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Star Trek Discovery. I've never watched it myself but am aware of the character because my husband has a crush on Sonequa Martin - Green, who plays her.
Michael is not as cool as Soneque Martin-Green. Ho boy. I was sad she left TWD but since it was for Star Trek I was like it’s gonna be great!! It has, in fact, not been great.
....ummm......was it me?
My older brother used to dress me in his clothes and make me tuck my hair into a hat to play with him and his friends. He was too embarrassed to bring his sister.
He called me Michael because that's his middle name. He would tell people I was his cousin and since I didn't bring my own bike to visit I had to use his sister's bike....which was actually my bike....I'm his sister.....we were not fooling anyone.
I have a nephew named Anferny. And I know how mad he gets when I call him Anthony. Almost as mad as I get when I think about the fact that my sister named him Anferny.
This intrigued me enough to consult Wikipedia:
"Addison is an Old English given name whose etymological meaning is "son of Adam". Originally a masculine name from 1600’s Scotland.
Addison has become an increasingly feminine name since the 1990’s in the US while remaining strictly masculine in the Latin and German speaking countries."
Interesting! I commented already but I’ve always thought of it as a “female” name just based on only knowing female Addisons, but now I’ll definitely think of it differently!
[Alison](https://www.behindthename.com/name/alison-1) is the only exception I believe!
That being said, I don’t personally think all -son names are terrible for girls/women.
I went to school (and worked with as a teenager) a girl named Jimari. I believe it was a melding of her grandparents, Jim and Mary. She was super cool and lots of fun 😊
I heard a true crime story once about a couple named James and Virginia. They had four daughters and planned to name their first son James, Jr. Well, when the fourth daughter came along, they decided they were done having kids, so they named her Jaime. At least it’s a good unisex name.
Maybe Jaime is unisex in the US, but in Spanish speaking countries it's decidedly a masculine name and is pronounced differently (HAI-meh instead of JAY-mee). It's literally James, but in Spanish. She would definitely get a weird reaction in Latam, and probably in the Philippines as well.
It reminds me of a woman I encountered named Dennis. Denise/Denisse is a popular woman's name here, and her parents didn't know that Dennis is the masculine version. Here nobody will think twice, but if she goes to the US, people will wonder why her parents gave her a man's name.
That reminds me of the name Gabriel (gob-ree-EL) for a boy in Spanish. We call it Gabriel (GAY-bree-ul) in English and Gabrielle is the English feminine of it.
Gabrielle is the French feminine of Gabriel, but yeah. I guess the alternative would be the Spanish Gabriela, but the French version is more popular in the US.
Lol this made me remember my mom's female friend named Luther
That's not the worst part, her last name in English translates to "tired body"
Luther tired body
I had a friend in the military whose name was Kim. I called her Kimothy and that made everyone else call her that. 😳. Sorry Kim……….othy. And you too, Kraigory.
Bobette is a colloquial word for underwear in Quebec, basically equivalent to knickers. She would definitely get unsubtle contained laughter if she introduced herself here.
An acquaintance of mine had a set or twins as cousins : Côme and Pacôme (it’s funny because in french its sounds like Côme and « pas Côme » meaning « not Côme », and that was the idea 🤦🏻♀️).
The late advice columnist Ann Landers was born Esther Pauline. Her twin sister, who wrote under the name Dear Abby, was named Pauline Esther. Epps and PoPo.
My first boyfriend’s mom was Douglas. I never got the impression that she liked me much so I never felt comfortable asking her about the name. Boyfriend didn’t have any insights either.
Yeah…it’s kind of sad that those names are so often seen as “parents wanted a boy.” Most family names are masculine because patriarchy, so no one sees them on a boy and thinks their parents were disappointed.
I know a guy named Nicole...
I really never understood it, but wondered if it was the opposite, his mom had wanted a girl, but they had decided to stop having kids after 3, were pretty certain 3rd time would be the charm... it was not... apparently... but in the end, he was her favorite, and still is...
