What about all those American girls names that sound like boys names, place names or surnames?

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Gunnerbean · 25/03/2009 17:39

Things like Tyler, Taylor, Ashley, Ashton, Scout, Bristol, Atlanta, Harlow, Finley, Harper etc to name but a few.

They seem to be very big on it over there but it doesn't really seem to have caught on to such an extent over here yet. But I suppose it will eventually.

What do you think? I think some can sound OK but others - I mean Bristol is pushing it a bit surely?

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PfftTheMagicDragon · 25/03/2009 20:04

I think it's a sort of tradition in the US to give children the mothers maiden name as a first name. Hence all the surnames.

KERALA1 · 25/03/2009 19:51

Lets hope this particular trend stays that side of the pond.

Lots of Madisons and Paiges around though which sound like American type names that have caught on over here.

chaya5738 · 25/03/2009 17:56

There are loads of British children called "Brooklyn" so I think it has caught on here.

screamingabdab · 25/03/2009 17:55

When I was pg, I thought of naming after Tube stops:

Willesden for a boy
Dollis Hill for a girl

Fimbo · 25/03/2009 17:42

My home town would be good - Dundee, with the nn Dun or Dee. Fab

screamingabdab · 25/03/2009 17:42

Sorry, I have a thing about surnames-as-firstnames. Yuck

Bristol = Bristols

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