re: *Name Aficionados*

<blockquote><b>Quoting *Noah&Presley'sMommy*:</b>" this is 2013. Not 1800's. Sorry dear, but those days and guidelines are LONG GONE."</blockquote>




Except they aren't. You can't just up and decide that the whole way that we organize our society is going to change, it doesn't work like that. Not to mention, that's still how we handle last names in our country.

No one is saying you can't use a boy name on a girl, but it will forever be a boys name on a girl.

Quoting *Noah&Presley'sMommy*:" this is 2013. Not 1800's. Sorry dear, but those days and guidelines are LONG GONE."

My god, you are such an idiot it makes my head hurt ...

Quoting Saffy Sly:" Oh hai. I'm Sly. I have 4 daughters named Lilliana Annette, Alessia Claire, Evalina Camille, and Leonora ... [snip!] ... We call them Lilli, Misa, Eva, and Nora. I love names. If I had b/g twins, I'd name them Georgiana Louise and Callum Rhys."

You're back!  

Quoting *Noah&Presley'sMommy*:" my daughter has a gorgeous name. It's a southern thing to give you child male or female a surname ... [snip!] ... name as a middle, but all you "cultured" morons wouldn't know that. Presley is a UNISEX name.Like Shannon or Nancy or Kelly."

I'm from Tennessee. That's not a "southern" thing.  


You're just extremely butthurt. Just because you put it on a girl, doesn't make it a girl name.
This is coming from someone with a boy name and a daughter with a boy's name, who's NOT butthurt about it  

Quoting *Noah&Presley'sMommy*:" it was actrually picked by my husband. the name has meaning to him. Its not like I named her Raindrop or something   and there is nothing masculine about Presley. At all."

No one is knocking the name, just telling you to quit being a hypocrite.
I actually like the name Presley on a girl, but I like boy names on girls.

Quoting Saffy Sly:" Oh hai. I'm Sly. I have 4 daughters named Lilliana Annette, Alessia Claire, Evalina Camille, and Leonora ... [snip!] ... We call them Lilli, Misa, Eva, and Nora. I love names. If I had b/g twins, I'd name them Georgiana Louise and Callum Rhys."

I came across Alessia just recently and fell in love with it! I've seen a few different pronunciations though...how do you pronounce it?

p.s. they are all gorgeous names...

Jw, since I'm having trouble finding reliable sources on it... is Arrietty a legit name?

<blockquote><b>Quoting Thisperyears:</b>" Jw, since I'm having trouble finding reliable sources on it... is Arrietty a legit name?"</blockquote>




I don't think so

<blockquote><b>Quoting Thisperyears:</b>" Jw, since I'm having trouble finding reliable sources on it... is Arrietty a legit name?"</blockquote>



Because I'm finding absolutely no legitimate sites with it on them
I would assume it was a made up name they used for the movie.

<blockquote><b>Quoting HopingforaMiracle:</b>" <blockquote><b>Quoting Thisperyears:</b>" Jw, since I'm having trouble finding reliable ... [snip!] ... I'm finding absolutely no legitimate sites with it on them I would assume it was a made up name they used for the movie."</blockquote>




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Quoting HopingforaMiracle:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Thisperyears:</b>" Jw, since I'm having trouble finding reliable ... [snip!] ... I'm finding absolutely no legitimate sites with it on them I would assume it was a made up name they used for the movie."

That's what I thought. Kind of sucks because I do think it's somewhat cute.

Quoting Lizplustwo:" I came across Alessia just recently and fell in love with it! I've seen a few different pronunciations though...how do you pronounce it? p.s. they are all gorgeous names..."

Uh-less-ee-uh.

Quoting Saffy Sly:" Uh-less-ee-uh."

Love it! That's how I would think it should be pronounced, but I've seen like uh-LAY-see-uh and uh-LEE-see-uh too.

Quoting ~~My Pet Wussy~~:" <blockquote><b>Quoting *Noah&Presley'sMommy*:</b>" this is 2013. Not 1800's. Sorry ... [snip!] ... last names in our country. No one is saying you can't use a boy name on a girl, but it will forever be a boys name on a girl."

It's not, but if you want to continue to pretend this is the 1800's go fr it. My nephew goes to high school with a girl named Wilhelmena. Who gets picked on and shoved around daily for having an "old woman" name. They ask where her depends are. No, my nephew isn't one of the petty brrats picking on her, my point is times are changing, get used to it. And for god's sake don't name your kids Wilhelmena.

Quoting Lizplustwo:" Love it! That's how I would think it should be pronounced, but I've seen like uh-LAY-see-uh and uh-LEE-see-uh too. "

She gets her name said like Alicia pretty often and she is very quick to correct people.

I think that is one thing they are going to hate about their names when they're older. Our last name is always butchered as well because it is a VERY French surname. I think it's about the equivalent of being a "Smith" here.   But between their first and last names, they are forever going to spell it for people. Luckily, we have them normal middle names so if they choose to go by those professionally, no one will have difficulties pronouncing them.