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[maeda.livejournal.com]

What do you think of:

Trent?

Dana? (On a girl, I find it bordering on obnoxious. On a guy, I think it's wonderful.)

Stormy?

Vegas?

Random? (This is another one of those "girl-sounds-obnoxious-guy-sounds-cool" instances, for me.)

Steve? (Exact opposite of the above this time!)

Rafael?

Comments

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

yay vote for steve on a girl :D

[maeda.livejournal.com]

Haha, I hope no one attacks you for that... I think it's adorable! Especially if you nicknamed/actually named her something like Stevie.

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Trent is all right.

What's obnoxious about Dana on a girl? It's technically a boy's name, but it's got a pretty long history on women, and it's a fairly sensible name.

Stormy, Vegas, and Random are obnoxious. They scream, "Look how cool I am to name my child something so crazy!" Pretentious and ridiculous. Same with Steve on a girl.

Steven/Stephen on a boy is fine.

Rafael is unusual (depending on your native language) but nice. It's interesting and neat in a way that "Stormy" is not.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Stormy, Vegas, and Random are obnoxious. They scream, "Look how cool I am to name my child something so crazy!" Pretentious and ridiculous. Same with Steve on a girl.

Amen, sista.

[maeda.livejournal.com]

That could be my own bias... all of the girls named Dana that I've known drove me insane.

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Aha, that makes sense then. Same reason I find Heather to be an annoying name.

[tryyingtoevolve.livejournal.com]

Trent is okay. I like Dana on both, but prefer it on girls (probably because of The X-Files). Stormy, Vegas, and Random are horrendous. I don't like Steve on girls (I'm pretty set that girls' names are for girls, boys' names are for boys, and I'm unlikely to be persuaded on this fact -- and Steve is 100% boy), and Rafael is okay, but I think it sounds kind of pretentious.

[gidget1012.livejournal.com]

Who in their right mind would name their kid Random. Mine as well add the name Mistake to the list.

[maeda.livejournal.com]

People have!

IMO, it's one of those names that sounds cool on the surface, but once you think it over, not so great as an actual name. I mean, once the kid's old enough to understand the meaning of the word, they're probably going to think "OH GOD MOMMY DOESN'T WANT ME", not "that sounds rad". Right?

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Random's the name of Arthur Dent and Trillian's daughter in the sequel to Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy. She's named that because her mom picked sperm out of a sperm bank at random. Of course, it's realized later that since there was only one human male alive in the galaxy to donate it, Trillian's friend Arthur, it's not actually random, and therefore her name is a big joke.

[maeda.livejournal.com]

Forgive the off-topic nature of this: which sequel? I've only read the first two, and I don't remember that in the second one...

[lneef.livejournal.com]

Mostly Harmless. The fifth book in the trilogy.

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

Odd though it sounds, I've never thought of Steve as a boys name. You would think, given how often I hear 'you're called Steve? as in the boy's name?' that I would, but it's just in my head as a girls name. Same for most of my close friends, especially those who don't know any boys called Steve. I find it really hard to imagine how it must sound to other people...

If you're after any practical advice on it, it does have its upsides and I've grown to quite like it, but there are problems too. I still have most of my post addressed to Mr Stephen Doran. And I can never get my bank to talk to me over the phone because they never beleive it's me...

[maeda.livejournal.com]

No, not looking for practical advice, just pulling names out of my head and/or ass and seeing who agrees/disagrees with my just-barely-shared opinions on them. :b

Ahhh, I'm sorry that that happens!

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

lol, s'okay. has lead to many an amusing story at least!

[plaidpineapple.livejournal.com]

I have a male family member named Dana, so I'm used to it for a male. I think it's okay for either, though. Trent is "eh".

Vegas, Random (wtf?), Stormy = hideous.

Steve is okay as a nickname for Steven, but I prefer it spelled Stephen.

[dendrites2kill.livejournal.com]

I was gonna name my baby Trent, but well turns out it's a girl lol

[aballard23.livejournal.com]

Trent is a good boys name.

Dana is awesome for girls, would probably not name a boy that though.

Stormy.. no.

Vegas.. no. Anime.. is not that much your friend.

Random? o-o; People seriously name their kid that? Lol.

