I have been thinking about baby names recently, not because of plans to have a baby, but just in general.
My first concern with baby names is that they weren’t too gender specific (but I was definitely on the fence about this), but another concern is that I want it to be unique. I loved when I was at school where no one else had my name. I wanted my future child to have a name that didn’t necessarily signify to people a specific gender, to feel boxed in about their name (since names are so integral to our identity). At the same time, I want to challenge other people to think beyond gendered names. It’s so confusing and I have so many different ideas about this.
There are names I just love that are gender neutral, Alex, etc, but they’re also generic. They aren’t very unique. So I guess I’m still on the fence about this and I’m sure I’ll come to this hurdle when I do have a baby. But I think it’s important to think about it now.
Maybe the solution is to make up a new name that is both gender neutral, but also unique?