Noa

[eatmorepi.livejournal.com]

I have a heck of a time thinking of girls names that I actually like...I am completely "meh" about 99.9% of names for baby girls. I love tons of boys names, but always get stuck on female names.

I do, however, love the name Noa. To me Noa is definitely a female name, of Hebrew origin. My mom is Jewish and while I did grow up with some Jewish traditions, my family is actively non-religious. The obvious problem with this name is that "Noah" is a really popular boys name right now....and I don't like it for boys. The last thing I would want to do would be to saddle my daughter with a name that people are always messing up - I think names where one's gender is unclear are problematic given that so much communication is online these days. I wouldn't want her to forever be addressed "Mr." and have to correct people.

So, thoughts on this name? Did you know that Noa is a Hebrew female name? Would you have assumed someone named Noa was a girl or a boy?

Thanks!

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[familyrodriguez.livejournal.com]

Names of babies born at my local hospital so far in August--
The ones that are bolded are the ones that I read and thought WTF?

Kara
Sophia
Legend (b) (I've never heard of this being a name but I kind of like it..)
Melinda
Yareck (?)
Avaryanna (f)
Juan
Mackenzie
Kyle
Ian
Justin
Nicholas
Lizzelle (Mother's name is Lizzette)
Kailee
Lilliana
Suzanna
Landon
Lorelei
Applelonia

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[mommyaubrey.livejournal.com]

some guy named Dehvin attempted adding my to myspace.. that "h" makes me want to like hack or something it's like "De-HHH-vin" for me lol.

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[omfg----hxc.livejournal.com]

A girl I went to school with just had her second baby. A boy named Jacob Michael. He joins sister Kourtnee Alyssa.

Kind of meh, but wayy better than Kourtnee. I thought was playing on spelling it Jakob, but apparently changed her mind.

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[jordle.livejournal.com]

We're always talking about popular names on this community so I was wondering what is the most popular name in your life? Mine is Clare/Claire. I have four friends (two Clares and two Claires) and a work with a girl called Clare.

What about you?

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[alexandria-skye.livejournal.com]

anyone here watch "warehouse 13"? the main female character is named micah. at first i was a little iffy on it because i see micah as a masculine name, but it grew on me, especially after watching for a while and realizing that it's quite suitable for the character. then i found out that it's spelled "myka". oh, "syfy"... you and your "y"s (and our respective "why?"s). thoughts, anyone?

also, please drop off names you see as unisex (or names that you've seen others use as unisex). i'm curious, so i'm compiling a list. thanks!

edit: sorry for the repost on "myka", guys!

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[esilva7.livejournal.com]

Do you think the name Emerson is more masculine or feminine?

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[kilobites.livejournal.com]

Okay, this is kind of an odd question but are there any names that you like because of how they sound, but hate how they look written down? My partner just mentioned that he loves the name Shiloh but hates how it looks on paper. I realize that I don't like it written down as much as I like it said. Do you have any names like this?

Conversely, are there any names that you like written down but don't like when said aloud? I think the name Penelope looks kind of pretty on paper but I hate hate hate it when said aloud. What about you?

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[fleckerbug.livejournal.com]

My husband and I do standardized testing for English language learners and often come across some doozies of names. 'Diana' is one in particular people like to screw with. We see 'Dayana' so much that I wonder if it's not a popular name in Mexico or something. Today, I came across a Dallana. WTF.