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Post by garcia5050 on Nov 7, 2022 17:01:48 GMT
I like the name. I know a female "Aaron," who is awesome. My daughter is Erin, and she absolutely hates her name, because it sounds like a boy name. Just this past weekend, we went to Starbucks and they wrote Aaron on her cup. She just did a super hard eye roll. She’s hated her name since pre-school, when she found out about the boy name. DH purposely wanted her to have a boy name (let’s name her Roberta, but call her Bobby, or Jessica=Jessie, etc.). Erin was my compromise. She said she would have preferred the ones my husband picked, and insisted that she be called her full name (except for Roberta, she didn’t like that one).
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 7, 2022 17:03:50 GMT
When I named our kids I knew I wanted them to be easy to spell common names. Our last name is unspellable/unpronounceable so I didn't want both names to be that way. This was my family growing up. With a difficult to say/spell last name, thankfully my parents had the sense to give us all normal, short, easy first names. Now having lived through that personally, I would never give my kid any name with a nontraditional spelling or one that was difficult to pronounce, and also did not consider giving her a traditionally male name either. In my mind (whether it’s true or not), when I see people doing that it makes me think they really wanted a boy instead of the girl they got. There is a family in our neighborhood with three girls and no boys, and all of them have male names. It drove me nuts to constantly have to correct people and that was for my last name which as a kid I couldn’t shorten or change.
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Post by bc2ca on Nov 7, 2022 17:07:48 GMT
And while we’re here, 😄 it bemuses me that traditionally male names are being given to baby girls, but not the other way round. Girls called Miller, Carson, Carter etc, but no boys called Laura, Amelia, Emily? What’s that about? The patriarchy is not nearly evolved enough to allow for this. Just a guess, but Leigh has been a standard female spelling (I knew a Leigh in high school way back when), and Lee the male version. ![:yeahthat:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/yrGoHMAelQz8f2Qt0sjb.jpg) I'm honestly surprised how many see "leigh" as a creative or unusual spelling option. No more Ms Mr. Mrs, on with the pronouns instead. The very male dominated company/industry I worked in for years used initials+last name only as corporate standard on all correspondence. No gender/marital status identifiers at all. I think Wesleigh is a lovely name and am neutral on Drake. Middle names are so rarely used and I know so many people with a family surname as a middle name that it didn't register to like/dislike. Maybe she is a Friends fan (Dr. Drake Ramoray anyone?).
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 7, 2022 17:15:46 GMT
![:yeahthat:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/nXRRbjQqutjnvONFkQCi.jpg) I'm honestly surprised how many see "leigh" as a creative or unusual spelling option. It’s unusual when combined with Wes. My DD has a friend whose name is Emilee. There are several other Emils and Emilys in the family besides her so I get it, it’s a family name, but why go the extra mile to make it harder for the kid? I suppose they could have named her Emilleigh or Emileigh which IMO would have been even worse.
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Post by gar on Nov 7, 2022 17:16:50 GMT
I like the name. I know a female "Aaron," who is awesome. My daughter is Erin, and she absolutely hates her name, because it sounds like a boy name. Just this past weekend, we went to Starbucks and they wrote Aaron on her cup. She just did a super hard eye roll. She’s hated her name since pre-school, when she found out about the boy name. She should live in the UK - they don't sound the same to me - but that's probably a different thread
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Post by RedSquirrelUK on Nov 7, 2022 17:19:38 GMT
My daughter is Erin, and she absolutely hates her name, because it sounds like a boy name. Just this past weekend, we went to Starbucks and they wrote Aaron on her cup. She just did a super hard eye roll. She’s hated her name since pre-school, when she found out about the boy name. She should live in the UK - they don't sound the same to me - but that's probably a different thread ![](http://i1168.photobucket.com/albums/r481/2peasrefugees/Smilies/roflmao.gif)
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Post by Skellinton on Nov 7, 2022 17:23:40 GMT
![:yeahthat:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/nXRRbjQqutjnvONFkQCi.jpg) I'm honestly surprised how many see "leigh" as a creative or unusual spelling option. It’s unusual when combined with Wes. My DD has a friend whose name is Emilee. There are several other Emils and Emilys in the family besides her so I get it, it’s a family name, but why go the extra mile to make it harder for the kid? I suppose they could have named her Emilleigh or Emileigh which IMO would have been even worse. I know an Emmaleigh, which is pronounced Emily. So dumb
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Post by finsup on Nov 7, 2022 17:27:40 GMT
Imagine being the mom of this baby and stumbling onto this thread…I’d be like “WTF, Cousin Put a Button On It?” 😄
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 7, 2022 17:29:26 GMT
It’s unusual when combined with Wes. My DD has a friend whose name is Emilee. There are several other Emils and Emilys in the family besides her so I get it, it’s a family name, but why go the extra mile to make it harder for the kid? I suppose they could have named her Emilleigh or Emileigh which IMO would have been even worse. I know an Emmaleigh, which is pronounced Emily. So dumb And DD has a cousin Emmalina who is a few years older, which kind of pissed me off because I liked the name Emma and had to rule it out due to my “No repeated family names” self imposed rule. In hindsight I’m glad now that I didn’t have that option when my kid came along because there are a million and one Emmas her age.
