Naming your daughter a boy's name, yes or no ?

[Momto2girliess]

My sibling named her baby girl a classic masculine name ( Think John, Robert , Thomas). I am never going to say anything to her. I am just curious to know people's opinion on it.

She always wanted a boy.This is baby girl n°5. Do you think it is a bit strange to name your girl a very masculine name?

@SirSamuelVimes

Yes, it's shit in many ways, but most importantly for me on that in reinforces the idea that male is aspirational. No-one is calling their sons Lara or Jennifer or Maud. It only ever goes one way, because to give a boy a girl's name would be to mark him out as something lesser, whereas to give a girl a boys name apparently makes them cool and strong and interesting.

yes, this.

ppl are calling girls Jamie and Tom but no one is calling a boy Eloise or Millie.

At least Christopher can go for Chris (=Christine)

God no, just don't do it. I know someone who's daughter is called Alfie. I have an elderly (male!) relative named Alfie and just cannot associate that name with a girl. The mum says she chose it partly because she likes the nickname 'Fi' - so why not go for Fiona then? Oh that's right, because that wouldn't signal to everyone what a unique and interesting person you are than if you gave your daughter a boys name. that she will inevitably end up hating when she's older and all the other kids called Alfie of her generation are all boys. Just give her one of the many and varied female names that are out there!

It's awful but at least she can just call herself Chris and pretend she's Christine. Poor child!

CHRISTOPHER??

Poor child.

I have a girl called Frankie, and I love unisex names like Charlie etc

I do like morevtypically ‘male’ names like George or Jamie for a girl, but I think Christopher is a step too far

Poor girl

I agree with @siblingrevelryagain
Love a unisex name. Christopher isn't unisex.

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Jesus why on earth Christopher?

I also assumed James!

This can't be real?
She called her DAUGHTER Christopher??

What a strange thing to do.

I guess she can be Chris, Chrissie, Christa.

Christopher! Wow, that's very peculiar. Nicknames will be fine but any time she has to tell people her full name she'll get all the faces.

I agree with @SirSamuelVimes that this trend only ever goes boys names for girls, never the other way.

In Scotland they used to name girls after their fathers by giving them horrific monikers like Donaldina or Jamesina.

Oh come ON @Momto2girliess

Christopher for a girl?

I doubt the registry office will even allow it, as it's so incredibly ludicrous.

I like Jamesina. It's quaint. No different to Christina or Josephine.

But Christopher is just odd.

Jamesina isn't as bad admittedly as Donaldina or Hughina.

This is a joke surely?

In Scotland they used to name girls after their fathers by giving them horrific monikers like Donaldina or Jamesina.

I like that tradition and have a niece with a very Scottish 'ina' name. Nothing wrong with Georgina or Geraldina etc.

Geraldina is pretty bad

It's attention seeking from the parent. Poor child.

@cakebythepound1234 wonder if we know the same person?

I think it’s a terrible idea-agree that it’s sexist and would be a lot of awkward explaining.
But it is odd that some names are associated with males and some female-they are just sounds. Dave sounds very similar to Maeve yet one sounds very feminine one very masculine. Same with John and Joan etc.
Just thinking about the sounds, some male names sound very pretty and like they could be girls names if the associations were different. Christopha could easily be a girls name. I also think Dennis could have been a pretty girls name. There is a girl called Elliot in scrubs and this sounds nice and girly.
But these sounds/names are so strongly associated with males that it would be really silly to call a girl them.

Christopher - oh my that's a bit odd!!

I always think nigella and thomasina's parents DEFO wanted boys.

I have a unisex name that's more used for boys and I love it. However I would have been reaching for the deed poll if it was bloody Christopher!

Guarantee she’s not gonna consider calling her future son Arabella is she 🙄

I always think nigella and thomasina's parents DEFO wanted boys.

Agree completely. The other sister is called Horatia...

I think you get used to females having males names and vice versa. I know males (all European/South American) called Mindy, Alison, Caron (like Karen) and Andrea. It’s not that weird once you get your head round it. There’s also names like Sandy, Kelly, Lindsey, Hilary. And you do quickly get used to Elliot (girl in scrubs), Andy, Ryan etc on girls. But it’s the initial surprise/confusion that would be an issue