Why would you name your son a girl's name?

[eakers]

kelly, ashley, leslie all girl names that some boys end up with... poor kids.

 

[jjones]

My best friend from way back was named Lynn, now that's definately a girl's name.

 

[HumblePie]

For guys named for girl names I've known a Stay, Kelly, Joeli (went by Joe btw but his name was Joeli), Aron/Erin, Lindy, and Melon. Yes I knew a guy named Melon. You don't name guys afte fruit but his parents did.

Now as far as some out there names.. there are some really bad ones. There are two kids running around in Maryland (a co-worker of mine used to work at a court house there for name registrations and used to keep track of all the funnier and wierd ones) with the names Orangejello and Lemonjello. They were pronouced... "O -rong- 'elo and Lay mon e'lo.

That's why there are nicknames. Don't like what you are being called? go by your middle name or a nick name and stick with it. My dad hates his first name as Donald so goes by his middle as Justin. My friend Rudolph (insert long aristocratic middle name) (insert long aristocratic last name) the third goes by the name Trey. Third = Trey. Just don't let the mess you up.

 

[Pocahontas]

Where does Ashley fit in the mix of things?
I'm very fond of it as a man's name?

 

[Kalbi]

Originally posted by: crystal

Originally posted by: Nitemare
I know 2 non-asian guys named Kim

I think that means "gold".

You are correct (it's my last name). It's not the same as Kimberly...what a douche. And the pronounciation is more like "gum" (chinese) or "geem" (korean).

 

[johnjbruin]

Kelly - Principal of HS
Kim - male and female coworker

 

[Drakkon]

best reason to name your sons after females...they grow up to be fighters

My daddy left home when I was three
And he didn't leave much to ma and me
Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.
Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid
But the meanest thing that he ever did
Was before he left, he went and named me "Sue."

Well, he must o' thought that is quite a joke
And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk,
It seems I had to fight my whole life through.
Some gal would giggle and I'd get red
And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head,
I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue."

Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean,
My fist got hard and my wits got keen,
I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame.
But I made a vow to the moon and stars
That I'd search the beloved patriot-tonks and bars
And kill that man who gave me that awful name.

Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July
And I just hit town and my throat was dry,
I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew.
At an old saloon on a street of mud,
There at a table, dealing stud,
Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue."

Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad
From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had,
And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye.
He was big and bent and gray and old,
And I looked at him and my blood ran cold
And I said: "My name is 'Sue!' How do you do!
Now your gonna die!!"

Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes
And he went down, but to my surprise,
He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear.
But I busted a chair right across his teeth
And we crashed through the wall and into the street
Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer.

I tell ya, I've fought tougher men
But I really can't remember when,
He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.
I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss,
He went for his gun and I pulled mine first,
He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.

And he said: "Son, this world is rough
And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough
And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along.
So I give ya that name and I said goodbye
I knew you'd have to get tough or die
And it's the name that helped to make you strong."

He said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fight
And I know you hate me, and you got the right
To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do.
But ya ought to thank me, before I die,
For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye
Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you "Sue.'"

I got all choked up and I threw down my gun
And I called him my pa, and he called me his son,
And I came away with a different point of view.
And I think about him, now and then,
Every time I try and every time I win,
And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him
Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name!

 

[Zedtom]

My best friend's name is Leigh. His resume uses the prefix, "Mr.", so there is no confusion.

I have another friend named Andrew Lynn ------. I don't know what his parents were thinking.

 

[NiKeFiDO]

no one ever fvcked with John Clark, formally John Kelly (or something similar).

anyway he's fictional. props to anyone who know what I'm talking about (shouldnt be too hard)

 

[dxkj]

Originally posted by: dullard

Originally posted by: Crono
Kelly is not exclusively a girls name

#67 out of 4275 (top 2%) for first names for females. It is so common for females that it is considered a female name by most people. Heck, look at the variants and see if any of those really seem like male names.

Kelly, Pat, Kim, Jamie, etc. all need to be exclusively female in my opinion. No reason to torture your newborn boy for life with a name like those. Heck, it is probably best not to even name a girl one of those just to avoid problems in life.

Pat is genderless but Patricia isnt.... Jamie.. wth? jamie is a guys or girls name.... I think the only one on your list there that should be female is Kelly and Kim

 

[xospec1alk]

Originally posted by: Kenazo
Kelly = short for Kelvin.

