WDYT of the name Bruce for a baby boy?
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Anonymous
It really makes me weep that a parent or other adult would label a name as "gay". Since I am fairly certain that you do not mean "happy", what other names are homosexual to you? If I name my child Bruce he will really be thought of as having sex with other men? Really? Such an immature, stupid thing to say & think. |
Anonymous
Wow, no WAY! Gosh, you are so smart, why didn't I think of that? Now maybe if I explain it to you very carefully you will get it - every Bruce I have ever met has already been an adult when I met them. Therefore, it is hard for me to picture it as a name for a little kid. I still like the name. Oh, and I also don't think it's "gay." |
Anonymous
| 1970s with a big Burt Reynolds 'stache. |
Anonymous
| Bruce Springsteen... that's a good connotation (at least for me). |
Anonymous
| I hate it. I think of Brucey in a whiny voice. |
Anonymous
Bruce Willis. I'd hit it. |
Anonymous
| I like it alot |
Anonymous
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I like the name, OP. I've known one or two kids with the name, and it's my grandfather's middle name.
If you like it go ahead and use it. |
Anonymous
| Like it. |
Anonymous
No, not for Bruce. If you name him Chad. . . |
Anonymous
| We know a kindergardener named Bruce. Good name. |
Anonymous
I like Bruce, of course I'm biased, because its my last name... 
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Anonymous
| I'm just astonished that people think of "gay" as in insult. Still? Really? |
Anonymous
When it is used in a mean spirited way at the PP intended, yes it is an insult. Additionally, as someone with a gay brother, I would not wish gay on my worst enemy, and would certainly not want my child to be gay. Not because I would think less of him, but seeing the teasing and hurt my brother has gone through in his life, despite the fact that our family has always rallied around has been very painful. People like the PP who use gay with an undertone of insult are part of the problem. |