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[quote=Anonymous]Not the PP, but it obviously means that MOST people perceive this name as a male name. In the case of Tristan, there is also a very long literary tradition in which this name is exclusively given to male figures. In this country (some European countries wouldn't allow it), you may choose to ignore these circumstances and use this name for a girl (in which case it will become a girl's name for you and maybe your friends), but that doesn't change the fact that it is traditionally a male name, and that most people still perceive it as such. Don't think you are particularly smart or free-thinking for pretending that history and social consensus don't exist or impart meaning. ALL meaning of anything cultural is history and social consensus.

[quote=Anonymous]What does that even mean? If someone names their daughter Tristan, then it's obviously not "a boys name". Why should anyone have the right to decide which names are for girls and which for boys? I don't get you people.

[quote=Anonymous]It's a boys name.[/quote][/quote][/quote]

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