Yay or Nay?
ETA: I'm reading a book and there's a female character named Alistair and I was intrigued. Its a form of Alexander but somehow it seems "softer" in nature to me. What do you think?
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I think I've only heard it in the male context so it's hard for me to picture a female with that name!
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I think of a male.
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I think it's a bit too masculine for a girl.
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I think of it as very masculine.
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I like it!
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I think it is very masculine.
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I've only known one boy with that name.
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Nope. Very masculine, imo.
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I think of a cat
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I thinks it's masculine.
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No way. There are many names where when I hear them on the gender they're not commonly used on, I get used to it and my brain starts thinking of it as unisex after not too long. Alistair is not one of those names, it would always sound very masculine to me. Sorry. To me it sounds very British (which I like...I just looked it up and apparently it's Scottish but I'm basing it on people I've met with this name) but also very masculine.
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I said maybe because, while I don't think it's too masculine, I don't like that spelling.
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I knew a girl in hight school name Alistair, so it's a yes from me.
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I like it
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Strong dislike on a girl for me. It strikes me more like a girl named Edmund than a girl named Elliot, if that makes sense.
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If you google the name, it is primarily a masculine name - http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alistair Is there a way to make it seem more feminine? Maybe change the spelling or find something similar?
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How about Aster? That's similar sounding but more feminine.
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Names go "considered masculine" to "considered feminine" in US over time- Ashley, for example. I do not think it phonetically sounds masculine, personally- actually feminine if anything, or gender neutral IMO. It reminds me of a nickname for Allison. I also have no known associations with the name, and that probably influences people.
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Love it!
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@JerricaBenton: I love Aster for a girl!
Not a big fan of Alistair for a girl...though I'm not a big fan of traditionally masculine names on girls of any sort (though if I knew a little girl with a traditionally-masculine name I'm sure it would warm up on me if I loved the kid!).
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I kind of like it!
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It reads strongly "Scottish grandfather" to me. Complete with a mustache and beard and a glass of whisky in his hand.
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Thanks guys, just curious!
@Greentea: I agree with you! I have no known associations with anyone named Alistair so to me, it could be feminine. And you're right, there are many names that were once considered blasphemy to use as girls names that are now commonplace and vice versa.
I love the nickname Alice for it too
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Cute!
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