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[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I just saw a gem on Facebook. A boy born last night:

Adalai Alexander

is it just me, or is the first name more for a girl than a boy?

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[adamantplatypus.livejournal.com]

Absolutely that's a girls name. Weird.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

It is traditionally a male name, though I more often see it spelled Adlai.

[lind-saay.livejournal.com]

example: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson

[fullcollapse.livejournal.com]

You beat me to it! It's definitely a male name.

[twitchywoman.livejournal.com]

Icon love, I just watched that episode last night.

[nimnod.livejournal.com]

Relatively common boys' name amongst northern Africans at my university.

[nimnod.livejournal.com]

To which I might add- never seen it used for a girl, ever.

[laminy.livejournal.com]

It certainly sounds rather feminine to me, but I've never heard it before, so it may just be reminding me of somewhat similar feminine names, like Adele or Adelia.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought. I know about the name Adlai, but this spelling makes me think of Adelaide.

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

I think it's just you. Adalai is a male name. And so is Adlai if it's meant to be a variant of that.

[skittles22088.livejournal.com]

I like the name Adlai, it's just that this spelling is too close to a favorite girl's name for me (Adelaide).

[penguiny7.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay, I get that.

[miss-tee.livejournal.com]

It's just you.

[schexyschteve.livejournal.com]

No, Adlai is a male name. I'm not sure where the extra a comes from though.

[holidaylights.livejournal.com]

Definitely a guy's name, although I prefer Adlai.

[frost.livejournal.com]

Male name, though usually spelled differently, I think. ^^

[babyjess8.livejournal.com]

I quite like it. The initials A.A. are cool. Alexander is fantastic. Adelai has a certain charm.


However, I don't think I could name an actual human baby this. It does LOOK rather feminine... Adlai looks more masculine.

[satunian.livejournal.com]

Hmm, honestly, I think it's just you, I'm pretty sure Adlai/Adalai is a boys' name, not a girls'. You might be thinking of Adelaide which is from a different origin (I believe Adlai is a Hebrew name while Adelaide is German?), and that is definitely a girls' name.

[nandy-pandy.livejournal.com]

Really? I think it sounds masculine.

[qalanjo.livejournal.com]

Seems masculine to me.