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Originally Posted by StargazerLily
I can't STAND last names as first names (Parker, Miller, Reid, Ford, etc) and I'm not particularly fond of gender neutral names either.
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I'm guessing either you don't live in the South or you're frequently annoyed by the names of lots of boys.
I'm not a fan of it for girls, but it seems very normal to me for boys --
if, that is, the last name in question is a family name. I don't see the point otherwise.
We were all about family names. I'm named for a great grandfather. My wife is named for a great aunt. My son's first name is for his grandfather, but he goes by his middle name -- a surname found on both sides of the family (my grandmother's maiden name, my wife's great grandmother's maiden name. My daughter is named for her grandmothers -- one grandmother's first name and the other's maiden name.