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Not very feminine or attractive on a girl or woman. It's one of those fad type names that really don't have much staying power. Were it not for that singer, the status quo would have already considered it dated and inappropriate. Tayla is very different however, and Taylor will always remain very handsome on a boy or man.

I think it's pretty. I can get past the 'gay' part. Some of the people in the comments seem to acting a little childish about it.

Tripp Fontaine was Lux Lisbon's boyfriend in The Virgin Suicides.

Adeya is the name of American singer-songwriter Kehlani Parrish (known professionally as Kehlani).

Also Biblical German, Biblical Dutch, German, Afrikaans, Dutch, Flemish

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https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorkas
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorkas
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorkas
https://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/populariteit/naam/Dorkas
http://www.names.be/meisjesnamen.html?met=Dorkas&sort=beldesc

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(Information from name #228079 originally submitted by user Crissov)

I don't like Donald to start, but Mcdonald as a first name is just super weird. Some surnames just don't work as first names, and this is a great example. A kid named Mcdonald these days would also probably get teased because of Old McDonald Had A Farm or McDonald's. I wouldn't be surprised if poor Mcdonald is hearing ei-ei-o for the rest of his life. Please, just use Donald (or better-ish yet, Ronald).

A known bearer of this name was the Belgian naturalist author and playwright Cyriel Buysse (1859-1932).

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(Information from name #22539 originally submitted by user Lucille)

Birk Borkason is a character in Astrid Lindgren's 'Ronia, the Robber's Daughter' (1981). He was originally named Bork before Lindgren realized that it was too easily confused with his father's name (Borka) and thus changed to Birk.

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https://www.nordicnames.de/wiki/Birk -- their source: Kristoffer Kruken og Ola Stemshaug: Norsk Personnamnleksikon (1995)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronia,_the_Robber%27s_Daughter
https://www.astridlindgren.com/sv/karaktarerna/ronja/varifran-kommer-namnen-i-ronja-rovardotter (in Swedish) "Where does the names in Ronia the Robber's daughter come from?"

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(Information from name #20395 originally submitted by user CSwe)

The author J. R. R. Tolkien used it as a hobbit name in 'The Lord of the Rings' (1954), where it belongs to the mother of Bilbo Baggins.

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- http://dmnes.org/name/Belladonna
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Hobbits#B (see Belladonna Took)

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(Information from name #782 originally submitted by user Elovina Rose)

Also Georgian (Archaic)

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Transcription: ბაბა(Georgian)
Derived from the Persian honorific title بابا (baba), which formally means "grandfather, wise old man, sir". Its informal meaning is "dad, daddy", but that particular meaning is probably not the reason behind the use of this honorific title as a given name and name element.

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NOTE: ბაბა (baba) means "father" in the Kartvelian languages of Laz and Mingrelian, and "grandfather, old man" in Svan (another Kartvelian language):
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%91%E1%83%90 (in English)
In these languages, the word ultimately comes from Proto-Kartvelian *baba. In other words: it does not come from Persian, even though the meaning is virtually the same. Because of all this, we should consider that the given name Baba (at least when borne by the Laz, Mingrelians and Svans) can also be of Kartvelian origin instead (and easily so, I might add). Not least because of the following:

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"One group of first names is derived from appellatives, denoting: a person of both genders and of various ages (Geo. gogona, Megr. cira, ʒaba, Svan. dina "girl"; Geo. ḳacia, Megr. ḳočia "man"), and relatives, as a rule, of the older generation (Geo. dediḳa, mamia, papuna, biʒina. Their stems denote: mother, father, grandfather, uncle. The rich derivative capability of Kartvelian languages is extensively used for the formation of such names."
---> from the section "Kartvelian Names" written by Shukia Apridonidze and Guram Topuria on page 891 of "Namenforschung/Name Studies/Les noms propres":
• https://books.google.de/books?id=ck1CLzJq9vAC&pg=PA891 (in English)

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From that particular category of Georgian/Kartvelian names, Bidzina, Gocha, Mamuka and Vazha are the only ones in the main database. In the Submitted Names Database, we currently have: Bichia, Dedika, Deduka, Denola, Dina, Dzabuli, Gogona, Gogutsa, Katsia, Mamika, Muma, Papuna and Tsira.

