Rejecting the top names of the past century, more and more parents are choosing gender-neutral boys' names. Baby name expert Pamela Redmond Satran, co-author of Beyond Ava & Aiden, on how the new trend reflects a different ideal of masculinity.
When sportswriter Peter Richmond, author of Badasses, was expecting his first son 25 years ago, he didn't want to name him Tom, after his father, or Burgess, after his grandfather, and he certainly didn't want to name the poor kid after himself.
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Instead, Richmond and his wife wanted to give their son a name that was unmistakably male yet broke rank with all the masculine names that came before it. Robert, William, and John have dominated boy-baby naming since statisticians began keeping track.
"Our nontraditional boys' names reflect our own desire to raise sons who will be as comfortable pushing dolls in strollers as pushing trucks.
When sportswriter Peter Richmond, author of Badasses, was expecting his first son 25 years ago, he didn't want to name him Tom, after his father, or Burgess, after his grandfather, and he certainly didn't want to name the poor kid after himself.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Extreme Celebrity Baby Names
Instead, Richmond and his wife wanted to give their son a name that was unmistakably male yet broke rank with all the masculine names that came before it. Robert, William, and John have dominated boy-baby naming since statisticians began keeping track.
"Our nontraditional boys' names reflect our own desire to raise sons who will be as comfortable pushing dolls in strollers as pushing trucks.
- 11/10/2010
- by Pamela Redmond Satran
- The Daily Beast
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