Sydney? How about Charlie?
2007-09-01 08:28:42 · 16 answers · asked by aim_a_tola_3 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Sidney Poitier named his daughter Sydney. It's got a nice ring to it ... the only problem with that name is if I'm looking online for "To Sir With Love Part II", the 1990's version, with both Sidney Poitier and Sydney Poitier, the site reroutes me to the 1960's version that only starred Sidney ... even if I put in just Sydney. You're always gonna have some smart-a$$es who won't even TRY to get it right!!!
Charlie is a nice name for a girl, too. If you ever watched the old 'Sisters' show, about four sisters named Teddy (Sela Ward), Georgie (Patricia Kalember), Alex (Swoosie Kurtz) and Frankie (Julianne Phillips), you'll see what I mean. Those were't the names they were born with, though. Teddy was Theodora, Georgie was Georgiana, Alex was Alexandra, and Frankie was Francesca. They found out somewhere in the fourth or fifth season that their father had had a daughter outside of the marriage with their mother, who was just a little younger than Frankie. Her name was Charlotte, and when they finally accepted her, they nicknamed her Charlie. It fit.
I wouldn't have a problem naming my daughter Sydney or Charlie.
I almost forgot ... Sydney Penney! The name fits her too ... perfectly!!!
2007-09-01 09:21:19 · answer #1 · answered by Jewels 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like the name Sydney, I would let Charlie be a nickname for a girl, but not a given name. I would name a girl Charlotte rather than Charlie.
2007-09-01 16:00:41 · answer #2 · answered by filmnoirgirl16 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that a name is powerful and steers the person so named into a certain lifestyle. I imagine that the mother who wants the name Sydney or Charlie for a girl is trying for a masculine name. She wants her daughter to not be feminine and to grow up with teachers and Human Resources departments wondering whether the person on the application is a boy or girl. She also wants her child to be very unique and different.
2007-09-01 17:34:56 · answer #3 · answered by barthebear 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to school with a girl named Charlie and she hated it, because substitutes always assumed she was a boy when looking at the seating charts and such.
Sydney is a great name. I don't know many sydneys around here.
2007-09-01 16:16:53 · answer #4 · answered by Whooosh! 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sydney is nice but Charlie sounds more male than female.
2007-09-01 15:37:31 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I like the name Sydney and Charli (without the "e")
2007-09-01 15:45:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Isn't there a baby name section for this? Anyway, Sydney is a great name, my 13 year old niece is named Sydney. We used to call her "Joey" when she was little (ya know...baby kangaroo...) I wouldn't use Charlie as a given name, but it would be a great nickname for a girl named Charlotte. Just remember when you name your child that she will be a grown woman someday, and name her something she won't find embarrassing.
2007-09-01 21:32:39 · answer #7 · answered by missbeans 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sydney is quite nice, Charlie not so much. Charlie can be short for either Charlotte or Charlene. Be careful what you name your children since it follows them around for the rest of their lives.
2007-09-01 15:38:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
sidney yes Charlie no. I think it will be fodder for cruelty from others. But then i am 55 and things change. Just don't name her after a dog.
2007-09-01 16:18:30 · answer #9 · answered by harvest 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
stdney's okay and charlie is a cute nickname for charleen or charlotte maybe
2007-09-01 16:13:29 · answer #10 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