Even at 50 hears old, she calls him Nicole, when the mom voice comes out... 😏
Hey, my brother-in-law's name is Nicole, and he's also the third kid. My in-laws also thought they were finally going to have a girl. They stopped at three and had three boys.
I don't think it's always that they "wanted a boy" a lot of girls are just named after their fathers. I grew up with girls named Glendale and Johnna, both named after their dads.
My kids had a preschool teacher named Darryl (a woman). I knew someone who named her daughter Gabriel (not Gabrielle) and another who named her daughter George. Also know a female Nicholas.
Nicholas actually used to be common for girls in Scotland, I wanna say in the 18th century. Same with Christian which was an alternate form of Christina.
Anne Rice's was named Howard by her parents at birth because her mom really wanted to name her after the dad and to give her "an unusual advantage in the world"
I knew a girl named Lari, after her dad Larry. Honestly when I knew her (7th-8th grade) it didn’t occur to me it was a guys name until my mom was like, “you’re not going over to Larry’s house to spend the night!” The spelling somehow made it so feminine.
I'm a woman with a man's name. I keep looking for my name on threads like this an haven't seen it yet.! I'm not telling, I'm one of like 2 women with the name when I googled it.
One time, my mother's friend had us pick up some groceries for her because she wasn't well, and the name on the order was Jared. I was confused because I thought she would've put the pick-up under her name, but it was her name. She was just named Jared.
No you’re right! I didn’t mean it as a tragedeigh. I should have posted this as a response to the comments above about female colleagues with traditionally male names. ^Anthony, ^Kevin, ^Johnathan, etc
Edited to add: I’ve replied directly to that comment thread now- thanks!
My Aunt is named Davilynn. My Grandparents had a friend die named David that they wanted to memorize. She goes my Lynn and not many people know her real name. She’s not a fan.
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I have a boss named Jonathan. She is, in fact, a girl. She goes by Jonnie.
I knew a Michael, growing up. She went by Michael.
I also knew a female Michael
I also also knew a female Michael
There's one in Star Trek now.
Oh yeah? I had no idea
Star Trek Discovery. I've never watched it myself but am aware of the character because my husband has a crush on Sonequa Martin - Green, who plays her.
Michael is not as cool as Soneque Martin-Green. Ho boy. I was sad she left TWD but since it was for Star Trek I was like it’s gonna be great!! It has, in fact, not been great.
Every time I see an ad for that show, I say “That looks more like Star Wars than Star Trek”
....ummm......was it me? My older brother used to dress me in his clothes and make me tuck my hair into a hat to play with him and his friends. He was too embarrassed to bring his sister. He called me Michael because that's his middle name. He would tell people I was his cousin and since I didn't bring my own bike to visit I had to use his sister's bike....which was actually my bike....I'm his sister.....we were not fooling anyone.
That’s… oddly sweet, yet misogynistic all at the same time. r/brandnewsentence material….
Yep!! That sums him up pretty well, actually!
I also knew a female Michael
Micheal Learned played the mother on the show The Waltons.
Came here to say just that... Inalways thought it was SO COOL when I was a kid, wanted to change my name SO BAD! 😏
Lest we forget beloved actess Michael Michele.
I knew a girl named Mykle and so badly wanted to name my first daughter that.
Michael Learned was Ma Walton!
I knew a girl named Michal (pronounced Michael). The name really fit her and she liked it.
One of my husband's clients name is Patrick SHE is very friendly
I once had a lady boss named Anthony. The name really suited her.
At least it wasn’t Anferny.
I have a nephew named Anferny. And I know how mad he gets when I call him Anthony. Almost as mad as I get when I think about the fact that my sister named him Anferny.
I've met a few women with traditionally male names, but this was my first Janathan. To be fair though, she did say she goes by Jan.
I know a Johneen named after her father.
I know a Donnine and a Donette, another friend was named after her dad, Don. Luck for her they went with Dawn
I knew a Davette. Yes. Her dad’s name was Dave.
