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EricaAlt
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Gender Neutral Names
So, I was emailing back and forth with pple at work and I answered one with...
"Shawn C*** has this order. He's had it since....."
Anyway, Shawn emailed me and said it's "She," but no worries b/c that happens a lot.
I feel like I do this all the time. Especially at work. When it's a foreign name I've never heard of I'll try and work around having to put "he" or "she"
anyone else?
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Posted 9/23/10 2:00 PM  |
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neener1211
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
It happens sometimes, but I would never think Shawn to be a female name.
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:04 PM |
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CaseyGirl
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
Posted by neener1211
It happens sometimes, but I would never think Shawn to be a female name.
A co-worker's daughter's name is Shawn!
I've heard of a Kyle for a female...that my sister worked with.
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:05 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
At preschool pick up today, another mom I was talking to was telling me "Johnny cried at lot at first, but is doing better now." I told her it must be a boy thing, since my boy did it too when he went to preschool but my DD didn't. Well, her Johnny is Gianni - a girl! I was so embarrassed!
She clearly said Johnny. I think even if she pronounced it Gi-ahni I still would have thought boy. 
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:08 PM |
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AngnShaun
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
This is really funny beacuse i had a situation like this today...
today i had to place an order for someone named Anthi... i had no clue if it was a male or female... and someone asked about it so I said I am placing "their" order today... lol i didnt want to say He or She...
But for Shawn, i would never think twice about writing "he"...
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:09 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
I had someone from my church call work today to ask if DD was a girl or boy. They got the receptionist that told them girl, and when she told me, I thought to myself, why not just look at her middle name?
Then I realized I gave my DD two gender neutral names.
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:12 PM |
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KimberlyScott
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
My girl friend from HS's name is Shawn too!
DH and I already have a gender neutral name picked out for our LO. (when it happens)
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:14 PM |
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Katareen
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
DH's brother has an ambiguous name and he HATES it. When he was growing up, it was used more as a male name, but now it has moved onto more of a female name. He's sick of people saying "Oh I expected a woman!"--that s*cks in the professional world.
I might give a female child a slightly ambiguous name, but never a son. I want him to have a nice, sturdy male name.
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:29 PM |
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AngnShaun
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
Posted by chmlengr
At preschool pick up today, another mom I was talking to was telling me "Johnny cried at lot at first, but is doing better now." I told her it must be a boy thing, since my boy did it too when he went to preschool but my DD didn't. Well, her Johnny is Gianni - a girl! I was so embarrassed!
She clearly said Johnny. I think even if she pronounced it Gi-ahni I still would have thought boy.
Even if they pronounced it Gi-ahni i would still assume it was a boy!! just that it was spelled Gianni and not Johnny
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:32 PM |
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PearlJamChick
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
My name is Kristin, but I usually go by Kris.
I wrote a lot for my college paper under the name "Kris" and went gender neutral, because I wrote mainly about music and I felt like people would view my writing in a different way if the question of my gender was never answered for them.
But I've gone by Kris since I was a kiddo. I prefer it!
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:33 PM |
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EricaAlt
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
Posted by Katareen
I might give a female child a slightly ambiguous name, but never a son. I want him to have a nice, sturdy male name.
Yup, we named our son Mason. So far it's only boys that have that name.
I like the gender neutral for girls. It's cute
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:34 PM |
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eddiesmommy
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
Happened to me too, I have a vendor I deal with only via email since its all about files and graphics, and HIS name is Tracy. I just always assumed I was corresponding with a woman....wrong.
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:40 PM |
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heathergirl
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
Posted by PearlJamChick
My name is Kristin, but I usually go by Kris.
I wrote a lot for my college paper under the name "Kris" and went gender neutral, because I wrote mainly about music and I felt like people would view my writing in a different way if the question of my gender was never answered for them.
But I've gone by Kris since I was a kiddo. I prefer it!
HAHAH I don't ever think of you as Kristin, just Kris 
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:43 PM |
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My cousin's ex-wife's sister was Shawn. So strange to me to use as a female name.
Parents that name their son Leslie, though, just make me wonder.......
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| Posted 9/23/10 2:54 PM |
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maybemommy10
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
My gf had a baby recently and named her Ryan
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| Posted 9/23/10 3:25 PM |
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
you know what's even worse? when you tell someone your first name -in person or over the phone- and they ask "is that your first name or a last name ?" 
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| Posted 9/23/10 3:36 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
Shawn Johnson - Olympic gymnast
Shawn Colvin - singer
Shawn Southwick - actress
Shawn Hektor - Playboy model
I still say it's a boy's name, though! 
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| Posted 9/23/10 3:46 PM |
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MrsH2009
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
My sister's name is Devin. My parents were sure to give her a very feminine middle name (Margaret), but whenever we signed her up for soccer or something when she was little, they put her as a boy.
ETA: To me, Sean is masculine, Shawn is feminine.
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| Posted 9/23/10 3:47 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
According to the Social Security database:
Popularity of the female name Shawn Year of birth Rank
1988 898
1987 855
1986 712
1985 598
1984 651
1983 622
1982 589
1981 552
1980 512
1979 443
1978 390
1977 340
1976 297
1975 254
1974 200
1973 200
1972 184
1971 168
1970 168
1969 177
1968 183
1967 199
1966 209
1965 224
1964 232
1963 288
1962 312
1961 305
1960 347
The years with no numbers (1989 and newer), the popularity is below 1000th.
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| Posted 9/23/10 3:51 PM |
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Sash
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
My name is Sasha...now its more looked @ as a girl name.
But growing up I got.. you know Sasha is a russian boys name? Followed by are you russian? Im far from russian
I would see Shawn and assumed boys name without a doubt.
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| Posted 9/23/10 3:59 PM |
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eddiesmommy
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
Posted by tatuka
you know what's even worse? when you tell someone your first name -in person or over the phone- and they ask "is that your first name or a last name ?"
I get this ALL the time but with my last name. My married last name is the same as a common girls name (just spelled differently), so essentially I have two girl first names as my name.
Whenever someone asks for my last name, I tell them, and then they inevitably go "No, your last name" to which I know reply "No, that is my last name. I understood the question."
Message edited 9/23/2010 4:08:31 PM.
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| Posted 9/23/10 4:07 PM |
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AngnShaun
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
Posted by GoldenRod
Shawn Johnson - Olympic gymnast
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Shawn Colvin - singer
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Shawn Southwick - actress
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Shawn Hektor - Playboy model
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I still say it's a boy's name, though! IMAGE
The playboy model looks a little mannish lol
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| Posted 9/23/10 4:08 PM |
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Deeluvsvinny
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
Posted by scarletbegonia
My cousin's ex-wife's sister was Shawn. So strange to me to use as a female name.
Parents that name their son Leslie, though, just make me wonder.......
I know a family with three sons
Leslie
Loren
Lindsay
WHY OH WHY would you do that to all THREE of them??
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| Posted 9/23/10 4:16 PM |
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Well i work for a Japanese company, and many of Japan co-workers , I can't distinguish if they are female or male......so at least we can use "san" like "Smith san" can be used for a Ms. or Mr in Japan.
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| Posted 9/23/10 4:21 PM |
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Little-J-Mommy
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Re: Gender Neutral Names
Posted by Deeluvsvinny
Posted by scarletbegonia
My cousin's ex-wife's sister was Shawn. So strange to me to use as a female name.
Parents that name their son Leslie, though, just make me wonder.......
I know a family with three sons
Leslie
Loren
Lindsay
WHY OH WHY would you do that to all THREE of them??
somebody reeeeeallly wanted a girl that never came
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