Too feminine for a boy?

Is [name]Etienne[/name] too feminine for a boy in [name]America[/name], or would it be better for a girl? Or would Evienne be better for a girl?

Personally I think it is too feminine for a boy. It’s also the brand name for And Evienne reminds me of [name]Evian[/name] water… (Which is naive spelled backwards by the way.) For a girl how about: [name]Evangeline[/name], [name]Eveline[/name], [name]Eve[/name], [name]Eva[/name] (Ee-va, Eh-va), [name]Emmeline[/name] ([name]Emeline[/name]). For a boy, I’d need to know what attracted you to the name [name]Etienne[/name], the E sound, the French connection? Some possibilities if you just like E names: [name]Everett[/name], [name]Emilio[/name], [name]Ellis[/name], [name]Enzo[/name]…

I don’t think that [name]Etienne[/name] is too feminine for a boy, considering the fact that the -en ending is so popular for boys’ names right now. The spelling does look a bit feminine, but in terms of sound, I don’t hear that much of a difference between [name]Etienne[/name] and [name]Aiden[/name], for example. I personally have always seen [name]Etienne[/name] as a classic boy’s French name with a lot of style and I think it would be great to use!

Although I think [name]Etienne[/name] is a handsome French name, in the US, I think that the ienne ending ([name]Adrienne[/name], [name]Lucienne[/name], etc.) may be on the feminine side in many people’s minds. (And I do think of the brand, as well.) With Evienne, I’m another one who thinks of [name]Evian[/name] water. In theory, I think both names sound great, but I’m wondering how well they’ll go over here in the U.S…

Good luck! :slight_smile:

I love this name! Such a great boys name. Unfortunately, in [name]North[/name] [name]America[/name], I think it would be viewed as being very feminine.

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I don’t think so. [name]Etienne[/name] I like, Evienne I do not.

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I don’t think so. [name]Etienne[/name] I like, Evienne I do not.

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I don’t think so. [name]Etienne[/name] I like, Evienne I do not.

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