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Because many feminine names are actually versions of masculine names in the first place (Georgina, Josephine, Roberta, etc.), they often shorten to the same familiar forms (Georgie, Jo, Robbie). Often gender will be indicated by spelling (Bobbi, Jo, Geri) but not always! Make no assumptions.
By the way, I know a male doctor whose first name is Alison. He's about six and a half feet tall, the no nonsense cowboy type. He probably needs to be! And don't forget actor Stacy Keach....
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This maybe off topic, but I just read a man named 'Death': Peter Death Bredon Wimsey! In my culture, not in a million years would anyone use anything like this as their names!
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Death as a surname is not unknown, but most of those afflicted have long changed the spelling to what they claim was always the pronunciation anyway - Deeth.
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That surname is usually written as D'Eath as far as I could discover.....and I think they pronounce it as "Dee-Ath" (two syllables) if they haven't already changed it by deed poll. I've never known anybody with that name and there are no D'Eaths, or Deaths, in our local telephone directory. It goes from Deaswood to Deauvail.
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Thanks again. You learn something new everyday.
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Eh, well, it's nagging in the back of my mind, I have to 'get it out of my system': the author of Peter Wimsey series was an academic in classics, and Peter Wimsey was a Lord, so maybe Death is a classic name? And I guess when English speakers use a name like that they don't think of the meaning of that word as a noun, like how many times does Bush remind you of bush? That's my rationalization of why people take these type of names.
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I heard someone once say that Janice is both a male name and female name.
That's why Corrie's Janice looks like a man - because she is.
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I've heard men called Meredith and that's just wrong...
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Why exactly?? A name is a name. The only reason some names are considered "wrong" is because of the sexual connotation that we have written in stone. ANY name can be used for a guy or a girl. -_- It's all in the brain.
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Certainly any name can be used for a guy or a girl, if one's purpose is sexual confusion. There is something to be said for common usage.
Does anyone know the word that means "a name for either sex"? I don't think "bisexual" is it.
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This reminds me very little of the English vs. American meaning slang word fanny, which refers to different body parts depending on which side of the big pond it's used. However, it is possible for either a man or a woman to sit on both at the same time. (My apology to visual thinkers).
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<< Does anyone know the word that means "a name for either sex"? >>
Unisex.
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I am a expecting first time mom, and I am so excited, but so impatient. I have no idea what I am having and would like to pick out a baby name now. But, I seem to have no luck finding names for both sexes, you know that can go for either. So, if anyone has any idea's i'd really love to hear them. You can email me at brandons_girl19@yahoo.com. Thank you so much!
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