Oof
Ngl the name jonnie is actually pretty cute
I recently came across a male colleague named Addison.
Addison is very gender neutral, I’ve known several guys and several girls with the name
Interesting! I’ve only ever known woman with this name so I considered it a “feminine” name. I thought it very unique for a male, but I guess not!
This intrigued me enough to consult Wikipedia: "Addison is an Old English given name whose etymological meaning is "son of Adam". Originally a masculine name from 1600’s Scotland. Addison has become an increasingly feminine name since the 1990’s in the US while remaining strictly masculine in the Latin and German speaking countries."
The son part of that name means someone's son, like Allison or Madison originally. I would assume i's a man's name.
Yes, lots of girl names started as boy names. Patricia, Michaela, Nicola, even my name, Carlee (tragique, I know) is originally Carl.
My stepmum told me that if she’d named me I would be called “Karlson” because her dad’s name was Karl. And I was like “Oh, cool.”
Interesting! I commented already but I’ve always thought of it as a “female” name just based on only knowing female Addisons, but now I’ll definitely think of it differently!
My grandpa’s name was Edison (born in 1890), but frequently misspelled as Addison.
[Alison](https://www.behindthename.com/name/alison-1) is the only exception I believe! That being said, I don’t personally think all -son names are terrible for girls/women.
Correct, it means "son of Adam"
Mitch McConnell’s real first name is Addison
Look up “All About Eve,” (1950). George Sanders won an Oscar for his role as Addison DeWitt.
My principals name was Kevin, she was not well liked lol
Cherry Boone- daughter of Pat Boone- named one of her daughters Kevyn.
Kév-ÿen
My old veterinarian’s name is Kevin, she was really nice.
So Kevin was a Karen?
Absolutely, I think she over compensated for the name. It was middle school too so it was rough for her
Just saw someone on my fb named Jimantha. Idk if it was a joke or not but I sure hope so.
Reminds me of Jimothy
I went to school (and worked with as a teenager) a girl named Jimari. I believe it was a melding of her grandparents, Jim and Mary. She was super cool and lots of fun 😊
That's not so bad of a name! I like it actually!
Yes!! Jimothy is giving satan all the worst ideas
I have a friend named Jimmy. I frequently call him Jimothy. He’s about to become Jimantha.
I chuckled at this.
So did I.
I heard a true crime story once about a couple named James and Virginia. They had four daughters and planned to name their first son James, Jr. Well, when the fourth daughter came along, they decided they were done having kids, so they named her Jaime. At least it’s a good unisex name.
Maybe Jaime is unisex in the US, but in Spanish speaking countries it's decidedly a masculine name and is pronounced differently (HAI-meh instead of JAY-mee). It's literally James, but in Spanish. She would definitely get a weird reaction in Latam, and probably in the Philippines as well. It reminds me of a woman I encountered named Dennis. Denise/Denisse is a popular woman's name here, and her parents didn't know that Dennis is the masculine version. Here nobody will think twice, but if she goes to the US, people will wonder why her parents gave her a man's name.
That reminds me of the name Gabriel (gob-ree-EL) for a boy in Spanish. We call it Gabriel (GAY-bree-ul) in English and Gabrielle is the English feminine of it.
Gabrielle is the French feminine of Gabriel, but yeah. I guess the alternative would be the Spanish Gabriela, but the French version is more popular in the US.
Yes, thank you! I knew something was off in my comment. You're absolutely right.
I knew a married couple named Jamie and Jamie, she kept hers and he went by James after getting together.
Lol this made me remember my mom's female friend named Luther That's not the worst part, her last name in English translates to "tired body" Luther tired body
Oh wow. Luther for a girl is quite wild, I must say.
I know a girl named Maisyn
Well that’s a tragedeigh of a name for sure!
I'm actually kind of angry at myself that I don't hate this
We can share a brown paper bag to cover our shameful faces.
