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| Sun, 08-15-2004 - 7:53pm |
Which one of these names is best for a girl? Yes, a girl.
- Chandler
- Blake
- Ryan
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Stacey
HUGS
Julie
Personally I like them all. I don't think it is necessary for either gender to "have" a name. If society makes it difficult for boys with a so-called "girls" names then that's its problem. And if society has a problem with a girl having a so-called boys name then it is also its problem. Pick a name you love for your darling little girl and to heck with everything else.
I voted for Blake.
Shelby
SAHM to Haylei
I just wanted to say I love the name Ryan for a girl. I am thinking of naming my baby Rylie if it is a girl, but Ryann is a close second right now. Do NOT listen to the people who want boy or girl names. Personally - I think many names work for both. As for the pp who said to ask a teenage boy how he feels about little girls with his name - well I did. I asked a Jordan how he felt - and he said it didnt bother him at all. In fact he told me - he had a sister named Taylor! Anyhow - good luck with whatever you decide.
Karyn
Now......tell me......why on EARTH should a "boy" be embarassed to have a "boys" name? He shouldn't! Not unless people keep giving the "boy" names to the girls until it becomes the norm! THAT'S WHY!!!
And no, Charlie is not short for Charlene, Alex is not short for Alexia or Alexandra, and Danny is not short for Danielle. Charlie, Alex and Danny are their real names straight up.
Were you hoping for a boy and disaapointed that you got a girl? If so, I am very sorry, but do not make your little girl pay for that disappointment. Let her be a girl just as you would let a boy be a boy and not name him Sue or Mary or Jane. It's not 'cool' for a girl to thought of as a boy in every school class, summer camp, club, etc. No kid wants to be 'different'. To kids, that translates as just plain weird. Perhaps the name will work if she is a very high powered lawyer or super model but please think of her childhood and what these names will be like when she's a slightly gawky 9 year old or an akward 13 year old hoping to make the dance team and not the football team.
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