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[earn-my-wings.livejournal.com]

A woman from church (Zoila) has two kids: Lillian James and Kai Jameson.

I can only guess that their mns are honoring a family member.

What do you think about outright male names for girls? I've never been a fan, but for some reason, I think Lillian James is super cute.

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[ma-ee-uh.livejournal.com]

Wait -- is Kai a girl?

[hermione-vader.livejournal.com]

I think James is one that you can get away with, and same with surnames like, say, Harrison or Chandler or Warren (I know a girl named Gianna Warren), especially if it's meant to honor someone. Edward or Daniel, though? That's probably less likely.

[earn-my-wings.livejournal.com]

Nope, Kai is a boy. I should edit that...

[pleasure-past.livejournal.com]

I think getting hung up about the gender of a name that is neither yours nor your child's is silly. Most names don't have a gender innate to their meaning, with a few exceptions like Andrew and Andrea, and names often flip genders over the decades anyway. So, yeah, 100% for "male" names on girls, or "female" names on boys.

[liltxangel83.livejournal.com]

I love the name James for a girl, very cute.

[earn-my-wings.livejournal.com]

I can see where you're coming from. On the same token, some names are considered for a boy or girl because they just sound either masculine or feminine. Like I can never see a girl being named Arthur or Robert, or a boy being named Jessica or Rebecca. I think that for the most part, names that have flipped genders over the years have done so because they have both a masculine and feminine quality. But that's just my opinion ;)

[earn-my-wings.livejournal.com]

Yeah it's got a bit of a feminine quality to it that could work on a girl, I think :)

[earn-my-wings.livejournal.com]

I agree totally.

[kaizopp.livejournal.com]

But what people think 'masculine' and 'feminine' sound like changes too. ;)

[earn-my-wings.livejournal.com]

That's true :)