names for both sexes
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| Are 'Joe', 'Robin', 'Kimberly' all names for both men and women? |
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Billy-Sue
Peggy-Bob Lucy-Joe |
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| Mark and Bob is another one. My girlfriend is called Bob. |
Brennus 
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Re: Are 'Joe', 'Robin', 'Kimberly' all names for both men and women?
Yes, all three names can be male or female. These kinds of names have been cynically called "unisex" names by some people even though I believe "unisex" originally applied to some types of fadish clothing that could be worn by both men an woman when the word first appeared in "Time" magazine in 1970. "Joe" is spelled 'Jo' however when used in female names. 'Kim' can sometimes be a nick name for Kimball rather than Kimberly just like 'Les' can sometimes be a nick name for Lester rather than Lesley / Leslie. When names start getting in short supply it is almost inevitable that some male and female names will be the same or nearly the same. One of the most amusing new fangled names to me is the female name Briana or Brianna from the male name 'Brian'. 'Alice' related to the Germanic name Louis or Aloysius started out as a male name too meaning "All wise." I read recently that Margaret, Margurite or Margarita were originally the Ancient Greek male name 'Margaros' which means 'Pearl' - often the name of wrestlers. Later, towards the end of the Roman period, the name in a Latinized form 'Margarita' became an exclusively female name. Please see also: http://www.baby-names-and-stuff.com/baby-names/alpha.asp?letter=A |
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Unisex names are disgusting!
Eeuwh! |
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| In the UK you might also come across men named Beverley or Carol. |
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| Thanks all who gave us truthful answers, and thanks all who entertained us with disingenuous replies. |
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| -their disingenuous replies. |
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| Really? George, seriously? |
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The resident medical adviser (MALE) on the UK's GMTV early morning program is Dr Hilary Jones...a fit and handsome mega masculine guy who rus in marathons...like he will in the upcoming London Marathon run nae doot...for the benefit of a medical charity, naturally.
Conversely, I know a very feminine lassie......also called Hilary, a dentists' receptionist. Other unisex names (here in the UK anyway) which are reasonably common: Chris, which can lead to confusion until you meet them....of course, the usual reason is that Chris (m) and Chris (f) turn out to be Christopher and Christine (or Christina). Then there is Terry...usually a shortened form for Terence (or Terrence) for blokes. For the girls, it can be Terry, or Teri, sometimes a shortened form for Teresa (or Theresa), so confusion and variabilities all round. When I was at uni we discussed this topic once I remember (in a pub, where else...the usual students' social hangout spot in the UK!) as there was a girl called Georgie in our group (Georgina) who was local...from just outside Leeds, where we were at uni. She told us that at one time, in Yorkshire, the name Shirley was a male name, as well as a female one. To prove that, here is a link about a guy from Yorkshire who was given the name Shirley. He later became a wrestler by the professional name of Big Daddy, a huge butch giant of a bloke. What else would a guy called Shirley do ffs! http://caldernet.org.uk/calderdale_in_general/famous_people/big_daddy_1930-1997_.html |
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| rus = runs (of course)...having a wee bit of N trouble..I keep dropping them....ot ice. |