Cassidy

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My friend has a male coworker named Cassidy.  I always thought of this as only a girl's name, but it actually really suited him! Thoughts?

Just for fun...

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Some of my friend's (close friends as well as facebook, haha) names that are more on the unique side, including the origin for some of them...

Amaris (properly pronounced "'am-uh-riss", but she pronounces it "uh-'mar-iss and her spanish-speaking family pronounces it "ah-'ma-ree" with a rolled "r")
Feraaz (pronounced "fuh-'rozz". He was raised Muslim in Trinidad)
Nadeera (pronounced "nuh-deer-uh". Feraaz's sister.)
Trenton (some call him Trent, but for the most part, we say his full name)
Soraya (pronounced "Suh-'ry-uh.")
Kailii (yep, pronounced "Kay-lee")
Kaly (a dude)
Kali (another "kay-lee)
Sanya (pronounced "'sun-yuh". She is muslim)
Ayse (pronounced "'eye-shuh". Turkish)
Naida (pronounced "'nye-duh" although she first introduced herself to me as "nay-duh" and I've been unable to make the transition to the other pronunciation, haha. She is Haitian.)
Chantha (pronounced "'shon-tuh")
Siana (pronounced "sea-'ana")
Litasha
LyTysha (when I met her, she joked about how she had a "black" name, but she's white)
Milena (pronounced "mil-ay-nuh." she's Brazilian.)
Emerson
Amandalea (pronounced with a long "e")
Thalita (pronounced "tuh-'lee-tuh". Brazilian)
Paola (pronounced "Pa-'oh-lah." Also Brazilian.)
Aleksandra
Kadi (pronounced like Katie)
Shae
Naria (pronounced "'nah-ree-uh")
Shree (pronounced as it's written, as one syllable. I think her name is Persian)
Loren (He's a guy)
Reena
Alexine
Tercini (pronounced "ter-'sea-nee")
Erma (she's Greek)
Ketyllen ("'ket-uh-lin")



Friends' new babies or babies on the way:

Judah Blue
Jemma Rain
Kaleb Noah


Finally, my twin niece and nephew who just turned 1:

Noah and Emilee


DISCLAIMER: Just because these are people I know personally doesn't mean I'll be offended if you absolutely hate some of these names...I don't like them all, either ;-p