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Julian for a girl?
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A friend of a friend has a little girl named Julian in her daughter's preschool class. I do like boys names for girls. What do you think?
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Re: Julian for a girl?
my thoughts EXACTLY.
WTF is wrong with Julia, Julianne, Juliana, Juliet, etc?
No, it's just confusing. It may be "cute" for a "little girl" but what happens when the "little girl" grows up and isn't trying to be so "cute" anymore?
Julianne would be just fine, but otherwise it's just lame.
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Wow you ladies have STRONG opinions!
I will keep them in mind though I still really like this name for a girl.
This exactly. Why use it when there are so many similar names that are ACTUALLY girl names?
This is also coming from someone who got called (and honestly, still does) Julian ALL. THE. TIME because people seem to think Julian and Gillian are the same name. Stick with Julia, Julianne or heck, even Gillian/Jillian.
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I agree here. If there is a good girl version, why use a boy version?
That's fine. I'm also not into overly feminine names. But that doesn't mean you have to use a male first name. There are plenty of female names that aren't as girly-girl as Isabella or Emily. My first name is Meredith, which I don't think is overly feminine, and that's one thing I like about it. What about Sloane or Corinne? Or using an actual unisex name, like Morgan or Jordan?
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Actually Jordan is my first choice but doesn't work with our last name
I actually found Julian on a website of unisex names and then learned of a little girl with the name that my friend knows. Maybe it's just a regional thing? Maybe it is considered unisex in some places? Anyway I guess I should just go with what I like and not care what other people think. That's probably great advice for most things I do!
This exactly!
There are so many great names out there for girls. I don't understand why people insist on using boy names for their daughters.
It's not cute, OP.
Another boy name bites the dust. Why do people have to take perfectly good boys names and GIRL them up.
Personally nms but I always thought Julian was a very feminine sounding name..
Not a fan of the name for either gender, honestly. I wouldn't put this one on a girl, but I always have to speak up in these threads because this board goes crazy over them. I'll say once again what I've said before. The child will not be destroyed having a name that was traditionally used for the opposite gender. They will not have problems with employers or colleges, in fact, their chances of being judged by gender are lessened. Why does soemeone need to know your gender before meeting you? They'll figure it out pretty quickly, I'd assume, once they meet you and there is no reason they would need to know on paper or beforehand. So that they won't be confused for .5 seconds? Everyone will live in that situation. It really is no big deal based on the reasons that pps freak out about ... and I hope that the boys who had their names stolen are being raised with enough confidence to not be destroyed by a girl sharing their name.
That said, some boy names on girls are awful... actually, most are... just because they don't really sound right. With this one, I just don't like the name. I don't like Julianne/Juliana/Julianna etc. either.
GL finding a name you love OP - and if you use Julian, you use it. It won't hurt the child in the end, but I'd avoid the name, it's not particularly attractive.
I agree that the argument that it confuses people is flimsy. But I do think that when you start naming girls traditonally male names, it makes it harder to keep it as a boys' name. Also, to the PP that said Alex is cute on girls, that would usually be short for Alexandra or something, not just Alex on it's own. It would be really hard to be a male Julian in school with a female one. Especially if the females began to outnumber the males (like with Emerson).
No. That's a boy's name.
If you're naming a girl and like the sound go with Juliana.
Ditto.
This. Alternately, Julia. Or Juliette.