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Anyone else dislike traditionally boys' names being used for girls?

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Innitoutit · 22/05/2026 13:58

Does anyone else hate the trend of giving girls traditionally boy names (Elliott, Ezra, James, Scottie, Tommy, etc.)? Currently pregnant and had a family member suggest one of these types of names for our daughter and almost rolled my eyes when she said it. I don't understand why it's so popular at the moment and why so many parents seemingly want their daughters to be seen as masculine. Maybe it bothers me because you never see it go the other way round. You never see feminine names become unisex. It does seem to be more popular in America (thankfully), but I can see it increasing in popularity here.

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FruAashild · 13/06/2026 19:04

StrictlyCoffee · 13/06/2026 18:39

F Scott Fitzgerald’s daughter was Scottie

We've already discussed this upthread.

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