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Only some of them. The ones I think are alright are Madison, Alison and Addison. However I don't understand why some people try switching the -son suffix to -syn. It's pointless, and makes the name look a bit tacky IMO. If a name ends with -son, it likely means "Son of _____." "Syn of" isn't a thing. The only -syn name I think is okay is Emersyn.

The only one I like is Allison (also my preferred spelling)

This message was edited 10/3/2021, 3:25 PM

Meh.

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Madison, Addison? Overused, and boring. Even without the meaning I don’t see the appeal.

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Dawson, Emerson? Dawson reminds me of the show. Masculine. Emerson is masculine and doing it as Emersyn is just sad.

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Any other -son name is obviously masculine and I don’t care for it on a girl.

Some of them. The other day I made a thread about how I like Madison, and Allison isn’t too bad.

I like some of them.

No. I don’t like boys names ending with -son either. I’m kind of sick of ALL of them, to be honest.

Generally not, but like Allison, Madison is ok

No, I don’t understand why you would choose a “son”, “son of” name for a girl and none of them appeal to me anyway. The only one that is vaguely fine, would be Alison.

This message was edited 10/1/2021, 2:05 PM

I like Alison, but it's a French diminutive, not a male child.

Only a few. Emerson & Ellison are the two I like the most.

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Madison & Allison/Alison are my least favorites.

This message was edited 10/1/2021, 1:26 PM

In general, no. If the meaning has "son of" in it, then it seems out of place and not very well thought out. However, there are a few names with the son ending that do not have that etymology.

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Here are a few -son ending names that I think could work on a girl even if they are not my style.
Tyson / Tison - "firebrand"
Maison / Mason - "stoneworker"

No

Emerson is my favorite, nothing wrong with it. I also like
Maddison
Addison
Allison
Carson
Greyson
Ellison
Dawson
Crimson
Season

I have nothing against the suffix, but I don't like a whole lot of them. Mostly Madison and Addison

I really like the name Allison and I quite like Emerson because of a book character.

No, I don't.

Short answer: not necessarily but most I don't like

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Edit: Forgot about Allison, yes I do like that one fine but it definitely has a more feminine & classical feel to it than Madison, Addison etc.

This message was edited 10/1/2021, 12:09 PM