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Post by bc2ca on Nov 7, 2022 18:23:26 GMT
It’s unusual when combined with Wes. not really I don't think it is necessary to change the spelling of a male name but I also don't think it is unusual to feminize it by changing the "ley" to "leigh". Changing a commonly spelled female name like Emily to Emileigh is unusual and creative spelling, IMHO.
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Post by lisae on Nov 7, 2022 18:27:43 GMT
Some boy names work for girls but I don't think this one does. She will have to spell her first name always. Unless Drake is a family name, I don't see that as a girls name at all. I'm not seeing an obvious nickname unless she just drops the Wes and uses Leigh, which she still has to spell to everyone.
So I don't care for the name choice. Were the parents hoping for a boy or was this always their pick if they had a girl?
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Post by cadoodlebug on Nov 7, 2022 18:28:15 GMT
I know guys named Wesley and Drake. I agree with others that she will be mistaken for a boy all her life. I had a hard to spell maiden name for 36 years and it was hell.
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Post by melanell on Nov 7, 2022 18:34:01 GMT
The "leigh" spelling is the only indication that this might be a female name, so that will be something she (& her parents) have to deal with.
Beyond that, I think both names are ones that are solid existing names, but yet not incredibly popular---at least not in my area. If it were Wesley Drake for a boy, I'd like it very much. In terms of using it for a girl, the fact that Wesley isn't an incredibly common boys' name may help her avoid teasing about it, which would obviously be nicer for her.
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Post by melanell on Nov 7, 2022 18:40:47 GMT
Not for me. I don’t see the point of alternative spelling, thereby condemning the person to have to spell out their name for their whole life. And I can’t think why you would give a baby girl a name that means male duck. 🤷♀️ And while we’re here, 😄 it bemuses me that traditionally male names are being given to baby girls, but not the other way round. Girls called Miller, Carson, Carter etc, but no boys called Laura, Amelia, Emily? What’s that about? Ok, off my soapbox now. 😊 That's one thing that always make me a bit bummed when I see a traditionally "boy" name being given to girls, because as soon as it becomes popular for girls, it's popularity for boys often plummets. And since there are already more girl names than boy names, in general, I feel bad for the boys' list always losing some of their names. I also feel bad for the boys who are given those names right on the cusp of it becoming popular for girls. Because then it can become more difficult for them to have the name, kwim? Suddenly they are a boy named Taylor or Shannon or Morgan or Kim in a sea of girls with those names instead. Of course, there have probably been some male Leslie/Lesly/Leslys who dealt with that in the past as well. ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/MNrJDkDuSwqIMVw33MdD.jpg)
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Post by putabuttononit on Nov 7, 2022 18:54:44 GMT
Imagine being the mom of this baby and stumbling onto this thread…I’d be like “WTF, Cousin Put a Button On It?” 😄 I actually thought of that. After! 😜
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Post by bianca42 on Nov 7, 2022 19:17:16 GMT
When I named our kids I knew I wanted them to be easy to spell common names. Our last name is unspellable/unpronounceable so I didn't want both names to be that way. Same. My boys have super-common names. I spent my childhood spelling my first name and now my last name is long and complicated.
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Post by aprilfay21 on Nov 7, 2022 19:41:33 GMT
I don't think the lack of boy names is that big of a concern. Half the population will just continue to name their boys a variation of -ayden. Aiden, Ayden, Aidan, Aydan, Aaden, Jayden, Jaidan, Jaiden, Kayden, Braydan, Braiden, Zayden, Caiden, Cayden, Raydon, Paydon.
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Post by Bridget in MD on Nov 7, 2022 20:11:26 GMT
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Post by disneypal on Nov 7, 2022 20:13:51 GMT
I have a female friend named Weslie.
I like the name but not crazy about the spelling of Wesliegh only because she will have to spell it out pretty much all the time.
