I knew a Gene/Jean couple for many years. I'm sure it caused them a ton of problems and it wasn't easy for their friends and co-teachers either. "Call back Gene C_." "Boy Gene or girl Jean?"

It was bad enough at my house when I was growing up: my father and one brother shared the same first name and my mother and other brother did but at least my brothers grew up and moved out! With a married couple, the confusion would go on for lots longer!

My name is a girl's name only, so I don't have to worry about that...and my last name is very unusual, at least in its spelling, so it's unlikely I'd ever have a conflict there either. But my parents do know a couple with the same (extremely common) last name that got married. They checked to make sure they weren't related of course, but I'm sure they get jokes way too often. I wouldn't be down for that.

I doubt you would find a guy named Jessica, and I've actually never even met a guy named Jesse (personally), however my best friend's name in high school was also Jessica and we both went by Jess. That sometimes got annoying. Especially the teacher that liked to say "Hi, Jessicas!". It's funny, too, because our friends never really got over calling her Jess B. and me Jess R., even though I'M now Jess B. and she's Jess L. (and my middle initial is L, which adds that much more to the confusion).

I wouldn't seek it but if I met/dated/found that person then sure why not.

My name means girl in several languages so I would assume no man on this planet goes by that name!

I do know a Michel/Michelle duo and a Puck (girl) who is dating Puck (boy).. that does get confuzing...

I had a bf who has the same last name as I do. It wasn't really weird as much as it was hilarious.. all of our friends would give us a hard time about it. At formal, my chapter would hand out the "Most Likely" awards, which were fun awards that usually alluded to some inside joke. The year I was dating him I was recognized as "The sister most likely to date her cousin". Yea... lol

There is a woman at the company I work for whose name is Nancy Chancy. I laugh every time I see it :D

I've been in relationships with 3 different Adams, and yes, my friends and family will always ask questions like, "Now wait.. was that Adam 1 or Adam 2 that you dated in your first year of college?"


I also recently dated a John... John and Kate. A whoooooooole lot of people asked me if we were going to have 8 children...


And to all of the people here who have said, "I have a very feminine/masculine name.. I doubt a member of the opposite sex would have it.." I'm reminded of the movie 'Eurotrip' with the girl named Mike (pronounced Meeka). So, you neeevveeer knoooow...

I have before. I thought it was kind of cool/funny actually. :)

What was awkward for me was dating someone with the same name as my dad...

I've never met or heard of a guy with the same first name as mine. I mean, my name is very feminine. Well, there is one exception... Him. And he spells his "sey" I spell mine "say".

Would I date a guy with the same first name as mine? As long as he's physically attractive, and he treats me well, I would be fine with it.

My name is feminine (though in this one org I'm in they called this guy by his last name (my first name). They said they can't call him that anymore (since its my first name), they were of course joking. My dad wanted to call me by my middle name which is used for girls and guys. I would not be turned off from dating a guy with my middle name. In an org that I used to work for there was a cute guy who had my middle name as his first. I wouldn't have minded dating him. However, that guy is a player so that unfortunately won't be happening :(.

My name is pretty unique, not a lot of people have it. But I've searched it and seen men with that name so it could happen. I think I'd be fine with it but, given that I kinda want to name my future daughter after myself....that could get awkward if I married that guy. A family of 3 and we ALL have the same name?

There was a girl who I was in undergrad with who had the same name as mine. She was dating my brother at the time. But, her name was spelled differently.

A woman having the same name as mine isn't a deal breaker for me, though.

My name is very feminine but there is a male version that would make things very confusing.
Actually a cousin's son has that name and at Christmas he was like "Are you talkin to me or her?" He's 6 and super cute haha and it was a very obviously directed at him question but still confusing.

I don't know if I would actively be in favor of someone with that name, but the heart wants what the heart wants

I wouldn't be terribly bothered to date a man named Kelly. It's mostly a female name these days; but, it has been used as a male name. If I married the guy, however, I might have to keep my maiden name. I imagine that it would be confusing and awkward to have the exact same name as my spouse.

.....Kelly :)

My husband, my dad, my dad's cousin, my grandmother's husband & his son all have the same name. Doesn't really bother me; I don't call any of them the same thing anyway. My husband has one nickname, my dad I call Dad, my grandmother's husband has another nickname, and I never see the other relatives to call them anything.

I got sidetracked and didn't answer the initial question but any guy who had my first name would have to be a drag queen. So, no I wouldn't.

Lindsey as a male name is more common in the UK than the US. Ashley too.

My coworker's name is the same as his fiancee - when they get married she's taking his last name. Also, both of their middle names start with A.

Both of those as female names are relatively recent phenomenons anyway.

My name, Tracey, is one of those "gender neutral but frequently female" names. I have met men with the name Tracey, but was never attracted or tempted, mostly because they were posh and boring.

My birth name is pretty unusual, there aren't many of us outside of Western PA, and now that I'm married (to a Patrick) and have a hyphenated last name, there are few (none?) duplicates.

Incidentally, in my family we had a string of Davids...my dad, my grandfather, and my step-uncle (he didn't last long).

