Is this weird?

[x-cherrydarling.livejournal.com]

I think I prefer Madison on a boy. I've always hated Madison on a girl because it just doesn't seem right...And the other day, I was watching football [Giants FTW] and there was a player named Madison...I don't even like Madison that much at all, but I really think it suits a boy more than a girl. Anytime I mention that to someone, they look at me like I've sprouted another head. So I must ask, is it really THAT weird? And, since I'm asking this.. What do you think of Madison: feminine or masculine?

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[missinfinity.livejournal.com]

I dislike Madison entirely, but it seems more like a boy's name, even though all the Madison's I've ever heard of have been girls. IDK, I always think of James Madison.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

by now, it sounds feminine to me, but only because I've seen used on so many girls. The truth is, any name ending in -son is totally masculine to me, at least by reasoning.

[x-cherrydarling.livejournal.com]

Yeah...I agree...the only exception I can see is Alison. Probably only because I knew so many Alisons at such an early age.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

I have always disliked Madison for a girl, but you now that you mention it, it does seem better for a boy. Most names with "son" at the end seem like boys name to me, except Alison. Naming a girl "Son of Someone" seems really odd.

[x-cherrydarling.livejournal.com]

I don't really like Madison much myself, but it seems so masculine to me. lol, same here about the James Madison thing.

[x-cherrydarling.livejournal.com]

Yeah, exactly. It's like that just dawned on me recently. Also names that end in "-er" with the exception of a few seem really boyish to me.

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

Oddly enough, I'd never thought of Alison as a name ending in -son, although technically it is, but that's different because it's a variant of Alice, so the -son part doesn't actually refer to "son of -"

[th3-unicorn.livejournal.com]

same for me on the "-er" names, in my case it's because I've studied latin and "-er" defines "he who performs the action"

[plaidpineapple.livejournal.com]

I always think of Madison as a girl's name because I only really hear about female Madisons.

But I assume it's meant for male children with the "son" ending, even though it's popular to use those names for girls.

[invisibob.livejournal.com]

I lean toward feminine, because I grew up with a bunch of girl Madisons. I can't help feeling like a boy with that name would get teased - at least where I live. :/

[crzydimond.livejournal.com]

It's too masculine for a girl to me too, but I still don't like it.

[0o-faerie.livejournal.com]

It's really a girl's name to me, but now that you mention it, I could see it on a boy too. It's not too feminine to be a boy's name, I think.

[kyo-o.livejournal.com]

It's really not weird at all! It sounds like a totally unisex name to me.

I feel the same way about the name Ashley/Ashleigh. People on this community would probably strongly disagree with me but I allways think of it as a boy's name. But then again, where I live it's actually quite a common boy's name. I've only ever met one girl called Ashley as apposed to the 4 male Ashley/Ashleighs I've come across.

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

I only like it for a girl, even know i know it was originally a male name.
I know 2 female Madison's, but and on the local news on the tv the other night there was a baby boy called Madison..which i found v.strange but it's just because im used to girls with that name.

[o-honeybee-o.livejournal.com]

yea, i know more female Ashley's but I do know a couple of male ones too..so that name is totally unisex to me too =)

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

You've met some male Ashleighs? I'm questioning the spelling here, as I see Ashley as a unisex name, but Ashleigh as the solely feminine spelling (it's my name). In fact, I don't think I've ever met another Ashleigh, girl or boy.

Of the Ashleys I've met, two were girls and one was a boy.

[the-good-ship.livejournal.com]

To me, Madison is a surname, but if it is used as a first name, logically it should be masculine with the -son ending meaning "son of". Of course, not everybody is logical.

[kyo-o.livejournal.com]

Well, both the male Ashleighs I know are middle-aged men. Maybe it was an acceptable spelling for boys they were born but died out a bit?