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Last but certainly not least: also compare the modern Georgian noun ბაბუა (babua) meaning "grandfather":
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%90 (in English)

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- https://imya.com/name/20785 (in Russian)
- https://web.archive.org/web/20130130191719/http://name.interes.ge/dreams.php?action=view&id=90&from=action=search|by=%E1%83%91 (in Georgian)
- http://www.geogen.ge/ge/msearch/4305/ (in Georgian; see the entry for Baba near the top)
- بابا (baba) meaning "grandfather, wise old man, sir":
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7#Persian (in English)
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_(honorific) (in English)
• https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/baba#Etymology (in English)
- Baba-Tsioq Dadishkeliani (died in 1812), a Svan chief or ruler: https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%90%E1%83%91%E1%83%90-%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A7_%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%93%E1%83%98%E1%83%A8%E1%83%A5%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98 (in Georgian)
- Baba Əliyev (1915-1991), an Azerbaijani painter: https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_%C6%8Fliyev_(r%C9%99ssam) (in Azerbaijani)
- Baba Mahmudoğlu Mirzəyev (1940-2006), an Azerbaijani singer: https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Mahmudo%C4%9Flu (in Azerbaijani)
- Baba Məmmədov (1887-1974), an Azerbaijani captain: https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_M%C9%99mm%C9%99dov (in Azerbaijani)
- Baba Qasımov (1989-2020), an Azerbaijani military man: https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_Qas%C4%B1mov (in Azerbaijani)
- Baba Səmədov (b. 1934), an Azerbaijani politician: https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_S%C9%99m%C9%99dov (in Azerbaijani)
- Baba Vəziroğlu Məsimov (b. 1954), an Azerbaijani author, poet and translator: https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baba_V%C9%99ziro%C4%9Flu (in Azerbaijani)

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(Information from name #375534 originally submitted by user Lucille)

Also Ingush, Avar and Kabardian

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Pronunciation: u-myir-KHAN (Russian)

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Transcription: Амирхан (Avar) Амырхъан(Eastern Circassian) ٴامىرحان (Kazakh Arabic)

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- https://forebears.io/x/forenames/amirkhan
- https://imya.com/name/18738 (in Russian)
- https://ru.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D1%85%D0%B0%D0%BD (in Russian)
- https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D8%A3%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B1#Arabic (in English)

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(Information from name #245726 originally submitted by user HL)

Pronunciation: A-sif (Arabic)

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Transcription: آصف (Arabic)

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Meaning: Arabic variant transcription of Asif as well as the Persian and Indonesian form.

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- https://forebears.io/x/forenames/asef
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asif (in English)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asef_Bayat (in English)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asef_Soltanzadeh (in English)

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(Information from name #316481 originally submitted by user HL)

Also Catalan (Rare), Croatian (Rare), Polish, Slovene, Serbian

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http://www.idescat.cat/noms/?q=Atena&lang=en --- Catalan
https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atena_(mitologija) - Croatian
https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atena_(mitologie) -- Romanian (not used as a given name, though)

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(Information from name #28262 originally submitted by user enchy)

I am genuinely surprised no has mentioned Detective Alex Cross. Created by bestselling author, James Patterson, Alexander “Alex” Cross is a fictional psychologist-turned-detective who has appeared in 34 of Patterson's crime thriller novels, including Along Came a Spider, Kiss The Girls, and Cat and Mouse. In cinema, Detective Cross has been portrayed by award-winning American actor, Morgan Freeman.

Created by bestselling author, James Patterson, Alexander “Alex” Cross is a fictional psychologist-turned-detective who has appeared in 34 of Patterson's crime thriller novels, including Along Came a Spider, Kiss The Girls, and Cat and Mouse. In cinema, Detective Cross has been portrayed by award-winning American actor, Morgan Freeman.

Gary Soneji (also known as Gary Murphy) is the antagonist in James Patterson's 1993 crime thriller novel, Along Came a Spider, which was later adapted into a movie of the same name.

This is my name, and I love it! I like having an X initial, and I pronounce it as "ZAY-vyuhr" (though I don't mind anyone pronouncing it in any other way).

I think the name Gemma is pretty

Very handsome; so very NOT pretty (or graceful, lol)!

This is my name, and I've always loved having the name Gretchen. I love the uniqueness and elegance of it. And I like that it's not common or overused, but it's not made-up either. As for any negative, rude comments about it, they're just tasteless and tacky! lol ;) It's a very beautiful name and I absolutely love it. If it's your name too, I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Ron Mael is another notable musician who should be added, he plays the keyboard and is the main songwriter from the band Sparks.

Russell Mael,the lead singer of the band Sparks is another person I think should be added as a notable musician.

this is my name, and I hate it! my mom named me after Rory Gilmore and it haunts me daily! it doesn't help that everyone fauns over the show (that I equally hate!). ever since I can remember adults, teachers, students, and random people alike have told me in detail about the show and asked if I knew the character.

@Anonymous User 5/1/2024
I'm really sorry. I won't make that mistake in the future.

