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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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.[/quote]

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.

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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".
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All of the above is quite true.  My DH has a name that is 90% female now, and it is very annoying to have to correct people all the time.  DS is Alexander, although he goes by Xander.  Most names that started off as 'gender neutral' are now more 'girl' names.  Know many male 'Madisons' or 'Taylors' IRL?[/quote]

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