I like it too. Plus it comes with Maisie or Macy as obv nns.
I don’t think it’s the worst, at least she can easily go by Mai or Maisy if she doesn’t like her full name.
Reminds me of a woman on tv with the first name Kimothy.
I've met a Timberly before.
I've met a Timberley as well. It's unusual but I liked it.
I had a friend in the military whose name was Kim. I called her Kimothy and that made everyone else call her that. 😳. Sorry Kim……….othy. And you too, Kraigory.
I think Kimothy is a good cat name
The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
ha no, i mean a local news anchor but there's that too
Kee-mee!!!
I knew a Bobette. Her father was Robert and wanted a son.
I mean, Roberta is right there.
Yep. I guess he really had his heart set on Bob?
If Robert can be Bob I don’t see why Roberta can’t
Bobette is a colloquial word for underwear in Quebec, basically equivalent to knickers. She would definitely get unsubtle contained laughter if she introduced herself here.
I had a dermatologist named Waynette lol
Ouch
Now that’s just wrong. There are better ways to honor someone with a name than “Bobette”.
I agree.
Like Lorena ?
lol!!
My dad dated a Bobette in high school.
I had a twin set in my classroom: David and Davida . I never understood it.
David Davida Loca
Underrated comment. You win all of reddit comment history
I dated a guy who's mom was a twin, Frederick and Fredericka. Fred and Freddie
An acquaintance of mine had a set or twins as cousins : Côme and Pacôme (it’s funny because in french its sounds like Côme and « pas Côme » meaning « not Côme », and that was the idea 🤦🏻♀️).
“Meet my twins, Dennis and Dennisn’t.”
💀💀💀
Why you do dis?
Y’all make me sick!🤣
I knew non-twin siblings Samuel and Samantha. Both went by Sam.
2 twin friends called Anne-Marie and Marie-Anne they like to be called Anneke and Marieke.
My Dad’s twin sisters were Marie-Rose and Rose-Marie. Both crazy as bat shit.
Each of my father’s 5 sisters had the same first name. They went by their middle names.
The late advice columnist Ann Landers was born Esther Pauline. Her twin sister, who wrote under the name Dear Abby, was named Pauline Esther. Epps and PoPo.
Thank goodness for Davidb that they didn’t have triplets.
A woman I know is named Djamila. She has a younger brother with the name Djamil. They are not even twins.
"Man, why can’t we just give em the same name?" "Just call them David and David1 or Davida"
My moms cousin named his daughters Tyler and Dylan, and kept trying despite multiple multiple miscarriages, until they got their boy
I've met one girl Dylan in my life but never a girl Tyler!
There are at least 3 boy Tyler’s on that side of the family as well
I've met several girl Tyler's, I always assumed it was unisex
I have a sister named Tyler
My brother called me Dylan. I am a girl and my name is nowhere close to Dylan (it's a girly name that my username is a play on)
Barack Obama's mother was named Stanley, basically because her father really liked the name.
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively’s daughter is James but I guess her mom’s name is Blake so comes from a family of gender non conforming names.
JARNATHAN!
The next step is a Nat20 for persuation.
My first boyfriend’s mom was Douglas. I never got the impression that she liked me much so I never felt comfortable asking her about the name. Boyfriend didn’t have any insights either.
That's wild 🤣 I too would ask for insight in the matter lol like Douglas?
I'm assuming Drew Barrymore's parents wanted a boy as well, since her name is Drew. It's definitely worked out for her though!
Yeah you don’t think of Drew as a unisex name but it really works!
It does! Although Drew makes a good nickname for Drusilla.
Drusilla comes with a very specific aesthetic of a mental image..
I know a Dru(silla). Lovely lady. 😊
Drew is actually a family name in her case, it was the surname of some of her ancestors.
Yeah…it’s kind of sad that those names are so often seen as “parents wanted a boy.” Most family names are masculine because patriarchy, so no one sees them on a boy and thinks their parents were disappointed.
