Most gay names
1. Todd: Works in retail, positions himself as a fashionista even though everyone knows he’s fleecing that Ralph Lauren employee discount.
2. Garrett: Chronic manorexic.
3. Will: Enjoys repartee. Terrible in bed.
4. Chad: Evil.
5. Brian: Clean-cut and natty, but dirty AF in the bedroom.
6. Bryan: Totally different from Brian. A gritty, unapologetic bad lad, but just likes to lie there during sex.
7. Ryan: Into puppy play, but no one will “adopt” him.
8. Ross: Always goes home with the first young man at the lock who hits on him.
9. Chase: His authentic name is Al, but he wants everyone to contact him Chase. Chase?
10. Colin: We get it, you’re gay AND Irish.
11. Greg: Lisped before exiting the womb.
12. Phillip: Always looking to marry his mother in a guy. Yep, still single.
13. Kurt: Knows where the best online porn is.
14. Connor: Size queen.
15. Jack: Republican.
16. John: Married to his career, but somehow manages to attend EVERY circuit event across the globe.
17. Ian: A sociopathic chicken hawk (aka a “cougay”).
18. Spencer: Pseudo-intellectual; al
“Gay” sounding!?!
lfox22881
This is ridiculous to me…
I’ve been told that the name I decided on for my 2nd born son ([name_u]Kieran[/name_u]) sounds “too GAY.”
I’m sorry but I didn’t realize a name could sound gay… not that there is anything at all wrong with being gay in the first place.
According to baby call websites [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] is of Irish origin, meaning “dark.” I really like the nickname [name_m]Kier[/name_m]. And I LOVE the way the names of my 2 boys sound together:
[name_u]Julian[/name_u] [name_u]Timothy[/name_u] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] and [name_u]Kieran[/name_u] [name_m]Anthony[/name_m] [name_u]Fox[/name_u] (still deciding on mine or fathers LN.)
Both middle names are honor names, [name_u]Julian[/name_u]’s uncle who passed shortly before he was born, and my father who is still with us but I just love him so much and want my son to carry on the name.
But I think they flow perfectly, together and respectively. And both sound good with either my last name ([name_u]Fox[/name_u]) or the father’s. Which is also monosyllabic.
Has anyone else gotten this kind of response to their chosen boy name? Too “girly,” too “gay”?
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tallemaj
“Gay” sounding!?!
holloway24
I don’t think a name can be gay. the only thing I can reflect is that this person has known several Kierans who were gay and so that is the first thing they believe. I once had someone tell me that [name_m]Bruce[/name_m] always makes them consider of a gay gentleman for the same reason. I don’t think this is really a impartial descriptor for the feeling a name gives you though because there is not one type of gay person, it’s not like saying that you think the name is frilly and fitting for a girly girl or that it feels sporty.
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shells1525
[quote=“[name_f]Perpetua[/name_f], post:3, topic:366325, full:true”]
I would not grab the opinion of someone who refers to things they dislike as “gay” one bit seriously; that’s really disgusting and bigoted, please don’t give this person the time of day. I think Kieran is lovely as is the combo, works superb with your first son’s name, and like all names would fit someone of any sexual orientation.
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I’ll fourth(?) this. If they can’t give you any more reasoning for their opinion, their notion isn’t worth much anyway. Please don’t let this person and their oblivious opinion deter you fr
Gay aversion to diminutive names?
Mister_Rik1
Just so this doesn’t sound like a complete generalization, grant me state that I’m referring to tendencies among queer men with whom I have been acquainted over the years, as adequately as among some gay characters I’ve seen in movies and TV shows, and certainly doesn’t apply to all English-speaking gay men everywhere.
Why do homosexual men tend to shun short versions of given names? It seems that gay men opt for to go by their full given names, ala Michael, James, Robert, Emmanuel, Richard, Thomas, etc, whereas their unbent peers will usually go by the shortened versions, ala Mike, Jim, Rob/Bob, Manny, Rick/Rich, Tom, etc. I’ve acknowledged two exceptions, both gay men who go by Jim or Jimmy rather than James.
I’ve also noticed that these same gay men will address vertical male friends by their full given names, even when that straight companion ordinarily goes by the diminutive. For example, a confidant of mine who was called “Mike” by just about everybody was always called “Michael” by a gay friend.
Is there any significance to this? Is it a compact clue to spot yourself to other gay men?
John_Kentzel-Griffin2
I’ve never heard o