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Some plants or foods being girls names make sense, like Rose or Clementine.
But why Olive? There are no traits congruent to traditional notions of femininity. It's not sweet like a clementine or fragrant like a rose. They're not particularly appealing to look at, fairly tart and somewhat salty. Green olives by themselves, in my opinion, are kind of gross.
I'm fairly sure someone influential from centuries ago named their daughter Olive for some reason and it just happened to catch on as cool name for girls. Still, couldn't this name equally be for boys?
@vivify saidBut why Olive?
Some plants or foods being girls names make sense, like Rose or Clementine.
But why Olive? There are no traits congruent to traditional notions of femininity. It's not sweet like a clementine or fragrant like a rose. They're not particularly appealing to look at, fairly tart and somewhat salty. Green olives by themselves, in my opinion, are kind of gross.
I'm fairl ...[text shortened]... it just happened to catch on as cool name for girls. Still, couldn't this name equally be for boys?
Because Popeye the sailor man said so.
He's strong to the finish,
'cause he eats his spinach,
he's Popeye the sailor man.
Toot - Toot! 😏
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@vivify saidI think Olive trees are where the name came from. Olivia means olive tree. Oliver the male version that Shakespeare liked (12th night).
Some plants or foods being girls names make sense, like Rose or Clementine.
But why Olive? There are no traits congruent to traditional notions of femininity. It's not sweet like a clementine or fragrant like a rose. They're not particularly appealing to look at, fairly tart and somewhat salty. Green olives by themselves, in my opinion, are kind of gross.
I'm fairl ...[text shortened]... it just happened to catch on as cool name for girls. Still, couldn't this name equally be for boys?
Symbols for peace, wealth, power, and success.
Females aren't just pretty, you know.
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@yo-its-me saidOf course. But female-specific names tend to follow stereotypical associations.
Females aren't just pretty, you know.
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@Great-Big-Stees saidThere are 3 olivey names in my family tree.
Olive, for me, is something one includes in a “parched” Martini.🤔🍸
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@Great-Big-Stees saidKind of as we have an Olive, an Olivia, an Oliver plus a surname Olive which makes it 4 in fact popping up over 4 generations.
Is it an 🫒 tree?
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@vivify saidGerman names like Hildrun, Irmgard, Gunhild,... speak about female strenth
Of course. But female-specific names tend to follow stereotypical associations.
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@vivify saidYou're not one of those gender denier's, are you?
Some plants or foods being girls names make sense, like Rose or Clementine.
But why Olive? There are no traits congruent to traditional notions of femininity. It's not sweet like a clementine or fragrant like a rose. They're not particularly appealing to look at, fairly tart and somewhat salty. Green olives by themselves, in my opinion, are kind of gross.
I'm fairl ...[text shortened]... it just happened to catch on as cool name for girls. Still, couldn't this name equally be for boys?
Some girls like having things that are meant just for them that they don't have to share with boys.