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| 963.1 | Jordan with an "A" | WROSS2::CROW_DO | | Mon Sep 12 1994 19:55 | 16 |
| That's quite a coincidence - this weekend we saw some friends with
their 8-month old girl: Jordan. They had received the same suggestion
from someone about the spelling of her name.
Personally, I would stick with the original spelling. If you change
the spelling, she will be forever having to correct people on that
issue. I think society will soon get used to the idea that "Jordan" can
be used for both men and women - just like Leslie, Tracy, Terry, Jamie.
What is Jordan's middle name? Could you introduce her with both her
first and middle names..? This is Jordan _______ ...
Dora
P.S. I really think Jordan is a great name, one of my favorites for
BOTH boys and girls.
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| 963.2 | Ditto | AMCUCS::MEHRING | | Mon Sep 12 1994 20:37 | 11 |
| I agree with Dora! My first thought was to use the middle name as well
(assuming it's cleary "feminine")...
I'm in a similar boat with a daughter named Morgan (but so far noone has
suggested alternate spellings - although they do often think she's a "he"
even before hearing the name and even if she's in pink/purple! Everyone
has their own set of perceptions, I guess.
Best of luck deflecting O.P.O. (other people's opinions)...
-Cori
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| 963.3 | what about her middle name? | MR4DEC::DONCHIN | | Fri Sep 16 1994 14:57 | 17 |
| Robin,
I have a daughter named Jamie. When my husband and I named her, we knew
that Jamie was more commonly used as a boy's name in the region where
we live now (New England), but we really liked the name so we gave it
to her (plus Jamie is mostly used as a girl's name in the New York area
where we grew up). We realized at the time that the name may cause some
confusion, but I think we've addressed that by using Jamie's middle name
on all forms (Jamie Michelle). Once teachers, administrators, etc.
really know her, we drop the middle name. We've never once had a
problem (she's 6 1/2 now).
The bottom line is that you and your husband liked the name enough to
give it to your daughter so you should stick with the spelling you
chose. Try the middle name scheme and you should be O.K.
Nancy-
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| 963.4 | Middle name isn't going to help | BRAT::VINCENT | | Wed Sep 21 1994 14:12 | 10 |
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Unfortunatly her middle name will not help much in this case. She has
the same unisex middle name as her Dad - Jordan Dale. I was a little
uncomfortable with this, but my husband was really set on it. He loved
the name from the first time he heard it almost 4 years ago. Don't get
me wrong, I LOVE her name and it fits her really well.
I think we are going to keep it the way it is. Just every now and
again, I kinda like the other way.
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| 963.5 | I like it... | ODIXIE::RICHARDSON | Are we there yet?? | Thu Sep 22 1994 16:13 | 20 |
| Robin -
As a mother of 2 daughters I absolutely LOVE non-feminine sounding
names for little girls. When your daughter gets to be a high level
executive and has her business cards printed with Jordan Dale ... V.P.
of xxxxx - it will sound great. It will be a definite advantage and
she will have a definite advantage since people will not assume that
she is a female. (I'm especially big on this now since I just read a
good book called "Failing at Fairness" about how girls are naturally
discriminated against as they grow up by ALL of us). We all do it
without even thinking.
Anyway - I have a another one on the way - a boy - and I'm finding it
MUCH harder to name him since it seems fine to name girls boy's name
but vice versa is NOT O.K. Jordan Dale is a great name - it will do
her good in the long run.
JMHO
Cindy
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