Is your name gender specific?

[Jokinomx]

Poll question: Is your name gender specific?

As John is for a boy... or Deborah for a girl. Can it be used for either.... such as Terry.

[RaleighNCDem]

1. My name is unique, but people tend to think it is a man's name.

It's only a female name as far as I know though. In college, I always got the postcards from Playboy. I was the only one in the girl dorm to get them.

edit: spelling error

[Jokinomx]

6. My name is Kim....

Most automatically think it is a girls name... but... there are a few of us male Kims out there. This summer I worked for our city recreation department and I told a young boy about ten years old that my name was Kim and he didn't believe me. I had to show him my drivers license.

I used to hate my name as a kid...but as I grew older I enjoy having an unusual name.

[davidinalameda]

2. David is pretty gender specific

[Bronco69]

3. I was on a plane last week and a group of women were travelling

together. One of them kept saying, "Sam" and I kept turning my head. She was talking to one of the other ladies. So I guess my name is gender nonspecific. :-)

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

40. No it isn't. But your nickname is. (nt)

[TheMightyFavog]

4. Never heard of a woman named James.

End of Line.

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

15. Her name is James.

But she (James King) is the only female James I've ever heard of.

[Lavender Brown]

5. Yes and no

Christina yes... Chris no.

[Maine-ah]

12. my sister's name is Christine

and we call her Chris.

[Sympleesmshn]

22. same here

Christopher yes, but most people call me Chris.

[guitar man]

7. Not at all

I believe Leslie was a male name before it became popular as a female name. I go by "Les" for short, I think most male Leslies tend to do so.

[Jokinomx]

13. I once ran into a guy named Fay....

I never ever thought that a guy would be named Fay... I guess the surprize that I had....was simular to those that aren't familar with Kim as a male name....

I have known a few Leslie boys...I also know a Les who is a friend of my Father in Law.... but I don't know if he is Leslie or Lester.

[New Earth]

21. weird

never met a male Fay.....but then again i haven't many female Faye's either.

[qnr]

28. Wasn't there an MLB Commissioner named Fay, or Faye? n/t

[Piltdown13]

31. Yes, it was

In fact, two of the first three Leslies I knew (other than myself) were men -- the band director and PE teacher at my elementary school! We haven't preserved the male/female distinction in spelling in this country, which means that (a) I still get mail addressing me as "Mr." (I can always tell who's sold their mailing list!) including subscription offers from Playboy, and (b) when I spent a semester in London, most of the folks I met thought it amusing to inform me that I was spelling my name incorrectly -- apparently over there, females still spell it "Lesley."

And I hate hate hate it when people call me "Les," for the reason you mention -- it's a male nickname! But I like the fact that the name never became all that popular (not to the level of names like Jennifer), and it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise, career-wise, that people can't tell for certain upon reading my name that I
m a woman.

[HawkerHurricane]

36. Leslie was a male name

It seems to be the custom in modern times to adapt male names as female names, and Leslie is a example of that. Leslie Groves would be surprised that people thought he was female in my last history class...

[eyepaddle]

8. Basically male, but one with

an obvious femal counterpart: Dennis/Denise. Denny could go either way--but I do't generally use Denny.

[jus_the_facts]

9. female name...but it's also a last name....and...

...the name of a village in England....Amberley...but I go by Amber so that's pretty female gender specific! :D

[Longgrain]

10. The only women I know who have been called Peter

have been actresses playing Peter Pan...

"I can fly, I can FLY"

[ceile]

11. Either-depending on spelling

Erin or Aaron

[Left Is Write]

14. I have never heard of a man with my name.

[StrongbadTehAwesome]

16. It's one of those with male/female versions

(Nicholas/Nicole)

but I'm weird and generally go by Nic, which I've only otherwise heard as a male nickname.

[Skittles]

17. never heard of a boy named Sue

oh wait.........:D

my name is Susan but my family calls me Sue (dad called me Susie)

[Anarcho-Socialist]

18. I think Ryan is gender specific

:)

[Mr. McD]

19. I have a cousin named Lynn, I new a guy named Carol

My name needs an i added to the end to be feminine. Stepheni

[lpbk2713]

20. My first name is but my last name could be either.

Not to be too specific but it's like Lee or Kelly or Lynn. You get the idea.

[RevolutionaryActs]

23. I hope I never meet a man with my name.

I would feel bad for him. :evilfrown:

[sundog]

24. yes... unless you've met a woman named Stephen

[ldf]

25. for the longest time the only other person i knew

with my name was dale, as in evans.

maybe that was the start of it.

:-)

[SarahB]

26. Yep, it's girly.

[sendero]

27. I'm a Billy..

... I suppose there is Billie, a female version.

[qnr]

29. No. My sister and I are both Terr(i/y) n/t

[Flammable Materials]

30. Daryl. It can go either way. n/t

[NC_Nurse]

32. Mine isn't

most guys named Robin seem to be British though.

I remember being teased about Robin of "Batman&Robin" being a guy when I was a little girl. And of course about flying south and red breasts and all...

[last_texas_dem]

33. First name is

I've never heard of a female with my first name. My last name, however, is a girl's name, although used by males very rarely.

[intheflow]

34. The gender of my name depends on where you live on the planet.

Here, it's generally a female name.
In Japan, it's male.

[Jokinomx]

35. A very interesting final tally....

Dead even.... thanks everyone for your comments. I really enjoyed reading about your first names. Lets see if the tie can be broken with one more kick from me....before I head of to work...cya.

[NGU]

37. My name is gender specific

but my nickname can be used for either sex. I don't know how much you know about birth order research, but as a typical only or first born, I don't like to be called my nickname. I love my full name though.

[terrya]

38. You referenced my name...Terry is androgynous

And the spelling...Terry...can be used for both men and women, unlike Terri or Teri.

[Solon]

39. Male....

Though with a female variation, Donald/Donna

[kick-ass-bob]

41. I had a Shannon for a roommate in college

he was a boy.
:)