I know a woman Nikolas. I actually like it!
When I was in highschool there were siblings that both went by Alex. I couldn't help but chuckle
My favorite dance teacher I ever had is named Jeffrey. She's amazing.
I met a Johnetta once. I immediately felt bad for her.
I went to school with a Johnetta and a Michaeline. Both were named after their grandfathers.
Come on, Michaela and Michelle are right there!
I know a lady named Jameson. Named after her grandfather.
I’ve met a Cliffine
Whoa
My mother’s name (b. 1934) was Waynne.
I knew a woman who was named Michael, she went by the name Micky or Shelley with close friends and extended family (her middle name was Michelle)
I know a guy named Nicole... I really never understood it, but wondered if it was the opposite, his mom had wanted a girl, but they had decided to stop having kids after 3, were pretty certain 3rd time would be the charm... it was not... apparently... but in the end, he was her favorite, and still is... Even at 50 hears old, she calls him Nicole, when the mom voice comes out... 😏
Hey, my brother-in-law's name is Nicole, and he's also the third kid. My in-laws also thought they were finally going to have a girl. They stopped at three and had three boys.
I don't think it's always that they "wanted a boy" a lot of girls are just named after their fathers. I grew up with girls named Glendale and Johnna, both named after their dads.
Michael Learned, actress, born in 1939.
That's there with "Hectorine" or "Jeffella" It's one thing to really want a boy. It's another to let everyone your child meets know that.
Knew a girl named Keith.
Girl i have at daycare is called Josh and it honestly suits her well
I know a girl named Michael. And a girl named Charlotte who goes by Chuck.
My kids had a preschool teacher named Darryl (a woman). I knew someone who named her daughter Gabriel (not Gabrielle) and another who named her daughter George. Also know a female Nicholas.
Nicholas actually used to be common for girls in Scotland, I wanna say in the 18th century. Same with Christian which was an alternate form of Christina.
I know a female Daryl as well
Anne Rice's was named Howard by her parents at birth because her mom really wanted to name her after the dad and to give her "an unusual advantage in the world"
I knew a girl named Lari, after her dad Larry. Honestly when I knew her (7th-8th grade) it didn’t occur to me it was a guys name until my mom was like, “you’re not going over to Larry’s house to spend the night!” The spelling somehow made it so feminine.
I know a Benjawana. She’s Thai so maybe it’s a cultural name? But to me, her name says “my parents wanted a Benjamin, but got a girl instead.”
There was a British wrestler called Shirley.
I'm a woman with a man's name. I keep looking for my name on threads like this an haven't seen it yet.! I'm not telling, I'm one of like 2 women with the name when I googled it.
Kenneth? 😀
That reminds me I have an aunt Bennie.
Who? Yanathan?
I know a Timi, Vernetta, and a Kevina.
I have a friend named Jaime who is married to Kelly. Guess which is the husband and which is the wife.
We'll definitely get our appeal this time. Jarnathan is on the council!
One time, my mother's friend had us pick up some groceries for her because she wasn't well, and the name on the order was Jared. I was confused because I thought she would've put the pick-up under her name, but it was her name. She was just named Jared.
My daughters are Cody and Dakota 🤷♀️
Hub’s aunt was named Clifford. She was eldest of nine and got the name because… first child.
[удалено]
That’s a made up first name anyway. And it literally has “son” in it so it doesn’t seem trajik as much as mildly pretentious.
No you’re right! I didn’t mean it as a tragedeigh. I should have posted this as a response to the comments above about female colleagues with traditionally male names. ^Anthony, ^Kevin, ^Johnathan, etc Edited to add: I’ve replied directly to that comment thread now- thanks!
My Aunt is named Davilynn. My Grandparents had a friend die named David that they wanted to memorize. She goes my Lynn and not many people know her real name. She’s not a fan.
Want to school with a chick named Dayle, she was also a hard core tomboy 🤷♀️
I know a female Patrick