyfromcalikellyfromcali
    nms. I've never heard of it, but that's not why I dont like it.?
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  • star678star678 member
    I think it's okay, it's nice that it's a family name.
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  • LMS05LMS05 member
    Is this a name? I don't like it.?
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  • berryblndgirlberryblndgirl
    I like it, although I like it better for a boy.
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  • KappaUCF20KappaUCF20
    Way back, like several years ago, there was a Nestie named Hollis. All I remember is that she was a pretty cool hip/vegan type :).  It definitely fit her but overall, I don't see it as a very girly name.  
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  • cabana1cabana1 member

    imageLMS05:
    Is this a name? I don't like it.

    Yeah, and it sounds masculine to me.

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  • MoFreeMoFree member
    I don't care for it and think it sounds kind of masculine.  What about Holly instead?
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  • newportbride715newportbride715 member

    Hate it.

    I like Holly and Holland, nn Holly though.

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  • leah1615leah1615
    HATE IT. Sounds a bit like Hoss. I picture a big fat southern man.
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  • houndbabyhoundbaby member
    I don't like it
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  • mrsekinsmrsekins
    Not a fan. It does sound masculine... kind of sounds like a condiment of some type. She would probably have people shorten it to Holly anyway.
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  • Aligator28Aligator28 member
    I taught a Hollis, actually she went by Hollis Ann, she was super cute, so I have good associations with the name.?
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