Which name do you prefer?
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Which name do you prefer?
| Tue, 02-14-2006 - 3:43pm |
Which name do you prefer?
- Damon Allan
- Evander Allan (nickname "Evan")
- Aidan Allan
- Ian Allan
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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. :)
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!
I chose Damon Allen.
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.
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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