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Do I Have a Boy's Name?

by The Name Lady, Posted Nov 11th 2010 11:30AM

My name is Tracy. I have been told by many that it is the male version of the name -- that the female version is supposed to be either Treacy or Tracey. I am a woman. Can you clear this up for me? - Tracy Treacy? Oh dear. You've fallen ...Sorry, Tracy, but you've fallen victim to America's love-hate relationship with androgynous names.
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Where Have All the Boys' Names Gone?

by The Name Lady, Posted May 6th 2010 11:00AM

Where are all the boys' names? Now that unisex/male names are becoming a trend for baby girls, it's hard to find a masculine name for boys! And even though girls can be Ryan and Brett and Cameron, boys can't be Ashley -- they'd be laughed at. Any ...
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Gender-Bending Names: Readers Weigh In

by The Name Lady, Posted Aug 17th 2009 1:19PM

In a recent column, the mother of a boy named Azure was dismayed to find that name listed under the girls' column in name dictionaries. The issue clearly struck a nerve. Readers flooded the Name Lady in-box with their own experiences in the ...
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