The article examines the rising trend of weapon-inspired baby names, suggesting that many parents are attracted to names like Maverick, Dutton, and Wesson due to their associations with masculinity and strength. Experts point out that such names may reflect both a cultural shift towards aggressive themes and traditional gender roles. Some parents perceive these names as a response to fears regarding changes in gender identity acceptance, choosing them to foster traditional masculine traits in their sons. The influence of surnames as inspirations for first names further contributes to this trend.
"There's a certain set of parents that believe weapons-inspired names have a renegade spirit, which has been a rising theme among today's trendy baby names," Kihm noted.
"Weapons-inspired names convey masculinity without being traditional male names," Kihm added.
"Assigning these overly violent names might be a reaction to the fear that their son might have less-than-masculine traits," she said.
"It's easy to imagine Boone and Wesson or Shooter and Stetson being brothers," Kihm said.
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