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Faith... on a boy?
Recently, I met a guy named Faith! I was really surprised. He's in his mid-twenties. WDYT of Faith as a masculine name?
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I just don't like the name Faith in general. I like it slightly better on a boy, but not by much.
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Nope!Generally I dislike all virtue names in general because I find them really cheesy for one thing but I don't see "Faith" a good name for a male. I mean the diminutive and possible nickname of "Fay\Faye" is even worse on a male
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No way!
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Why not? There is nothing feminine about this word or concept; albeit the frequent convention of females with this name assignment. I love heritage--and not only concerning names but throughout life. Our names however, do not own us, but rather we own them--if we prefer it so, at least.
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You know, I like it! I want to like Faith as a name, but I just don't. But somehow thinking of it in a masculine way it makes it much better.This reminds me of when I once met a college student guy named Destiny. Interesting.
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On either gender, you'd have to be reallyreallyreally devout for it to work at all. And since there's n way of telling what a new baby might grow up to believe or disbelieve, such names are best avoided. Add to that the fact that, like Hope and Charity, such names are historically female, and I'm as surprised as you were.
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It's funny because he is an atheist.
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Quite frequently, atheists are kind & caring, loyal, dependable trustworthy and, of course, faithful individuals.
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Faith is a virtue for atheists too... just not faith in the existence of gods.I think the name works okay for a guy. It's just a matter of getting past the natural assumption that it's a woman's name.
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Surely optimism rather than faith? Or does Joe Atheist have faith in lucky numbers and horseshoes? Just asking ...
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Faith = "everything will turn out alright"
"believe in yourself"
"if at first you don't succeed, try, try again"
"after all tomorrow is another day"
etc etc etc

This message was edited 2/1/2016, 11:10 AM

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I'm not a huge fan, tbh... Though, I suppose that as a second name it wouldn't be that bad.
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