# The sexiness of female names **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 20, 2003, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773 "2003-09-20T06:08:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/81 "2003-09-23T23:00:06Z")
I _like_ Gretchen. No one’s going to mention my name. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/82 "2003-09-23T23:23:26Z")
sadly enough, my name has not been mentioned either ☹ ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/83 "2003-09-23T23:28:27Z")
My name hasn’t been mentioned either. I don’t expect to see it here. ---
**Author:** ![karomon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@karomon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/karomon)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/84 "2003-09-23T23:44:54Z")
**Bibliocat** , what’s your name? Do you not expect to see it because it’s not common or because it’s not sexy? My name’s Karolina, btw. ---
**Author:** ![Nichol\_storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Nichol\_storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nichol_storm)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2003, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/85 "2003-09-23T23:50:57Z")
**peritrochoid** and **Standup Karmic** , how _y’all_ doin’? 😉 Any female French names are automatically sexy (sadly, it doesn’t work the same way for male names): Dominique, Isabelle, Alix, Antoinette, Martinique, Amie, Denise, Veronique… ---
**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/86 "2003-09-24T00:22:09Z")
My name is Betsey. It’s not really that common (but not unusual, either), but it’s just not sexy. Not ethic enough. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/87 "2003-09-24T00:36:42Z")
> [@](#): > > I guess no one likes Carmen > sadly enough, my name has not been mentioned either - HomeOfThe Braves I’m sorry. It just makes me think of Carmen Electra. Or Carmen Miranda. Not Sexy. Do you have a middle name? ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/88 "2003-09-24T01:27:31Z")
I haven’t seen my name on this list yet either, but I don’t think it’s especially sexy. I think it sounds a bit harsh, actually. I really like the names Portia and Dominique. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/89 "2003-09-24T01:28:17Z")
Desiree Christine Jan, Janet, Janice (please, no one mention Ms. Reno, you will ruin my fantasy) Colleen Carrie ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/90 "2003-09-24T01:35:58Z")
Mmmmm. Molly. Molly-wolly-doodle-oddle-day. Gaelic form of Mary, dontcha know. I love Molly… ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/91 "2003-09-24T03:03:23Z")
Christina (not Christine) Alison Aliana Melissa -K. ---
**Author:** ![umop\_ap\_sdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/dbc845/32.png) [@umop\_ap\_sdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/umop_ap_sdn)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/92 "2003-09-24T03:29:25Z")
You’re welcome, **Shrinking Violet**! > [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by zweisamkeit \* > \*\*Oooooh, I’m on the list. Now tell me, does the sexiness change, if it’s spelled LindsAy or LindsEy, or is it all the same? 😉 \*\* There is a difference. One is a boy’s name (think Buckingham) and the other is a girl’s name. But do you know I have no idea which is which? (Without pulling out a Fleetwood Mac record). I’ll second Yvonne, but to me the name Gretchen sounds too much like “grouch”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/93 "2003-09-24T03:33:05Z")
Well, **aryk29** I’m a female Lindsay and I’ve had my name spelled with an ‘e’ by many people, even though most girls with my name use an ‘a’, so I was wondering. 🙂 :: struts through the thread :: ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/94 "2003-09-24T04:06:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by aryk29 \* > \*\*There is a difference. One is a boy’s name (think Buckingham) and the other is a girl’s name. But do you know I have no idea which is which? (Without pulling out a Fleetwood Mac record). > \*\* The Fleetwood Mac member is Linds **e** y Buckingham. However, Iowa State’s women’s basketball team recently had a star guard named [Lindsey Wilson](http://cyclones.ocsn.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/wilson_lindsey00.html). “Linds **a** y” is generally a female name, but such men as [Lindsay Roy Armour](http://www.farmergroup.com/personsheet/ps07/ps07_228.html) obviously exist. Such “cutesy” spellings as [Lynsey](http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/PersonDetail/personid-7032) and [Lynsy](http://www.allbookstores.com/browse/Author/Pinsent,%20Lynsy) seem to be reserved for the “fair sex”. ---
**Author:** ![Engineer\_Dude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9fc29f/32.png) [@Engineer\_Dude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Engineer_Dude)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/95 "2003-09-24T04:34:51Z")
Cassandra Mary Jessica Erin Gillian Samantha ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/96 "2003-09-24T18:24:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MonkeyMensch \* > \*\*Mmmmm. Molly. > > Molly-wolly-doodle-oddle-day. > > Gaelic form of Mary, dontcha know.\*\* Nope, that’s Máire. “Molly” is just a diminutive. ---
**Author:** ![NotBob13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e19b73/32.png) [@NotBob13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotBob13)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2003, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/97 "2003-09-24T22:24:50Z")
I like Evie and Krystana. I met a lady the other day whose last name was Mahojonay(sp?). I think that is a lovely name, too. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/98 "2003-09-25T01:45:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Mr. Excellent \* > \*\*Theresa just sounds flat-out classy. > \*\* Interesting. It was one of my grandmothers’ names, and you’re the first person I’ve heard to say something nice about it - my great-grandparents really hated her name, but mostly because it belonged to an Irish woman, not a Portuguese one, I think. It sounds really old-fashioned to me, but if you always precede a name with “grammy” I guess that’s happen to just about any name 😃 [sub] yay, my name made the list too! (Shannon) [/sub] ---
**Author:** ![Kaio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c68b51/32.png) [@Kaio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaio)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/99 "2003-09-25T03:08:01Z")
Nathalie Sophie Claire Ariana Maya Katie or (especially) Kat Anything unusual, like Athena or Phaedra. ---
**Author:** ![jesleigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jesleigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesleigh)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2003, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773/100 "2003-09-25T03:10:27Z")
I always thought my name was common and boring…I dind’t realize it was classy and sexy 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-sexiness-of-female-names/202773.md?page=6)