(i like it)

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

what do you guys think of meredith for a boy?
any suggestions for middle names?
 

Comments

[bouncepogo.livejournal.com]

I agree. I used to work in a bank where we had a male customer named Meredith. Every time we had a new teller come aboard, they'd look at his paycheck and give it back to him and say, "I'm sorry, sir, I can't cash your wife's paycheck without her being present." He'd get all testy and say, "*I* am Meredith."

We also had a male customer named Dana, and much the same happened with him - but he was nicer about it.

[widgetchick.livejournal.com]

When I picture Meredith for a boy I picture... a beat up kid. :( I know it's cruel and extreme... but I do. =-\

[morphinae.livejournal.com]

No.

[rowan-belle.livejournal.com]

Sorry but I don't like it... I only picture it on a girl. A boy named Meredith would probably have a rough life.

[lneef.livejournal.com]

It is a guy's name, but it's pretty much gone over 100%. It would make his life very difficult. Then again, I know a male Ashley who carries it off pretty well.

You don't happen to be a Stargate:Atlantis fan, by any chance?

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

what gave me away? ;)

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Heh, even before I saw the icon. It's the first thing I think of when I think of Meredith on a guy.

[virginiadare.livejournal.com]

You could do Jane and be a Firefly fan. Just hope he grows up to be a huge beastie that packs heat.

[xo-inthered.livejournal.com]

Jayne ;)

[virginiadare.livejournal.com]

doh!

[xo-inthered.livejournal.com]

'Sokay. No one will hate you for it.

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Yep, but people should think of the consequences to their son if they use one that's gone over that far.

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

Devon is actually more popular anyway as a boys name. It ranked 197 in 2006 as a male name, and didnt even make the top 1000 as a girls name..
That said, i do prefer it (and also Morgan) as a boys name anyway.
I prefer Ashley on girls, but i know 2 male Ashley' who pull it off well.

[sandtree.livejournal.com]

If names like Ryan and Blake can become girls' names, any name can.

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

I live in the UK, and I've never known a female Meredith! I've also only ever known one female Ashley. They're both male names to me.

[virginiadare.livejournal.com]

Why Meredith, why not Lindsay? Lynne or Marion.

I have to vote no.

[satwood.livejournal.com]

I agree and vote no..
for the same reason I voted Morgan when my hubby suggested it as a boys name..

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

I think things are different in the UK. Over here Morgan is very much a boys' name. Also, all the Merediths I know over here are male, as are all the Ashleys (except one). We don't seem to pick up these naming trends so quickly.

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

I guess it depends on which part of the UK you live in. I'm in the N.East and know a couple of little girl Morgan's but no males.
I also know more female Ashleys than males.

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

ack! i wish i lived in the uk, or at least europe... >.

[americandiva.livejournal.com]

I think its pretty much a girls name today and prob would cause some teasing.

maybe as a middle name but thats it

[lavandersparkle.livejournal.com]

No. Just no.
Meredith, is always been a girls name to me. And I've never heard it on a boy. That poor kid would be teased and ridiculed for having a girls name.

[samaside.livejournal.com]

It really does depend on the kind of childhood you would want young Meredith to have. That name is way too much of a girls name in this modern era to ever be used on a boy. Granted, in it's native land it is still a male name but unless you live there and would expect the child to live there all of his life, it's really not a good idea.

Meredith as a middle name, though, would be acceptable.

William Meredith
Ian Meredith
Patrick Meredith
Alexander Meredith
Andrew Meredith
John Meredith
Etc.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I don't think it is so bad. I knew a guy named Shannon, which was 100% a girls name to me until I met him. He was really cool, no one teased him and it really fit him.

I do agree with samaside that it makes a nicer middle name. I especailly like Patrick Meredith and John Meredith.

[http://users.livejournal.com/hajari_/]

Haha, immediately makes me think of Stargate.

Meredith pretty much works for either gender, to me, but I don't like it at all.

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

I like it. Meredith was originally a boy's name.

He'd probably get called Merry, which is cute. Or Murray? Or Merry pronounced Murray?

Red also works. Meade/Mede could, in a pinch. Middy, Teddy, Meddy, Mitch?

[hotchpot.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I thought you were asking for nicknames! Damn my tired eyes!

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

'sokay. thanks for your input :)

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

If you're planning on having a kid in the next year or so, I'd steer clear, as I think Meredith is having a huge boom as a female name. But in general, I don't think it would be dooming your child to life-long strife, necessarily. Think about the males you know named Kelly, Ashley, Leslie, Kelsey, Dana, and so forth, and most of them are fine. If you're particularly worried about it, you could give him a middle name that's more commonly masculine or think about initials he could go by--I knew a Kelly who went by KJ instead.

[easter.livejournal.com]

Yes, if you're Welsh, (and then for Heaven's sake spell it properly) no if you're not.

[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

did i spell it wrong?

[easter.livejournal.com]

Well, if you're Welsh, the proper way to spell the name is Meredydd. If you're not Welsh I really wouldn't use it as a guy's name as outside of that country people wouldn't understand and he'll be thought to be a girl all his life, IMO.

It is a lovely boy's name though.

[caramelskies.livejournal.com]

My uncle's name was Meredith, but the said it, "Murdith". slurred a bit.

[secret-x-stars.livejournal.com]

Meredith is one of my all-time favourite names and i love it on BOTH girls and boys. it's really a timeless name, it sounds good at any age, Meri/Merry is an adorable name for a child, and it sounds very sophisticated on an adult, IMO. i'm very much into the androgynous name thing, too.

so um, yes, yes, and YES! :D