Famous bearers are wife and husband Veronika and Jan Allister.

This name can sometimes be a Feminine name, making this name Unisex. I'm shocked that in the UK, it's also used as a Feminine name.

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According to the UK Office for National Statistics census of England and Wales, 114 girls and 40 boys were recorded with the name Cody in 1996.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/cody/top/england-wales
https://names.darkgreener.com/#cody

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Update: As of May 30th 2020, this name is now Unisex.
https://www.behindthename.com/names/history.php?name=emmerson

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According to the USA Social Security Administration, 171 girls and 22 boys were recorded with the name Emmerson in 2013.
https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/emmerson/

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This name can also be a Masculine name, making this name Unisex.
https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/teale
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/teale

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According to the UK Office for National Statistics census of England and Wales, 5 boys were recorded with the name Teale in 1999.
https://names.darkgreener.com/#teale

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A notable Masculine bearer is a Canadian Football player: Teale Orban.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teale_Orban
https://www.google.com/search?q=Teale+Orban

would not recommend using in a portuguese speaking country.

Also of Brazilian Portuguese usage as a variant of Jaime.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/jaime-1
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/jayme
https://www.behindthename.com/name/jayme/top/brazil

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Jayme Matarazzo is a Brazilian actor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jayme_Matarazzo

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This is a nice gender-neutral name that surprisingly, it's a hidden gem as a girl name.
https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/ellery/
https://names.darkgreener.com/#ellery

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This name can also sometimes be a Masculine name, making this name Unisex.
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/miley

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In the UK, before the year 2007, it was used as a rare Masculine name as a diminutive of Miles.
https://names.darkgreener.com/#miley

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I love this name, but Charlotte fits with my name style better. I’d love to use it as a middle name.

Heledd Owen is a drummer in the Welsh post-punk band Adwaith.

Well... I don't think this should be a name at all! If anything it's the name of a country for goodness sake! Please don't give you kid this name. If I were an admin of this site, I think I'd even get this name removed form the first name database because it's so bad as a given name!
https://places.behindthename.com/name/chile

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Yet somehow this name is used as a both a Masculine name and a Feminine name. How?!
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/chile
https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/chile

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I think Julius is a beautiful name. It is strong, unique, and ages well. It is a powerful name. I also like “Jules” as a nickname. Overall, I think Julius is an awesome name.

I think this name isn't used that often and has some interesting history behind it. Very elegant, classy and unique.

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I think of the Pokémon Crawdaunt when I hear this name.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Crawdaunt_(Pok%C3%A9mon)

This name is extremely popular in many African countries like Nigeria, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and even Ethiopia! My god!
I suggest that the usage "English (African)" should be added or the description should add this quote "At present, it's most common in English-speaking Africa".
https://forebears.io/forenames/samson
https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/samson/

This name can either be a Masculine name or a Feminine name depending on where you live.
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/berlin
https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/berlin

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According to the USA Social Security Administration, 56 girls and 33 boys were recorded with the name Berlin in 2022.
https://www.names.org/n/berlin/about
https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/berlin/

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I think a variant of this name would be Biron that Shakespeare used this in Love's Labour Lost.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/biron/submitted

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A very nice diminutive of Alexandra and Alexis! If you think the name Dixie is cool but too controversial for you, try this name!

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I think this is a slightly less babyish way of spelling the name because I think this is actually modelled on Hayley which I like.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/hayley

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Looks like it's trying to be cool by using this name on a boy if they wanted a girl called Reese but ended up with a boy... Hmmm...

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This name can also be a Masculine name, mainly in the Philippines and some African countries especially Malawi, making this name Unisex.
https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/journey
https://forebears.io/x/forenames/journey
https://www.names.org/n/journey/about

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I think this name can also be a truncated style of Gabriella in the style of Brianna. Very pretty and cute!

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The way I see it, I thought this was a Feminine form of Cyrus, in which Kyra is said to be a feminine form. How does this not make sense?
https://www.behindthename.com/name/kyra

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I never knew that the country of Israel was named after the biblical person called Israel. I honestly thought that this name is taken directly from the country of Israel, but no! Apparently it had some history behind the name Israel before the country of Israel was born.
https://places.behindthename.com/name/israel

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I think it can also be of English usage albiet rare...
https://www.behindthename.com/name/michelina/top/united-states
https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/michelina

Update, as of November 21st 2020, this name is now Unisex.
https://www.behindthename.com/names/history.php?name=quin

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It can also be used as a short form of Quinlan.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/quinlan

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According to the USA Social Security Administration, 38 boys and 33 girls were recorded with the name Quin in 2017.
https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/quin/