Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 11:48     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Alistair
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 11:42     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Andrew actually means "manly" in Greek, I think.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 11:33     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Andrew and August are the ones that come to mind. Girls named Andy or Drew are still quite rare and upon hearing either of those name 99.9% of peopke would still assume it's boy being referred to.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 10:54     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Adam.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 10:42     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Anonymous wrote:No. Not pronounced the same. E as in "end" and AA as in "animal."


Sorry, but I've seen and heard both boys and girls called AIR-en
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 10:25     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Anonymous wrote:
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".
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 10:06     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Andrew MEANS manly!
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 10:03     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Archimedes
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 09:21     Subject: Re:MANLY names that start with A?
Augustine
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 09:21     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Anonymous wrote:Adonis


Yes, definitely Adonis. Especially if you want him to be a model on Harlequin romance novels.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 09:18     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Anonymous wrote:Archer

Also used for girls. One of my good friends is Archer.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 09:12     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Abraham and Adam are favorites of mine. Bram is a cute nickname for Abraham.
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 08:45     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
Alderson
Anderson
Anton
Altar ... Hey, Deacon and Bishop are names now.
Aldo
Alden
Ayo
Aro
Abe
Aben
Anonymous
Post 09/16/2012 00:07     Subject: MANLY names that start with A?
No. Not pronounced the same. E as in "end" and AA as in "animal."
Anonymous
Post 09/15/2012 23:35     Subject: Re:MANLY names that start with A?
Abraham
Augustus
Arthur
Alton
Afram

For those that suggest Aaron, the problem is that Erin is a girl's name and is pronounced the same.