Which name do you prefer?

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Registered: 02-14-2006
Which name do you prefer?
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Tue, 02-14-2006 - 3:43pm

Which name do you prefer?



  • Damon Allan
  • Evander Allan (nickname "Evan")
  • Aidan Allan
  • Ian Allan


You will be able to change your vote.


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Registered: 09-26-2005
Tue, 02-14-2006 - 5:13pm
Aidan's a nice name, but due to its popularity and due to the fact that many people are now using it for girls I voted for Ian.
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Registered: 02-14-2006
Tue, 02-14-2006 - 5:33pm

wow, really? i haven't heard Aidan used as a girl's name at all. i'm not sure if that matters to me. there are plenty of names out there that can go either way gender-wise. a name doesn't make the person who has it more effeminate if male or more masculine if female, in my opinion.

thank you very much for your input. it does give me additional information to consider and i do appreciate that. :)

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Registered: 10-14-2005
Tue, 02-14-2006 - 6:00pm

Ian was easily my favorite. It's such a classic, relatively underused Irish name. It's one of my very favorites.


As for Aidan, the fact that a few girls are starting to use it doesn't bother me in the least, but the popularity is staggering. Check out this post I made a week or so ago that shows just how trendy it is: http://messageboards.ivillage.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=iv-ppbabyname&msg=38379.1&ctx=128


Good luck!




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Registered: 12-19-2005
Tue, 02-14-2006 - 6:06pm

I chose Damon Allen.

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Registered: 09-14-2003
Tue, 02-14-2006 - 6:14pm
Good Luck choosing your baby's name!!!
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Registered: 09-26-2005
Tue, 02-14-2006 - 8:33pm

wow, really? i haven't heard Aidan used as a girl's name at all. i'm not sure if that matters to me. there are plenty of names out there that can go either way gender-wise. a name doesn't make the person who has it more effeminate if male or more masculine if female, in my opinion.

I never said a name makes a person masculine or feminine and I certainly wouldn't assume a guy with a name like Aidan was effeminate. I just prefer to stay away from uber-trendy names, like Aiden, especially when you've chosen other nice names, and I prefer using traditionally male names for boys. It saddens me when people say things like, "It's gone to the girls," for names like Avery or Morgan which in my opinion are great masculine names. When names become "unisex" it just leaves a smaller pool when choosing a boy's name.

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Tue, 02-14-2006 - 9:31pm

i think the popularity of the name aidan is probably the only thing keeping me from going with it for our child. i have a similar dislike or aversion to giving a child a very popular name and i agree with you. after all, my name is jennifer (jen for short) and it is a VERY popular name for my generation. i graduated with about 13 other jen/jenny/jennifers. i don't want my kidling to have the same experience at all.

now that i reread your original response, i see that you were NOT trying to say my kid would be effeminate if i gave him a name that is used for girls at times. i realize i reacted emotionally/defensively to what the topic of names and gender brings up for me. i guess i'm sensitive to society's habit of prescribing what is normal for self expression within gender roles and behaviors, etc. i want my kid to be able to express himself whether he his behavior and gender presentation fits into the proscribed gender box for typically masculine behavior or not. i'm sorry i misunderstood your intent. you were just stating your preferences that had nothing to do with the impact a name would have on the masculinity or feminity of the child, etc. thank you for clarifying your original intent and preferences and please accept my sincere apology for the misunderstanding.

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Registered: 02-14-2006
Wed, 02-15-2006 - 1:27am
thank you for your input! yes, it is a difficult decision to make as i'm really quite torn. :)
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Registered: 02-02-2006
Wed, 02-15-2006 - 10:38am
I think Ian Alan sounds like Ethan Allen...the home store, so I did not choose that one. I think that Evander is horrible, reminds me of Evander Holyfield. And, I simply am not very fond of Damon. So, I chose Aiden Alan as a lesser of evils here. And, I agree with you that Aiden is way too popular....look for another name!
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Registered: 02-14-2006
Wed, 02-15-2006 - 2:17pm
Thank you for your input! Probably won't name him Aidan or Damon, but I still like Ian and Evander despite the associations. :)

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