MANLY names that start with A?

[Anonymous]

WTF? Seriously, PP's think Aidan and Arden are "manly" names? They might have been at one point but girls are using these two names, in particular, more than you'd think.

If I had to choose an "A" name that was going to stick with boys, I'd pick Augustus (and likely call him "Gus"), Atticus, or Axel

[Anonymous]

Axel
Anthony
Adam

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anus

Do you pronounce that Aye-nus or Ah-nus?

KIDDING!!!!!

[Anonymous]

Actually, it's Aah-noose.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anthony

Yeah, but there are enough girls named Toni running around.

Where do you see all these girls named Toni?

I once met a family who named their daughters Antonia and Francesca, and thinks it's adorable to call them Toni and Frankie. *gag*

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Okay, you can't complain about Andy and Alex being girls' nicknames, they have been around as long as Alexandra/ia and Andrea.

I get the annoyance of names switching genders, but what is the obsession parents of boys have with not having gender-neutral or shared names for their sons at all? It's not the end of the world if a girl shares your son's name.

There is no such thing as a gender neutral name. When a mom says that, she means that she wants people to think that her girl is a boy. Perhaps deep down she thinks that it will help with job prospects, or maybe she just hates everything feminine because she sees femininity as weak. "No Bella's or Elizabeth's for me! No sir, my girls name will be Maxwell Drew". Whatever the case, "I want a gender neutral name" = "I want a masculine name".

I'd hate to be a man with the name Ashley or Carol. And I will not do that to my son if I can help it. If I had a daughter, the same notion would apply.

If it bugs you that much, tell them not to use a nickname. Besides, unless you're dressing your son in a dress, I'm pretty sure people aren't going to look at Alexander and mistake him for Alexandra because someone calls him "Alex".

I wasn't responding to the part about Andy or Alex. I was responding to "what is the obsession parents of boys have with not having gender-neutral or shared names for their sons at all?"

If you give a boy a name that is gender-neutral you are ensuring that he grows up to be a huge fag. Can't have that.

[Anonymous]

the hell? people, i realize some of you have conceptions of gender rooted in the 18th century or so and might actually care about the answer to the OP's question. but can we at least attempt to keep it civil?

[Anonymous]

To tack onto the earlier Erin v Aaron convo: Yes, most speakers in this area don't differentiate, and many, in fact, can't even hear the difference between the two names. I knew this would be an issue when I named my son Aaron, but I honestly didn't realize how widespread it was. Folks ask after our "daughter" all the time.

[Anonymous]

Eh, my son is named Aaron and no one thinks he's a girl.

I assume if you're so damned concerned about "manliness" then you're not going to have a boy with long hair and dressed in pink, so it's not going to be an issue.

[Anonymous]

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If you give a boy a name that is gender-neutral you are ensuring that he grows up to be a huge fag. Can't have that.

Once again, there is no such thing as a gender-neutral name.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:the hell? people, i realize some of you have conceptions of gender rooted in the 18th century or so and might actually care about the answer to the OP's question. but can we at least attempt to keep it civil?

The snark. You have missed it.

[Anonymous]

Albert or Alfred.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:the hell? people, i realize some of you have conceptions of gender rooted in the 18th century or so and might actually care about the answer to the OP's question. but can we at least attempt to keep it civil?

The snark. You have missed it.

No actually, I assumed the "fag" remark was an attempt at humor. Ironic bigotry is almost as unfunny as the real thing, which I'm pretty is exactly what was going on in some of the other parts of this lamentable thread. i was responding to both . . .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Anus

Do you pronounce that Aye-nus or Ah-nus?

KIDDING!!!!!

at least it rhymes with aiden

[Anonymous]

Eh, forget the A names and just name him Dick. Done.