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HelpRe: Cassidy on a boy
in reply to a message by DLB
I was a child in the 70s and I am stuck with the impression that the original inspirations for using Cassidy as a first name were pretty boys Shaun Cassidy - The Justin Bieber of the early 70s, who looked like this
http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/7300000/Shaun-Cassidy-shaun-cassidy-7382979-761-869.jpg
...and actor David Cassidy who looked like this
http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/David_Cassidy_umvd001.jpg
So that probably is part of why I have this impression that it's a pretty-boy name. The other part being, that it has sounds from feminine names (Cassie, Melody, Charity) and none from masculine names I know, so it sort of "sounds feminine" to me. I struggle a little with imagining it as the first name of a guy. I don't like it!
I don't think it's unusable as a boy name. I think it's within normal limits, so to speak, for names of baby boys presently. I'm not sure whether my impression of pretty-boy-ness is totally out of date or not. As a middle name, I would assume it was a reference to a family surname.
- mirfak
http://images2.fanpop.com/images/photos/7300000/Shaun-Cassidy-shaun-cassidy-7382979-761-869.jpg
...and actor David Cassidy who looked like this
http://images.starpulse.com/Photos/Previews/David_Cassidy_umvd001.jpg
So that probably is part of why I have this impression that it's a pretty-boy name. The other part being, that it has sounds from feminine names (Cassie, Melody, Charity) and none from masculine names I know, so it sort of "sounds feminine" to me. I struggle a little with imagining it as the first name of a guy. I don't like it!
I don't think it's unusable as a boy name. I think it's within normal limits, so to speak, for names of baby boys presently. I'm not sure whether my impression of pretty-boy-ness is totally out of date or not. As a middle name, I would assume it was a reference to a family surname.
- mirfak
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Though it wasn't what you were describing, the first thing I thought of here was a teddy boy, sort of like Aaron Taylor Johnson in Nowhere Boy (not that I'm a fan of Lennon, or the film), and now I feel oddly fond of Cassidy. I'm not sure that feeling will last, but, yes, right now, I like it - and even beforehand I could see it working rather well on a little boy, and I would certainly appreciate seeing it.
This message was edited 9/2/2014, 11:39 AM
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