Why do people name their kids with androgynous names?
I hate it too. There are some parents who shove masculine names on girls and other who just use androgynous names (most of them are actually nickname). Names like Billie, Jamie, Joey are used mostly as nicknames but some shove then onto girls claiming that these are feminine or unisex. They are not, unless they are used as nicknames to longer feminine names, eg. Josephine Jamila etc. Plus, who wants their child to grow up with half a name like Sam for example. Personally, I dont believe in unisex names, its juts a term some use to shove masculine names on girls without guilt. I actually once heard a woman shouting for Wesley and I was SHOCKED to know that Wesley is actually a little girl with pigtails!!! I really felt sorry for hair. Also some people claim that just because the name has a genderless meaning it can be used for any gender. For example Whitney means White Island and it a genderless meaning, thus, can be used for boys and girls. Personally, thats the lamest excuse i heard,