Steven not for a girl.

Rafael.. maybe. Raphael, though.

[maeda.livejournal.com]

Stormy is my husky's name, which is what brought it to mind, but I have known it to be used by hippies.

Your comment about Vegas = loled, but I am also a little amused that so many people find it that bad! There are plenty of kids named Asia, London, Brooklyn, Dallas, Houston, and my nickname is Reno (admittedly not after the city, but still). I think that at worst, it would just sound like your parents were drunk/thought it was hilarious. Maybe I'm being optimistic with that.

I know, it is more commonly spelt Raphael, but I prefer the spelling with the F.

[sarahness.livejournal.com]

Trent? I think of trench coats.

Dana? Don't particularly like it on either gender, but I prefer it on a girl if anyone.

Stormy? Kind of a depressing word for a name.

Vegas? Nah.

Random? I really hate this on anyone.

Steve? Don't mind a girl named Stevie. Don't mind a guy named Steven. Don't mind this as a nick name for either, but I wouldn't like it as a formal name.

Rafael? I actually kind of like this name, but it's not really my style.

[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

Trent - Eh. Stuck up ish.
Dana - Horrible on both, more horrible on a boy. This one has gone to the girls.
Stormy - Not bad. Knew a kid named Stormy. Not his real name, but no one ever knew his real name, so it might as well have been.
Vegas - I lived there, so no, personally.
Random - No no no times eleven. It's such a cliche word these days.
Steve - Okay for a guy.
Rafael - Too... Hmmm... How to say it? Too "Latin Lover" for me.

[blue-suspenders.livejournal.com]

Trent - I think too much of trout...I'm sorry. Its just a wierd association I make.
Dana - I prefer it on a guy.
Stormy, Vegas and Random I don't like.
Steve - Sure
Rafael - I like it.

[searlait.livejournal.com]

I knew this guy who changed his name to Random. It was...weird.

[kitchen-poet.livejournal.com]

Stormy is Trashy with a capital "T"! The only thing worse is Stormi.

[istytehcrawk.livejournal.com]

In college, I knew a Dana (girl) whose name was pronounced Dan-a instead of Day-na. It was unusual, but I think I prefer it.

[petitpapillion.livejournal.com]

Stormy is the name of a pornstar... the one that appeared in The 40 Year Old Virgin. Just a heads up, there.

[solagirl.livejournal.com]

Trent - meh. Reminds me of rich kids in 80s movies.
Dana - like it on guys. Dana Carvey for example.
Stormy - Ugh - NO. I kew a girl named Stormy. Trash-o-la.
Vegas - you are kidding right? I would rather name my kid Reno.
Random - No
Steve - girls, no, guys sure
Rafael - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles!

Side note: I knew a girl named Dana who pronounced it something like Duh-NUH. I knew her for serval years, but no one could ever get her name quite right.

[waitingonsunday.livejournal.com]

Trent is a favorite of mine.

Dana, I don't like on either sex, although I'd prefer it on a male.

Stormy's cool, but would be tempting fate. I'd only actually use on an animal (same with Vegas).

Random, I don't like on either sex. Steve, as well.

Rafael's a really nice name, though not really my style. I'm surely a product of my generation, in that Raphael makes me think of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle first, the painter second.

[raptorgirl.livejournal.com]

Trent - reminds me of "Daria."
Dana - I like it on a girl; it's unusual but classy. Don't like it on a boy.
Stormy - ugh, no. Sounds like a weather forecaster's nickname.
Vegas - again, ugh. On a related note, I once met a little boy named "Vegas Aidan."
Random - reminds me of the worst book in the Hitchhiker's Guide series. Hate it.
Steve - don't like it on a girl or a guy.
Rafael - ninja turtle! I like "Rafaela" on a girl, though.

[scintillated.livejournal.com]

Trent - I like it, but it reminds me of Trent Lane from Daria.
Dana - I like it, but I prefer it spelled Daina, which is the Lithuanian way.
Stormy - I think this is more of a pet's name. Two friends have cats named this!
Vegas - Nah.
Random - Nah.
Steve - I like it, but prefer Stephen or Steven.
Rafael - Eh. It reminds me of Raphael from the Ninja Turtles. Haha.