Comments on: BOYS TO GIRLS–BABY NAME GENDER SWITCHES

By: Louelle

Louelle — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:58:48 +0000

Not the point of the article but let’s just say Connor became predominantly a ‘female’ name, I’d think I was time for me to depart this planet.

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By: Ashley SP

Ashley SP — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:55:32 +0000

I’m really intrigued to see Atherton on your possibility list! My sons middle name was Atherton and I lobbied long and hard for it to be his first name–even if he was a girl.

I think Atherton would be a fantastic name for either gender.

By: Krysta

Krysta — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 21:58:22 +0000

Hudson is my favorite name for a girl. When I was in college, I babysat for a little girl with this name and it has remained my favorite ever since. I fully intend to use it for a future daughter. I love Carson for a girl as well.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:49:53 +0000

I like the name Evan for a girl, though most books list it under boys names. there is one actress Evan Rachel Wood and one Bill Cosby’s daughters is named Evin. I plan to put it with a feminine middle name so she has some options if she wants when she’s older.

By: Shelly

Shelly — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 01:23:52 +0000

I think it matters to some people that their children have appropriate names for their gender. I am a little disappointed that my lovely mother gave me a unsex name. Shelly is the name of two boys I grew up with! I gave my daughter the name of Marena. Very much a girl’s name. I am curious as to why MacKenzie wasn’t on this list of gender bouncing names, though.

By: Drew

Drew — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:20:34 +0000

I have always been against girls being named boys names, perhaps that’s because my name is Drew and I grew up with Drew Barrymore in ET. Thankfully there have been enough male Drew’s to balance it. The main reason I am against it though is that once a boy name goes girl, it is hard to reclaim it. Rarely does a girl’s name cross over to being a boy name – though my grandfather Jesse is named after one of his great aunts.

But it doesn’t have to be a starbaby that will start the trend, sometimes it just happens.

By: kate_elizabeth

kate_elizabeth — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:02:07 +0000

That’s funny that you mention Carson as a crossover name (or hoping it won’t become one, I should say).. I know of a little girl named Carsyn born in April… She was originally going to be called Meadow but they decided on Carsyn instead… I have a huge problem with both names but that’s a discussion for another time and place completely…

Here’s a link to her birth announcement:
http://www.morningsun.net/archive/x317102159

On another note, we’ve had some interesting names lately in our newspaper… Recently a little boy was named Farmer Dell… My mom noted that maybe they were fans of the song “Farmer in the dell…” lol

By: namefan

namefan — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:52:08 +0000

Someone was asking about the name Rowan earlier; I found a page that discusses this name and mentions the gender debate about it (if the link below doesn’t work simply copy and paste the URL into your browser):
http://medievalscotland.org/problem/names/rowan.shtml

Rowan happens to be among my favorites; although I don’t mind it for either gender (given that it is truly unisex both in history and current usage) I’d probably be more likely to use it for a boy.

By: linda

linda — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:41:26 +0000

In our next book, Beyond Ava & Aiden (coming out in the spring), we have a long, nuanced chapter on naming boys, in which we confront all the issues and considerations involved–more than we can really get to in a blog.