Inspired by seeing "BRADY" on a 'unisex' list...

[politicking.livejournal.com]

Not only is this inspired by reading the name Brady on quite a few "unisex" lists, but also the fact that I went to school with a girl named Timothy Maureen.

At what point does a name go from 'unisex' to "that girl has a boys name"? What names have you heard on girls that you would say are (or should be) exclusively male?

 

Comments

[cremepuff.livejournal.com]

Funny that you mention Brady, because a girl in one of my college classes was named Bradi. Personally I think that name--and Timothy, as you also mentioned--should stay on males.

In the long run, though, who's to say that they won't work as female names in the future? Keep in mind that many 'feminine' names like Shannon, Ashley, and Shirley were strictly male names a century ago. And it only took about 2 decades for Ryan to become a borderline unisex name.

[politicking.livejournal.com]

Very true.

I actually don't mind some of the more masculine names on girls- but then I wonder what kind of jokes a girl named Evan, Kyle or Kellan get soley because of their names.

I know the Timothy from my class got teased quite a bit. But, she kind of made it work for her, because she went by Timmie. In fact, I had no idea her full name was Timothy until we were seniors because she never went by it.