My mom only had a girl name picked out. I was originally supposed to be Arwen Evenstar (yes, from Lord of the Rings) but cooler heads prevailed. My grandpa said NO and in the 1960s the male voice wins. The hospital wouldn't write anything down without his approval. Her second choice was a unisex name, first and middle. She was a 60s radical feminist and didn't want me to be discriminated against just by the name on the job application.
Oddly, even though I'm bi-gender I HATE the name I was given, mostly because the first name was too unusual and confusing for people, and the middle name is clunky; neither graceful nor strong, and it belongs to my grandparents' generation. My gender isn't agender or androgynous, it's distinctly male and female. I am happy with really femme or really masculine. In-between bothers me. A non-binary who is really attracted to the binary extremes of femininity and masculinity.
Quote from: DawnOday on April 10, 2017, 12:00:19 PM
My older sister is named Donna so Dawn is not too much of a stretch to believe since everyone for three generations name began with a D.
In my family it's J. Ever since my grandfather (John), everyone is named J names, or at least the J-sound (such as Georgie). It makes family get-together's a bit awkward at times. Especially because there are six Johns, most with the same last name. Several even have the same middle name. So it's John, Johnny, Johnny D, John Adam, etc. And there are more that have John as a middle name. Phew!
When I picked my names, I made sure to include a J name, just because it is family tradition.
