Maclain- boy or girl?

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Registered: 09-09-2003
Maclain- boy or girl?
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Tue, 01-18-2005 - 12:31am
I was all set to use Maclain as a boy and the baby name books say it is a girls name? Would any of you think Girl when you hear it? It is very important to me to name my boy a manly name. Your thoughts are valued! Jules

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Registered: 11-03-2004
Tue, 01-18-2005 - 1:33am
I think it is a boy name. It is so weird how they list names sometimes. I think Addison is a nice girl name and it is listed as a boy name. Who knows????

 
 

 


 


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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 01-18-2005 - 8:02am

I have no feeling either way. It just reminds me of Shirley MacLaine the sctress.

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Registered: 01-04-2005
Tue, 01-18-2005 - 9:22am

I think of it as a boy name -- know a friend who has a little boy named Maclain? In fact, www.babynamesearch.com lists the origin & meaning of MacLaine as -- Scottish -- Son of the servant of John.

Sounds male to me.

Carolyn

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Tue, 01-18-2005 - 10:45am
unless I heard the middle name (and it was definitively male or female) or I saw the person I would not have a clue as to their sex based on the name Maclain..
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Registered: 01-10-2005
Tue, 01-18-2005 - 10:50am

I know one of each.

Michelle

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Registered: 01-17-2005
Tue, 01-18-2005 - 10:51am
It seems kind of neutral to me. I dont think of it as super feminine or very manly. Just one of those names that you could give to a boy or girl. I agree with the person that said they thought Addison was a girls name. I did too and my cousin named her son Addison (which I found out means son of Adam) but it still sounds like a girl's name to me. My .02 is Maclain goes either way
iVillage Member
Registered: 04-06-2003
Tue, 01-18-2005 - 11:31am
i think of boy when I hear Maclain.
iVillage Member
Registered: 01-04-2005
Tue, 01-18-2005 - 2:11pm
Boy. Definitely.
iVillage Member
Registered: 06-14-2003
Tue, 01-18-2005 - 2:44pm
Goodness, I would certainly think of a BOY with that name!! It sounds very manly to me!
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-03-2004
Tue, 01-18-2005 - 3:01pm

i would NEVER think of a girl! to me it is 100% boy!

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