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Originally posted by notcasesensitive
I have noticed though that it seems more common and accepted for girls to be given unusual names than it is for boys. I'm not sure why this is. I've never dated a guy with a name that was not in the top 50.
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That's easy. Boys are carriers of the family name, and reputation, and traditional (i.e, recurring) names make them seem more likely to succeed. That's why boys' names are more stable. Girls are more like accessories. Pretty, trend-following names make them seem more attractive to successful men. Traditional names make them seem old. My grandmother's name was Mildred. That seems to heavy and depression-era to dump on a cute little pixie.
