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11-07-2012 at 12:45 PM
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Which name is best for dd?

I like two names for my daughter, Chloe Nicole and Christian Nicole. I favor Chloe and my husband favors Christian. Which one sounds best to you?
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11-07-2012 at 12:51 PM
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Chloe by default. Christian is a boy's name, though I've known one woman named Christian (I believe she was Croatian so I assume it was an ethnic variation). If you spell it Christiane and pronounce it with the emphasis on the last syllable, I think it's a lovely name.

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11-07-2012 at 12:51 PM
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Chloe. I've never heard Christian on a girl. What about Kristin?
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11-07-2012 at 12:55 PM
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I've known one girl named Christian and I loved it. We want to choose a name that begins with C.
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11-07-2012 at 12:56 PM
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I think Christian Nicole flows better, but they are both cute names.
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11-07-2012 at 12:57 PM
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I agree with PP about Christian being a boy's name. Not fond of Chloe either. Perhaps it's just through personal associations, but all the Chloes I can think of are sort of trashy. It's better than Christian though!
 
11-07-2012 at 12:59 PM
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How about Christiane?

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11-07-2012 at 1:01 PM
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Definitely Chloe.  Christian is a boy's name.  There may be a few girls named Christian, but that doesn't make it less of a boy's name.

Other C names:  Carys, Cara, Cora, Caroline, Claire, Clara, Charlotte, Camille/Camilla, Christina/Christine, Cecilia/Celia
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Christian is a boy's name.  Were you trying to type Christina?  I like Christina better than Chloe...
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Unfortunately I have a bad association with both names so both are NMS!
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11-07-2012 at 1:10 PM
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uh - Christian is a boy's name. 

Huh.  I would've thought this name was safe from the boy name stealers.

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11-07-2012 at 1:14 PM
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The best name in there is Nicole.....but out of Chloe and Christian....Christian is a boys name, so by default Chloe.

What about Christine, Kristin, or Christina?

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11-07-2012 at 1:15 PM
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Never mind, I wasn't trying to start a girl name versus boy names thing. Was going for pure sound alone. Thanks for your input though.
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11-07-2012 at 1:19 PM
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toothpastechica:

The best name in there is Nicole.....but out of Chloe and Christian....Christian is a boys name, so by default Chloe.

What about Christine, Kristin, or Christina?

This.

 
11-07-2012 at 1:40 PM
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Christian used to be a feminine name in English-speaking countries (in the 17th and 18th centuries), but it is now used almost exclusively for boys. Usually, names that go over to the girls never go back to the boys, but Christian is a rare exception!

That said, I don't like Christian for anyone. I don't think it's a good idea to mark a child with a religious identifier that's hard to change, like a physical alteration or a name. I do know an atheist named Christian who thinks his name is a great joke. But I don't think it's very respectful of the child or the adult he/she will become.
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11-07-2012 at 1:43 PM
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Of the two, I prefer Chloe.

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Chloe.
Christian is considered a boy name. She will either be assumed she was a boy when people see the name or people will assume you meant it to be pronounced like Kristin.
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11-07-2012 at 1:43 PM
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Hands down for Chloe Nicole! I don't like the name Christian to begin with and it is even worse on a girl.
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11-07-2012 at 1:46 PM
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HawkJr:
Never mind, I wasn't trying to start a girl name versus boy names thing. Was going for pure sound alone. Thanks for your input though.

On pure sound alone, Chloe still wins.
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11-07-2012 at 1:55 PM
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Definitely Chloe
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11-07-2012 at 2:06 PM
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Chloe. I hate Christian, even for a boy.
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11-07-2012 at 2:19 PM
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That said, I don't like Christian for anyone. I don't think it's a good idea to mark a child with a religious identifier that's hard to change, like a physical alteration or a name. I do know an atheist named Christian who thinks his name is a great joke. But I don't think it's very respectful of the child or the adult he/she will become.

An excellent point! I agree.
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11-07-2012 at 2:24 PM
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plunderb:

That said, I don't like Christian for anyone. I don't think it's a good idea to mark a child with a religious identifier that's hard to change, like a physical alteration or a name. I do know an atheist named Christian who thinks his name is a great joke. But I don't think it's very respectful of the child or the adult he/she will become.

I feel similarly about Christian

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11-07-2012 at 2:25 PM
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11-07-2012 at 2:37 PM
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Christian is a boys name so Chloe I guess.
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11-07-2012 at 2:41 PM
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plunderb:

That said, I don't like Christian for anyone. I don't think it's a good idea to mark a child with a religious identifier that's hard to change, like a physical alteration or a name. I do know an atheist named Christian who thinks his name is a great joke. But I don't think it's very respectful of the child or the adult he/she will become.

 

This is a great point. I've never looked at it that way before.

 

Chloe wins by default. Christian is definitely a boy's name.

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11-07-2012 at 3:50 PM
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I really dislike Christian for a girl. So definitely Chloe.
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I'm not a huge fan of either of them, honestly.  I think there are a lot of great C girl names out there though.
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11-07-2012 at 6:39 PM
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Chloe is best because Christian is a boy's name.
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