Article about female lawyers with male names....

[krosp.livejournal.com]

http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/lifematters/boys-names-better-for-girls-20091027-hih6.html

Comments

[sweetest-asylum.livejournal.com]

girl names that have y sounding endings are supposedly not taken as seriously

[jordle.livejournal.com]

Guess I should've been a lawyer then...

[laminy.livejournal.com]

Well, a female Bruce may be able to be a judge, but that's still a horrible name for a girl. Bruce. How is that feminine at all? I'd say Cameron and Kelly are unisex, but Bruce?

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

Well, my name (Steve) is probably as ridiculous on a girl as Bruce, and this is the first time I've ever seen someone make a predicition based on it that wasn't 'dude, she's going to be messed up...' Which, you know, is nice...shame I didn't study law.

[soul-inside.livejournal.com]

and its a horrible name for a boy as well imo!

[soul-inside.livejournal.com]

shakespeare had it wrong with there's nothing in a name thing. i changed my name from sarah to eli (pronounced w a long i & short for my middle name elizabeth. and seriously, there has been an enormous difference in how ppl treat me- much more respect. it helps too that i do fit my new name as well (which isnt that new these days

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Interesting- I'm currently in law school. We have a couple Kelly's, but in my opinion that name has been basically taken over by females. Other than that, all I can think of is one female Morgan. I guess the rest of us are in trouble!

[spaceandclouds.livejournal.com]

That's so interesting and so...wrong. Hopefully there will be some more research on why this is the case, looking at psychological factors and connotations when one sees a name etcetera. Ah, why oh why do people still associate capability with masculinity! *frustration*

I like Morgan and Alexis for girls, although the latter is becoming too trendy for my taste. I also always liked Dylan...but I wouldn't use it because there are other names I like a lot more.

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

Alexis is/was a masculine/male name? I had no idea.