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in reply to a message by Damon vamp
I'm okay with Ashlynn, but using John as her middle name is out of the question. I know that some names that were once used on boys are now considered feminine (ex. Beverly, Chelsea), but John has and always will be 100% masculine. My dad, brother, and late grandfather carry the name John as their first name.
However, this doesn't mean you can't use a female variant of John in place. There's Jane, Jean, and even Joan. Look below to see which of the combos is your favorite.
Ashlynn Jane
Ashlynn Jean
Ashlynn Joan
I don't want a little girl's life to get screwed up over the fact that you gave her a guy's name as a middle name.
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However, this doesn't mean you can't use a female variant of John in place. There's Jane, Jean, and even Joan. Look below to see which of the combos is your favorite.
Ashlynn Jane
Ashlynn Jean
Ashlynn Joan
I don't want a little girl's life to get screwed up over the fact that you gave her a guy's name as a middle name.
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Why not?
I met a woman who went by Johnie. I don't know if that was her given name or not but she willingly introduced herself as Johnie. I thought it was cool. She works in the wedding industry and it doesn't seem to get in the way at all.
I don't see how this is an issue. You are allowed to disagree but maybe you should cultivate some manners before you express your opinion next time.
To Damon Vamp:
Go for it. If you and the baby's dad agree I don't see the harm. She might even like having a common name in a unique circumstance.
I met a woman who went by Johnie. I don't know if that was her given name or not but she willingly introduced herself as Johnie. I thought it was cool. She works in the wedding industry and it doesn't seem to get in the way at all.
I don't see how this is an issue. You are allowed to disagree but maybe you should cultivate some manners before you express your opinion next time.
To Damon Vamp:
Go for it. If you and the baby's dad agree I don't see the harm. She might even like having a common name in a unique circumstance.
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Can you explain how you feel this would "screw up" her life? Curious.
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Agreed. You seem to feel very strongly about it but I've yet to see how it would be that detrimental
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Perhaps the sad ambiguities attached to John - the bathroom or the hooker's client - might prove awkward.
I knew a woman once who was named after her grandfather and had all three of his given names, all of which have perfectly acceptable female forms. She didn't seem to suffer unduly! But I'm glad it didn't happen to me, especially since little children have very conventional tastes and an inability to shut up about whatever interests them.
I knew a woman once who was named after her grandfather and had all three of his given names, all of which have perfectly acceptable female forms. She didn't seem to suffer unduly! But I'm glad it didn't happen to me, especially since little children have very conventional tastes and an inability to shut up about whatever interests them.
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Yeah, but it's a middle name. Please point me to any person who has had their life screwed up by a middle name. If this potential child doesn't like having John as her middle name, she could be Ashlynn J. Surname or even just Ashlynn Surname.
And the connection with bathrooms or hookers doesn't "prove awkward" for boys. But girls are so delicate, aren't they?
(does anyone even call a toilet a john anymore though? I never hear it.)
only if mommy and daddy tell them to. Babies don't pop out and know what's normal.
And the connection with bathrooms or hookers doesn't "prove awkward" for boys. But girls are so delicate, aren't they?
(does anyone even call a toilet a john anymore though? I never hear it.)
only if mommy and daddy tell them to. Babies don't pop out and know what's normal.
This message was edited 8/12/2014, 5:27 PM
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Really? From my experience, kids are pretty open to most things, including names, and they tend not to know something is strange until it's pointed out to them. I went to school with some, what we would consider, oddly named kids, but no one in our age group batted an eyelid at that time, and still don't now. Interesting that you've experienced differently.
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