Tommy for girl?

[Anonymous]

I went through a similar phase but looking back I realize that I was really picking a name to impress other adults. I'm glad that my hubby nixed my crazier name choices because my tweens are very happy with the names that we gave them, which are very popular, easy to spell names. So, when choosing a name for your child...think of that child as a 10 year old...would they like that name as a 10 year old? Because if not, trust me, you're going to hear about it from them for years to come!

[Anonymous]

Do not do this.

[Anonymous]

agree wtih PP. cute as anickname. terrible as a given name

[Anonymous]

Save the name in case you have a boy later.

[Anonymous]

I have an elderly neighbor named Tommie. Sweet lady...but no I would not do it.

[Anonymous]

Uh...no.

[Anonymous]

A southern girl named Tommi Rae Fowler won the teen Chopped tournament on the Food Network the other night. It reminded me of Petticoat Junction - Billy Jo, Bobby Jo, etc.

Go for it if you like it.

[Anonymous]

Tom is sometimes used for girls (Hebrew origin). The only one I've known is from Israel and pronounces it "Tome" (rhymes with dome). I though it was neat.

[Anonymous]

I went to high school with a Tommie Sue....but that was in the rural South....so....make of that what you will. She's an awesome person fwiw.

[Anonymous]

I hope this is a troll post. Hell to the no.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You can't do this. Too much. She will hate you for this.

+1

[Anonymous]

I knew a Tomesa (pronounced Tom-mae-sa) who went by Tommi. Thought it was cute.

[Anonymous]

Had a neighbor growing up named Tommy but she was the youngest of 7 girls. Obviously she was named a boy name because they knew they were never going to get that boy! This was in the 80s. I'm sure she survived the name. Make sure you're on board with it as a name lasts forever. Or give a middle name you like and use the middle name as the name she goes by.

[Anonymous]

I work with a female Tommie...she's extremely successful and very high up the corporate ladder. It would appear the name hasn't hindered her success (which I only mention bc of DCUM's constant refrain of giving your kid a classic name.

I love Thomasina and that's what I would use in your situation. Or Tommie as the middle name too nor your friend

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would you name this to a baby girl?
I know there are Tommy girls out there but I want to know the bad stories about girl with this name.
DH want to give our girl this name when she is born. This name is after a great friend "Tom" who helped us ton that we can't pay back so DH promised to name our first kid after him.
I disagree because this name sound more like a boy than a girl. She may be made fun of when in school with the name but DH doesn't listen and said there are worse name than this, he knows a girl name Ryan. He said the name is meaningful and it matters to the us (family) not outsider. Would you agree?

OP, the bigger issue is not that you're considering a traditionally-boy-name for a girl--the concern is the reason why you're doing it.

When DD inevitably gets teased about having a boy name, she isn't going to care it she was named after a war hero or a homeless guy; she'll just be embarrassed. Also consider how she's going to feel about her name when she finds out she was named after a guy because her parents owed a debt they couldn't pay, and how she'll feel when she's around Tom. Think about DD, not about Tom or paying him back. I have no idea who offered this alternative solution, but it seems a little selfish and arrogant, especially if it were Tom's idea.