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[broadwaybabe11.livejournal.com]

I came across a book called "Princess Ben."
Ben for a girl?
WDYT?

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[sarahrose.livejournal.com]

One of my favorite books, How To Meet Cute Boys (by Deanna Kazis) - well, the main character is Benjamina "Ben" Franklin.

I think it's cute in that usage, but it's just all right in real life.

[ecarnation.livejournal.com]

Only as a nickname maybe. I think I would prefer Bren, but I don't really like either of them.

[doodlbug.livejournal.com]

Ben makes me think of my husband, so no.
Benjamin is one of the those male names that, in my opinion, hasn't successful crossed over to girldom yet.

[arbus.livejournal.com]

bad on a boy. worse on a girl.

(i have only bad associations)

[freezemyazaleas.livejournal.com]

lol, Princess Ben sounds like some kinda drag queen.

[tokyo.livejournal.com]

I immediately thought Benjamina.

[jazbot.livejournal.com]

Me too.

[eleanorgrace.livejournal.com]

I really, really liked the idea of boy nicknames on girls for a while (possibly because I thought Joey on Dawson's Creek was cool), so I decided that Ben would be an okay nickname for Brianne/Brianna. I don't actually think it works that well anymore.

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

I knew a Benita that went by Ben, so it doesn't seem too strange on me