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I work at a retail store, and yesterday a woman in my line kept saying, "Peyton, can you run back and get me another one of these? Peyton this. Peyton that." So finally I see Peyton, and it's a little GIRL. So casually I'm like, "Peyton, how do you spell that?"

Paiton.

I really didn't even like that name to begin with.

Also, the Hayden/Jayden/Brayden trend is hitting the American bases here hard, and I saw one of these victims yesterday (Hayden). He was probably 7, and the thing was, he looks like he'll probably grow up to play guitar and think he's tough and wear hxc t-shirts and paint his nails black (he just had this look), and he'll have the name Hayden. It doesn't seem right to me. Then again, what stereotypical teen would any of those names work on?

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[mao-kitsune.livejournal.com]

The Haydens/Braydens etc. that I've ever known or heard of have been teens... to me these names "work" well for this stage of life. Maybe because all of those names (including Peyton, who on the show is a girl) are on the WB, or CW, or whatever they're calling it these days (teen-oriented television network for those who either don't live in the US or don't watch that much tv). Now, when they hit ninety, it might be a little weird...