Tommy for girl?
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Anonymous
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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? |
Anonymous
| No, I would not do it. |
Anonymous
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Adorable nickname, bad given name.
Name her something else -- Theresa, Tamara, etc -- and call her Tommy. So cute. |
Anonymous
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"Thomasina" and call her whatever you want.
"Tamara" and you get "Tammy" which is close to Tommy. |
Anonymous
| ^^ it will get misheard "Tammy" but I still love it as a nickname. |
Anonymous
| Thomasin was our choice if we had a girl. We had a boy, but I still love the name. I have an adult friend with this name and she loves it. (It is the name of a character from Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy if you like Hardy) |
Anonymous
| You can't do this. Too much. She will hate you for this. |
Anonymous
similarly, Tamsyn, which I love. If Molly can be a nickname for Margaret why can't Tommy be a nickname for whatever T name you choose? I think Tommy is adorable for a girl. |
Anonymous
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I love the name, but not for a girl.
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Anonymous
| Hmmm, I'm trying to like it because I do like boy nicknames on girl names - (like "charlie" for "charlotte) but i'm trying to think of a girls name other than Thomasina that you could use. Stumped. |
Anonymous
| Maybe if you went with Tommi or Tommie. |
Anonymous
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OP Here. Thank for quick responses.
I like it as nickname too. I tried different spelling like PP suggested but the spelling doesn't matter much before you pronounce the name to call the person not write the name out to call so the sound matters more than spelling. I was just thinking of if someone introduce her name " Here is Tommy" (before she appears, people would just think of a girl) or if her future bf say to someone "I am seeing Tommy" or if the school teach reads out lout and look for the name "Tommy" and miss her raised hand because she is expecting a boy. It just terrible right? Wish stubborn head DH can see this! |
Anonymous
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Ugh. I hate it. Which is not to say that I would judge you or your kid for using it. But you asked, and if you want communal input, my vote is definitely no.
On the upside, if she's transgendered, it will make the transition really easy for her. I can't think of any other upside. |
Anonymous
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Please do not give your girl a boys name. Children tease enough as it is, do not give them more ammo against your child!
Signed, A woman with a boys name who was ridiculed for YEARS and developed self esteem issues as a result |
Anonymous
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I'm not weighing in on whether you should use it or not, but if you use it, try Tommie as the spelling. I met a Thomasenia who went by Tommie. The ie signals that it's a female, at least in written form.
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