17-year-old girl named Sawyer begs family to use her name, paternal side refuse because they don’t find it sufficiently feminine: ‘They hate that I’m a girl with a boys name’

There’s a phenomenon where once masculine names become feminine in only a generation or so. There was a time when there were oodles of men named Kelly, Ashley, Leslie, or Carol walking around, only for them to disappear nearly entirely in 2024. However, some gender-neutral names have fought a good fight to stay gender-neutral. To …
Seguir leyendo 17-year-old girl named Sawyer begs family to use her name, paternal side refuse because they don’t find it sufficiently feminine: ‘They hate that I’m a girl with a boys name’

Dude named Skyler claims giving boys a unisex name is unconscionably cruel, freaks out when brother-in-law named ‘Indigo’ disagrees: ‘He acted like I had demanded he name his son Ella’

I’m not completely sold on the idea that a name can determine your destiny. If I had gone by Emily instead of Emmy, I’d probably be the exact same person, but that doesn’t stop people from saying that I am not and could never be an Emily. The jury’s still out on whether being named …
Seguir leyendo Dude named Skyler claims giving boys a unisex name is unconscionably cruel, freaks out when brother-in-law named ‘Indigo’ disagrees: ‘He acted like I had demanded he name his son Ella’