what names do you find attractive on the opposite gender?

Hmmm... Shawn's are always hot but usually *kitten* lol. Michael, Tony and Ryan

Alexander... Love that name.

Ethan, Ian, Anthony, Sean, Christopher and many more i am sure lol

Women with city names always attract my attention., e.g. Paris, London.


Shawn

I agree with Shawn. Although, I don't think Bangkok is attractive. LOL!!!

Women with city names always attract my attention., e.g. Paris, London.


Shawn

I agree with Shawn. Although, I don't think Bangkok is attractive. LOL!!!

But I agree, Paris and London... names like that are really pretty.

Hey, get in the truck is one of my all time favorites

I have dated 5 Steven's. One spelled Stephen.
Though I don't really like that name.
I like Alex.
Or Quinton.
My current bf is Alex.

For me, most Italian names always sound far sexier than any others (obviously I am massively biased!), but my favourites are Massimo, Giacomo, Alessandro, Gennaro, Raffi, Luca, Iacobo, & Ranieri.

What really interests me is how in different cultures, the same name can give a very different impression of a person, the society in which they live, their parents, etc. In the UK for example, someone called Paris would be seen as the opposite of classy, yet Alexandria would be fine, upmarket, even. Chantelle in the UK is distinctly chavvy (trailer trash), yet in France, it's perfectly normal. Naming a boy Angelo or D'Angelo in the UK would be seen as dubious, especially if he were white, yet no one would think anything of it in Italy. I have a friend who is a midwife, who - a few years ago - delivered a....Burberry! And just to reinforce the stereotype, she was born during her parents' half term school break (she was 14, he was 15).

It's sad that we should be judged by our names, and that without even knowing us, people will make assumptions, based solely on what our parents named us, or what we choose to call ourselves. In Freakonomics (by Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. Dubner), there is an entire section devoted to names, and how what you name your child could potentially affect their future. Very interesting reading (as is the whole book, actually).

Andrew and that is my boyfriend's name and I think he's hot! :-)

Very good question - probably a bit of both, and the circumstances in which they grow up, plus the personality of the person/people naming them, IYSWIM. My youngest is called Ziggy - I had no idea when he was born that he would ever play guitar, but he does, and what's more, he teaches it to people with learning difficulties. Moreover, he's never had a lesson in life!

That's awesome! I work with developmentally disabled adults and know the healing power of music and art. Without the pressure of rules to follow some of the most beautiful minds are bloomed.

I named my daughter Seren Alexandria. It has a duel meaning short for Serendipity, which she has been since the moment I found out she was a girl, and it is also Welsh for star. It will be very interesting to see how, if at all, her name influences her. My birth given name is Raven and I think that by the way people react to me based on their own preconcieved notions and ideas had a roll to play in who I am today. Names can cause a bit of an environmental shift in a young person's life if they are out of the norm.

Names can cause a bit of an environmental shift in a young person's life if they are out of the norm.

That's so true, both in a positive and negative sense! And an unusual name will likely get you remembered!

I like anything classic/traditional, e.g. Alexander, William, Thomas, Samuel, Benjamin, etc. (which would pretty much certainly end up being Alex, Will, Tom, Sam, Ben, etc. mind you) that's well known but not insanely over-used. The typical '80s names, Ryan, Kyle, Justin, Brandon, Tyler, Jason, etc. are unattractive to me, and while they're all short for nice names, Matt, Mike, Josh, and Chris are so, so, so over-used that unfortunately I find them unattractive because they've become so boring. I swear there were like five Matts in all of my classes growing up.

I'm not sure how men feel about my name in and of itself, but it evidently offers a lot of opportunities for horrible, horrible pick-up attempts and they seem to make "good use" of that, ugh.

Juliet is a beautiful and elegant name, IMO. I can't imagine how anyone could turn it into anything vulgar. Or have they just been lame Shakespearean references?!

It's funny you should say that Jason is an '80s name - every Jason I have ever known (including my brother) was born in the '60s! I agree about Josh though - when I named my eldest son Joshua, it was really unusual but within a few years, they were everywhere! Fortunately, Elizabeth (my daughter's name) seems to have remained pretty timeless!

I have a friend who is a midwife, who - a few years ago - delivered a....Burberry! And just to reinforce the stereotype, she was born during her parents' half term school break (she was 14, he was 15).

No way! :laugh:

I was given an unusual name in an era before it was usual to do so - Berenice. My parents had a friend with the name and liked it. It took me forever to grow into it, so I probably wouldn't wish a similar fate on anyone else.

For men, I like simple, masculine names like Adam, Gary, James or Luke. I have a particular soft spot for Bens :blushing:

I also have a thing for very American sounding names, like Zach or Ethan but only for American men! Brandon's a fave.