Not sure

[salenite222.livejournal.com]

Some people I know just gave birth to a beautiful baby girl and named her Carter Eros. It took me a minute but I don't think Carter is that bad of a name for a girl I'm not sure about Eros for a middle name though. What do you guys think?

Comments

[lneef.livejournal.com]

I believe Eros is the Greek god version of the Roman Cupid. Naked baby cherub with wings and a bow and such.

I cannot abide surnames on girls. They feel pretentious and harsh to me.

[namikala.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a boy's name to me.

[caramelskies.livejournal.com]

there is a little girl named Carter that lives down the street
her brothers name is Jackson.
There a fan of last names.

[bornto-fly.livejournal.com]

Carter on a GIRL? Ugh.

I really dislike this new trend of using masculine names on girls. It's one thing if it's a nickname (Charlie for Charlotte, for example), but I really hate boys names on girls. Especially with a masculine middle name, too.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I think they wanted a boy.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

:(

[searlait.livejournal.com]

Did anyone in their family clue them in that those are BOTH boy names?

[queen-mab.livejournal.com]

I think people need to stop giving little girls ugly masculine-sounding surnames for first names. And Eros is the name of a god, not a goddess. >.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I think the right girl could pull off Carter, it is not the best name for a girl IMO. Too bad there aren't really any good nn options either. Cary? Cece? Eros aside from being a God is also the name of a chain of "Adult" stores - I can't abide by that one.

[ladydiddymus.livejournal.com]

I keep imagining all those girls' ugly boy names on pretty wedding invitations and just shake my head... It'll look like invitations to two men's civil union.

[jordle.livejournal.com]

I like Carter on a girl but if I was going to give my child a unisex name I'd give them a very strong middle name that could only be one sex. Like Carter Emily, for example.

[nagirrebailed.livejournal.com]

Eros is actually one of the four Greek words for love (I only know this because it's part a tattoo I am considering), for the state that is "being in love."

So, unless they ARE Greek, it seems a bit off to me.

As for Carter, it reminds me of a horrible teacher I once had (who named her daughter Kirby Carter - ew) and president Carter.

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

Eh...Carly would have been a much better fit.

[bluekoala.livejournal.com]

boy's name!

[briannablade.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure about Carter. I knew a boy in school named that, so I think I'm biased to the boy about the name.

[easter.livejournal.com]

Hate it.