I’ve been a big fan of [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] for a long time, I love how graceful it is!
But I really don’t want to give a child a name that might suggest that they are a girly girl or pressure them into having that personality. Am I worrying about nothing or should I start searching for another name?
It is ultra feminine, so I can see a non-girly-girl non-enjoying it. You could use it as a nickname for [name_f]Regina[/name_f], [name_f]Victoria[/name_f], [name_f]Elizabeth[/name_f]…or maybe put it in the middle? [name_f]Scarlett[/name_f] [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] _____ or something like that could be cute
I agree it may be a little hard to wear if the girl is non-feminine/tomboyish, but it is a very cute name. You could use it as a nickname like the people above, either a well-known [name_f]Queen[/name_f]'s name or the original [name_f]Regina[/name_f]. You could also so something with a similar sound, like [name_u]Quinn[/name_u].
If you really love the name though, go for it. It is lovely
Sorry, but I wouldn’t use it just because I don’t think it’s wearable - I don’t feel like your child would ever be taken seriously… perhaps as a nickname instead? Sorry if it sounds harsh, I just could never imagine an adult being introduced to me as [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] at work, or formally x
It feels very retro to me. Think [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] Goldstein from the Fantastic Beasts film: very glitzy and feminine with a 1920s/1930s vibe. Seeing as how [name_m]King[/name_m], [name_m]Prince[/name_m], and [name_f]Princess[/name_f] are all in the US top 1000, I don’t see why [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] would be any harder to wear.
I don’t think it’s cute. I wouldn’t want to be named [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] ( or [name_m]Prince[/name_m], [name_m]King[/name_m], et al. for that matter)
I actually think it could work very smoothly for any sort of girl! Something about it makes it seems bit rough-and-tumble for me, like [name_f]Edie[/name_f] or something. I also think that Fantastic Beasts proved how it would work for an adult. Really really beautiful. I think I’m going to work it into my own list.
I really dislike the whole “this name doesn’t age” argument - it just seems very silly to me as I’ve always thought names age with a person.
I think that since [name_m]King[/name_m], [name_m]Prince[/name_m] and [name_f]Princess[/name_f] are all used in the US right now (and [name_f]Khaleesi[/name_f], etc.) that [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] would work just fine.
I personally think it’s an adorable name, but might be hard to picture on a professional adult. You could pick another name, as is suggested above, and give “[name_f]Queenie[/name_f]” as a family nickname to her. It doesn’t even have to be related to her “real name”— I know a girl whose name is [name_f]Cecelia[/name_f] and who goes by [name_f]Amy[/name_f], and it’s totally fine!
Please don’t call your child [name_f]Regina[/name_f] as some pp have suggested. The school ground nickname is just too tempting it would be cruel!! Also seems kind of pretentious for someone who isn’t actually the queen to be called [name_f]Regina[/name_f].
I think [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] is cute on a child, it’s not really a name though more of a nickname. You could use it as a middle name & pet name while growing up but give a more adult wearable name as the first name for the future
I would suggest using it as a middle. I can’t see [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] wearing well should she become Prime Minister, an attorney, etc. as a career in adulthood.
Well, they’re used by a particular set of people that one might not want to associate themselves with.
Personally, I view [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] more as an old/antique nickname rather than belonging to the category above, however, I doubt many people will think that way & while in a perfect world nobody would judge others for their naming choices, currently that is not the case.
I do think [name_f]Queenie[/name_f] could be sweet as a nickname, even a pet name for just about any name, but I wouldn’t put it on the birth certificate; especially not if you live in [name_u]North[/name_u] [name_u]America[/name_u].
I’m not sure that I understand what you mean by “a particular set of people that one might not want to associate themselves with” (or at least, I hope I am misunderstanding your point here, because if it means what is implied - I find it highly offensive). I don’t think it’s appropriate to write names off because you assume they’re used by a particular group more than another.
I wouldn’t quite say “more than another” but rather “almost exclusively”.
I do think that there are people/groups of people that one doesn’t want to associate themselves with, wether it’s because of their morals, values, ideals or what they stand for in society.
For example, in Germany the name [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] is seen as “low-class”; not “people that don’t have a lot of money”-lower class but rather “people that sit in front of the tv all day, eating chips, drinking coke, living off tax payers money; not even looking for work”.
People that value hard work, making something of yourself or simply don’t agree with that attitude will steer away from naming their sons [name_m]Kevin[/name_m], even if they like the sound, because they don’t want to be associated with the above behaviour; they don’t want their kid to be treated negatively because of what their name “stands for” in the community/social circles they will grow up in.
In a perfect world, naming your kid [name_m]Kevin[/name_m] in Germany wouldn’t be problem, nobody would judge you for that; but, it’s not a perfect world, people are judgemental and people care what others think of them.
For example: When I think of [name_m]Prince[/name_m], [name_f]Princess[/name_f], [name_m]Duke[/name_m], I think of celebrities like the Kardashians or other reality stars; I personally don’t like what they stand for and wouldn’t want my kid or me to be associated with that. A lifelong association with something I don’t like trumps my love for a name.
Of course one could say “I don’t care”, however, the truth is that most people do care, they want to fit in (to an extend), and while I applaud the former, I can absolutely understand the latter and people not going for certain names because of what they stand for in society.