My brother married a Patricia, I married a Patrick. She goes by Patty, he goes by Pat..bad thing is that their names are right below each other in my cell phone. I've sent my SIL a few lovey dovey texts. Thankfully she thinks it is hilarious.

Finally, I got a new coworker this week...who is a Tracy. She and I have the same job description, and share a (rather cramped) office. We work together on almost everything. To further complicate things, we have the SAME BLOODY INITIALS. It is driving our coworkers crazy, because right now we share a phone until she gets her own line. "Which Tracey/y do you want?" The interim solution is being called by last names until we sort it out or get nicknames.

I worked with another Denise. She was a Recreation Therapist, I was an Occupational Therapist so we were Denise RT and Denise OT. When I talk to her, even now, and she answers the phone, I say "Hi Denise, it's the Other Denise!" We both quit those jobs on the same day because we'd both gotten jobs at another hospital on the same unit again. It was great :) She got married before me or else we would have had the same initials for a while too.

I've never met a man named Denise.. I doubt there are any. Dennis maybe...

Ashley too? Seriously? I guess Lindsey Buckingham is from the UK. His last name is a dead give away. I'm starting to see more women named "Lindsey" rather than "Lindsay." Knowing that there are some guys with my name but spelled with "sey" makes me glad that I spell mine with "say".:)

I wouldn't say no to a Julio, but it IS a lot different than Julia thankfully :) Only confusing in writing, though a lot of my friends do call me "Hulia" haha

What about Julian? :p

I suppose mine (well shortened version) is somewhat gender neutral. It wouldnt bother me.

My current boyfriend has a female name as his last name, so if we get married I'll have two womens names for first and last.

I've only met one other girl with the same first name as me, though it's almost everyone's middle name it seems. That's one of the reasons I like it...I don't get mixed up with anyone, by name at least. Though it's a more common name in another language so I get called by that instead of my given name a lot. I don't even bother to correct people anymore. (I just don't want to post it because anyone from my school could already figure me out, but my name would make it way easier than it needs to be).

ETA: It really is a strictly female name, though I suppose there are a few male names that are close enough that it would be weird.

The shortened form of my middle name is non-gender specific. I'd have no problem dating someone with that name (if I were to date). My first name is seriously feminine, though, and in that case, no way.

I would just be way too creeped out. Even if I had a gender neutral name I don't think I could do it.

I have a completely gender neutral name, but it's more common in girls in the US and in boys in England. But really, it's not that common in either case.

I knew a woman who's last name was Hanson and she married a guy who's last name was Hansen. And she went through the hassle of getting a name change!

Tangent:

I used to work with a woman whose last name was Goodman. She was engaged, and her fiancé was also named Goodman. Some of her coworkers teased her mercilessly, as did some of their vendors: "So, are you going to take his name?" "Is this call in regard to the Goodman/Goodman wedding?"

Awww heck, The Talker has a gender neutral name.. Adrian. I keep hearing Sylvester Stallone (from Rocky) in my head.. "ADRIAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNNN"

My name is gender-neutral; although the male spelling is completely different and usually it's used as a nickname anyway. So, it wouldn't bother me--it wouldn't be a turn-on, and it would be more funny than anything else.

One of my family members, whose last name is Jones, married a woman whose last name is also Jones. Tee hee.

I went to high school with a guy and a girl who were best friends and their last names were both "Davey". They ended up getting married and they had a lot of that, too.

I also went to school with a girl whose last name was "Sandy". Turns out her mom's first name was "Sandra", so her mom's name was basically "Sandy Sandy". I don't think I could deal with that.

One of my friends has an aunt whose name is Sandy. She married a guy with the last name Beach :D

I think my only name objection would have been a guy with the last name of Rabbit. Bad enough my maiden name started with R, had double consonants in the middle, and when put with the nickname of my first name was the name of a band In a mid-90s sitcom.

I know a Sandy Beach! I'm just surprised that her sisters weren't Coco and Pebble. I also knew a Sandy Brandi (wow - I had completely forgotten about her!).

A man I knew used to say that, if he ever dated someone whose name was Linda, Melinda, or Belinda, he would insist that she keep her maiden name. His last name is Kokinda. I guess Lucinda would be in that group, too.

And then there are monograms that spell words! :eek:

Is it bad if I knew exactly what you were talking about?

I know of a Carol Carroll. (Carroll being her married name - she got married in a day and age when married women changed their names, no questions asked.) "What's your name?" "Carroll." "Oh, I know you're Mrs. Carroll - I meant your first name." "Carol." ":confused:"

Imagine Anita Sandra Jones marrying John Smith. If I were in Anita's shoes, I think I'd keep my maiden name. I don't think I could handle walking around with a laptop bag monogrammed ASS. :p

I've gotta tell you -- everything about those initials seems right to me. I'd rock that bag.

You know my maiden name - it makes perfect sense when you know my maiden name. (*cough* Stupid Uncle Jesse *cough*)

I didn't remember it but recalled it purely from the clues you listed >.>