What do you think?

[fabgrrl.livejournal.com]

Here's a boy's name that came up yesterday:

Dorian

I like it and my husband loves it. I like that it is Greek, literary, and has a balanced sound with our last name. But I wonder if people would mistake it for a girl's name?

Comments

[breathbox.livejournal.com]

i know a man named dorian. i dont know any women named dorian, however.

[silver05.livejournal.com]

I would never think of it as a girl's name. Does it sound like a girl's name that I can't think of?

[mykissmightkill.livejournal.com]

I've only ever known a girl with that name. No boys :/ So I think of a girl. But If a boy came up to me and said "hey my names Dorian, whats yours?" I wouldnt think anything of it either really. but with no face or gender to it, seeing dorian makes me think girl otherwise. I think it just depends on who you know or have heard of, yaknow?

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine anyone mistaking Dorian for a girls' name.
I like it because it reminds me of Oscar Wilde (even though the character was not so nice).

[vacantseas.livejournal.com]

as a huge fan of scrubs, i love it :P

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amen

[neroli.livejournal.com]

> literary

Yes, but what a namesake! Murder, drugs, cruelty, and all around debauchery. Yikes!

[fabgrrl.livejournal.com]

True, but superficially handsome as well - the kid will go far in life.

[bobinwales.livejournal.com]

I'd say a boys name too!

How is it pronounced?

[ex-ollivande895.livejournal.com]

DOOR-ee-in

[shula.livejournal.com]

For me, it is entirely a boy's name. And I like it very much. :)

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

I view it entirely as a boy's name, but could imagine someone who's never heard it before mistaking it for a girl's name, if hearing it out of context.

[laura-anne.livejournal.com]

It's definitely a boy's name, but it does sound a bit similar to Doreen, which is presumably why some people find it quite feminine.
I think it's a fine name, but I wouldn't use it myself because of the association I have with Oscar Wilde's character Dorian Gray.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

It reminds me of The Picture of Dorian Gray, which I hate, but otherwise it's a pretty nice name. Definitely for a boy.

[ex-ollivande895.livejournal.com]

Dorian is definitely a boy's name. I'd do research into Dorian Gray though, and make sure that you'd want to name a kid after him :P

[fabgrrl.livejournal.com]

I know of the character Dorian Gray -- but that was not my first association. When "Dorian" came up, my husband thought of the Dorian mode (music) and I thought of the Dorian Greeks (which the mode is named for).

[spookster831.livejournal.com]

I love it... makes me think of Dorian Gray (which I love)

[krosp.livejournal.com]

I am not really familiar with the name, but I have only met one Dorian who is a woman. I'm sure I could get used to it on a boy too.

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Who cares if they do mistake it for a girls name? A boy named Dorian has nothing to be ashamed of in a world of Aidens, Braedens, Jadens and Kales.