[name_m]Hi[/name_m] ,
So I saw a girl named [name_m]Conor[/name_m] (this spelling) on social media. What do you think? [name_f]Do[/name_f] you think it works?
Well I can’t say I’m surprised really - yet another traditionally male name used on a female, as is the recent/current trend. Does it work, sure, most all names can work should you really want them to. [name_f]Do[/name_f] I like it, no, I can’t say I do. I prefer this spelling to [name_m]Connor[/name_m]/[name_u]Conner[/name_u] generally, however, I prefer to see it on a boy.
I think it really only works on a girl who is very beautiful and hip. (I prefer similar names like [name_u]Dylan[/name_u], [name_u]Holland[/name_u] or [name_f]Constance[/name_f].)
To be honest I don’t like it.
It works, but only in the way that most names work when they’re actually on a person. I’m not a huge fan of this trend, when I start seeing boys named [name_u]Ruby[/name_u] and [name_f]Helen[/name_f], then I’ll be more ok with girls named [name_m]Conor[/name_m]. If I were her I’d go by [name_u]Connie[/name_u].
To be honest I dont particularly like it on either gender, buts its definitely usable on a girl imo. It also has some cute nn options like [name_u]Connie[/name_u] and [name_f]Nora[/name_f].
I don’t like the idea. It is so widely used by boys and boys alone (I know at least 10, majority spelt [name_m]Connor[/name_m] though) that I just can’t see it.
I don’t like it for a girl at all. Though I don’t especially like it for a boy, I definitely prefer [name_m]Conor[/name_m]/[name_m]Connor[/name_m]/[name_u]Conner[/name_u] on one.
It’s a firm boy’s name to me, but it’s okay on a girl. At the very least [name_u]Connie[/name_u] could be used as a nickname option.
I think this definitely works in that it suits the trend of giving girls traditionally masculine names. That said, I’m not a huge fan.
I don’t really care for it for either gender, but I really strongly dislike it for a girl. I also don’t like the spelling with one n.
I do like boys names for girls! I think [name_m]Conor[/name_m] would be cute for a girl. Once knew a girl named [name_m]Brandon[/name_m] and I thought that was pretty cool.
It works. Not my personal style but I can definitely see it working on a girl, same as [name_u]Spencer[/name_u], [name_u]Dylan[/name_u], [name_u]Taylor[/name_u], [name_u]Hayden[/name_u] etc
Sounds 100% like a boy’s name to me. I have a cousin called [name_m]Connor[/name_m]. Maybe as a nickname for a [name_u]Connie[/name_u]/[name_u]Constantine[/name_u] who’s a tomboy, but I don’t feel like it’s a good legal name for a girl
I prefer the [name_m]Connor[/name_m] spelling, but yeah with all the other names I see crossing the aisle I don’t see why you couldn’t use [name_m]Connor[/name_m]/[name_m]Conor[/name_m], and you can always use the nickname [name_u]Connie[/name_u].
Names that have been traditionally boys’ names have been used for girls for decades (e.g., [name_u]Ashley[/name_u], [name_u]Leslie[/name_u], [name_u]Tracy[/name_u], [name_u]Jordan[/name_u]) to the point that no one considers them boys’ names any longer, so for us currently around & naming/have named children these names seem normal as girls’ names. In a few decades girls named [name_m]Conor[/name_m], [name_m]Ezra[/name_m], [name_u]Dylan[/name_u], etc., may seem completely normal to namers of the future. All that said, the trend of using traditionally boys’ names on girls isn’t one that’s for me, so I’d never use [name_m]Conor[/name_m] on a girl.
This is exactly my view. There are a couple reasons am not a fan
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I really love the name [name_u]June[/name_u] on a boy, but people around me already decided his sexuality before he is even conceived based on a name. However if I wanted to use basically any male name on a daughter it would be “hip”
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A family friend used [name_u]Ryan[/name_u] on her son. Shortly afterwards [name_m]Ryane[/name_m], [name_f]Ryanne[/name_f] and every other spelling became trendy for girls. He was made fun of for having a girls name. It was really annoying because she felt that she had picked a solid boy name. I think the issue here is moms to little boys often feel boxed in to find solid boy names, whereas moms to girls- anything goes
That being said, whether I like it or not, we are more progressive with girls. It is on trend, therefore it works
[name_m]Conor[/name_m] is the name of the heroine in the classic Australian story The Timeless [name_m]Land[/name_m] by [name_f]Eleanor[/name_f] Dark, written in 1941, which was made into a popular tv series in 1980. The name [name_m]Conor[/name_m] for a woman is certainly striking in the setting of early colonial Australia.
[name_m]Conor[/name_m] is an example of first names which originate from surnames. This way of developing first names has been going on for a very long time - I’m sure we could find examples from centuries ago. The general pattern is that a surname is given to boys, then become used as a girl’s name too. But I’m sure there are examples of surnames going directly to girls as well from much earlier times (and it’s certainly common now for a girl to be given a surname name). As a naming style it seems particularly associated with the US.
I think this is different to the idea of using a traditional boy’s name for a girl. We know of examples of this in US - [name_u]James[/name_u] and [name_u]Michael[/name_u] - but it’s a very rare phenomenon. Because [name_m]Connor[/name_m] has been a very popular boy’s name in recent decades it might appear to fit this traditional boy’s name category, but I still think it’s more a case of surnames being used as first names, which as I said, is a long established way for first names of both sexes to originate.
I think it’s terrible on a girl. I’m not a fan of boys names on girls in general, but this one is far too popular with boys still. Maybe a really pretty and cool girl could pull it off but it’s a huge risk that the girl would hate it and constantly get comments or questions about gender.
I don’t like it on a girl