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Nov 7, 2022 20:41:18 GMT
I guess I don't understand the 'lack of boy names' comments... aren't there literally thousands of names to pick from, for girls AND for boys? Maybe there is a lack of 'currently popular' boy names, but are there really many more name choices for girls than for boys?
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Post by scorpeao on Nov 7, 2022 20:56:02 GMT
I think she will be mistaken for a male all her life. Whether or not that's a problem for her I have no idea. Will she have a nickname? Is she named for someone or combined name with parents or something? Like any name people who know her will come to think it's perfect My dog's vet is named Cole. She said her mom gave her a boys name because she thought it would open more doors for her than having a female name. She said it has worked. She's been on interviews where they were shocked she was a female. If I had to name my daughter all over again I would give her an ambiguous name. it's sad, but that's the society we live in.
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Post by Merge on Nov 7, 2022 22:27:17 GMT
At school I’m entertained by the old-fashioned names - we have two little Mary Helens this year. Wesley, Eleanor, Mildred, Betty, Frank, Walter, and lots more.
We do have boys named Sydney and Ashley, which I think of as girls’ names, and a boy named Mackenzie, too, which has migrated to being more of a girls’ name. And of course the usual number of boy names ending in -aden or -aiden.
But in a school full of Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Spanish, and West African names, none of these even raise an eyebrow.
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Post by lisacharlotte on Nov 7, 2022 23:11:08 GMT
Hazel is obviously having a comeback. Mom down the street is named Ashley and named her 3 year old Hazel.
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Post by finsup on Nov 8, 2022 0:40:52 GMT
Imagine being the mom of this baby and stumbling onto this thread…I’d be like “WTF, Cousin Put a Button On It?” 😄 I actually thought of that. After! 😜 🤣🤣🤣
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Post by Skellinton on Nov 8, 2022 0:41:36 GMT
At school I’m entertained by the old-fashioned names - we have two little Mary Helens this year. Wesley, Eleanor, Mildred, Betty, Frank, Walter, and lots more. We do have boys named Sydney and Ashley, which I think of as girls’ names, and a boy named Mackenzie, too, which has migrated to being more of a girls’ name. And of course the usual number of boy names ending in -aden or -aiden. But in a school full of Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Spanish, and West African names, none of these even raise an eyebrow. One year we had an Althea, Joan, Hazel, Pearl, Walter, Frank and Albert. We joked we were going to learn to play Bridge and Canasta. Old fashioned names are becoming more and more common, but this was several years ago and definitely the first time we had so many kids with "Grandma and Grandpa" names.
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 8, 2022 0:49:28 GMT
I don't think the lack of boy names is that big of a concern. Half the population will just continue to name their boys a variation of -ayden. Aiden, Ayden, Aidan, Aydan, Aaden, Jayden, Jaidan, Jaiden, Kayden, Braydan, Braiden, Zayden, Caiden, Cayden, Raydon, Paydon. And if none of those options work, people will just make up something totally random and name their kid that. 🙄
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Post by pjaye on Nov 8, 2022 1:24:25 GMT
I would know that Wesleigh was a girls name by the way Leigh is spelled. I know two women whose husbands are named Leigh (one older in his 70s and one in his mid 40s)....so there goes that theory. I understand liking a name, but your child is the one who has to deal with it (unless they change it). So I don't get giving them a name that will always get them misgendered as well as a name that they will have to spell out to every new person they deal with.
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Post by Gennifer on Nov 8, 2022 3:35:12 GMT
![:yeahthat:](//storage.proboards.com/5645536/images/yrGoHMAelQz8f2Qt0sjb.jpg) I'm honestly surprised how many see "leigh" as a creative or unusual spelling option. Leigh, by itself, is not an unusual spelling. Wesleigh is.
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Post by SabrinaP on Nov 8, 2022 3:41:11 GMT
My sister just named my new little nephew Marco and as a teacher all I can think of is how many times he will be sitting in class at the beginning of the year or with a sub where they call roll and when the teacher says Marco everyone else will yell Polo! My nieces and I pushed the name Graham which was their 2nd choice, but in the end Marco won.
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Post by Gennifer on Nov 8, 2022 3:41:26 GMT
My dog's vet is named Cole. She said her mom gave her a boys name because she thought it would open more doors for her than having a female name. She said it has worked. She's been on interviews where they were shocked she was a female. If I had to name my daughter all over again I would give her an ambiguous name. it's sad, but that's the society we live in. This was honestly one of my reasons, and something I’ve told my daughter. I’m not against giving a traditionally masculine name for a girl, but giving TWO masculine names and jacking up the spelling? That’s just mean all around.
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