Male names on females

[rubytitania.livejournal.com]

So, I was thinking about the whole trend of giving girls names which are blatantly masculine (Ryan, James etc), and I realised there are two women at my work who have men's names. I've worked there a year and a half so the names don't even sound odd to me anymore, but I remember when I started I thought it was very strange. We have a Merlin (in her 30s I think), and a Felix (probably late 40s). What do you guys think? Do you know any people with odd names which you hardly even notice because you know them?

Comments

[ginky.livejournal.com]

One of my mom's best friends is named Tommy. I always thought it was odd.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Merlin?? like the wizard!? I wouldnt even use that on a boy it's that bad...
I can't think of any weird names as such, My friends include Coco, Anneli, Fizzy...
Everyone's so upper middle class and boring lol.

[elsh.livejournal.com]

My grandmother's legal first name is Charles (unless she had it changed). She goes by her middle name, which I won't post here cos this is public and her name isn't common and she uses the internetz.

[imyourrapunzel.livejournal.com]

My aunt's name is Merlyn, her's is short for Merlynda and I don't notice it at all because she's the only one I've ever known. I also knew a woman named Michael, I could never really get used to it though.

[ghost-dance.livejournal.com]

i knew a 70 year old woman named Preston.

[arderei.livejournal.com]

I went to grade school with a girl whose mom's name was Greg.

[space-monkey340.livejournal.com]

I know a Merlin!!! He's a fat old man with orange stripy hair and whiskers. He sleeps on my bed. And hogs it.

It's hardly a new trend (Ashley was a man's name once, as were Stacy and Tracy), but I think it's a little lame. But then again I'm kind of old fashioned.

[smurfb1ue.livejournal.com]

I have a girl friend who's named Kyle.
I also know a Fabrijay (f), Passionate (f), Snowflake (m), and a girl we called BG because her father actually named her Beautiful Girl.