WTF?! since when? my name is kelvin, and people usually just call me kel

 

[FoBoT]

it is usually the mothers fault


my wife likes gone with the wind , so she thinks "ashley" is a name for a boy :roll:

 

[ITJunkie]

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO
no one ever fvcked with John Clark, formally John Kelly (or something similar).

anyway he's fictional. props to anyone who know what I'm talking about (shouldnt be too hard)

Machine Gun Kelly?

What about Devon...boy or girl?

 

[Kyteland]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
it is usually the mothers fault

my wife likes gone with the wind , so she thinks "ashley" is a name for a boy :roll:

If you name your son Ashley then he gets to use Ash for a nickname, which is totally kick ass.

 

[eber]

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO
no one ever fvcked with John Clark, formally John Kelly (or something similar).

That was his last name though . But yes, a bad *** whom no one would want to f with.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: HumblePie
For guys named for girl names I've known a Stay, Kelly, Joeli (went by Joe btw but his name was Joeli), Aron/Erin, Lindy, and Melon. Yes I knew a guy named Melon. You don't name guys afte fruit but his parents did.

Now as far as some out there names.. there are some really bad ones. There are two kids running around in Maryland (a co-worker of mine used to work at a court house there for name registrations and used to keep track of all the funnier and wierd ones) with the names Orangejello and Lemonjello. They were pronouced... "O -rong- 'elo and Lay mon e'lo.

That's why there are nicknames. Don't like what you are being called? go by your middle name or a nick name and stick with it. My dad hates his first name as Donald so goes by his middle as Justin. My friend Rudolph (insert long aristocratic middle name) (insert long aristocratic last name) the third goes by the name Trey. Third = Trey. Just don't let the mess you up.

Hmm i'm from Maryland and went to a private highschool in DC from 95-99. I knew some dude named Trey as well, but his real name was Herbert I believe. I can see why he liked Trey better heh.

As for other names.

Pat = short for Patrick
Jamie = nick name for James

But calling a boy Kelly, Leslie, Ashley, or Stacy ... thats just wrong.

 

[Triumph]

Originally posted by: ITJunkie

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO
no one ever fvcked with John Clark, formally John Kelly (or something similar).

anyway he's fictional. props to anyone who know what I'm talking about (shouldnt be too hard)

Machine Gun Kelly?

What about Devon...boy or girl?

Devon is a porn star name.

 

[purbeast0]

Originally posted by: Triumph

Originally posted by: ITJunkie

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO
no one ever fvcked with John Clark, formally John Kelly (or something similar).

anyway he's fictional. props to anyone who know what I'm talking about (shouldnt be too hard)

Machine Gun Kelly?

What about Devon...boy or girl?

Devon is a porn star name.

Devon = Female
Devin = Male

 

[CChaos]

I knew someone growing up who's parents were both named Leslie.

 

[CKent]

Kelly isn't necessarily a womans' name. Anyone know where that major league pitcher is these days? His name was Hilary. Now *that's* a womans' name His parents wanted a girl, and when they didn't get one... Anyway, people called him Hilly, for obvious reasons.

 

[dullard]

Originally posted by: dxkj
Pat is genderless but Patricia isnt.... Jamie.. wth? jamie is a guys or girls name.... I think the only one on your list there that should be female is Kelly and Kim

Did you read the whole thing I wrote? I said not to name either child (male or female) any of those genderless names. But if we have to use it, at least pick a gender. I personally choose female as the choice for that list. However, I'd rather let the genderless names die off.

As for other genderless names, I often might choose the male side. I knew a couple who were both named Gene. To me, Gene probably should go in the male side. Same for Aaron/Aron. Probably better off in the male side. But in an ideal world, no kid will have those names and the whole problem can go away.

 

[NiKeFiDO]

Originally posted by: eber

Originally posted by: NiKeFiDO
no one ever fvcked with John Clark, formally John Kelly (or something similar).

That was his last name though . But yes, a bad *** whom no one would want to f with.

:thumbsup:

 

[40Hands]

Originally posted by: Ilmater

The only thing I felt for Brad was horny.

Taken out of context FTW!


I think a lot of it has to do with when they were born. The name may have been fine then. Kind of like the name "Gaylord". It was popular once. Not so much anymore.

 

[chowderhead]

There was an old guy from the Amazing Race last season named Meredith.

 

[Crono]

My parents almost named me Robin, and there are only 2 famous males with taht name that I know of.