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Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] 'Emile' - Male or Female?
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 1999 13:19:56 GMT

Yes, that is correct. The female was generally named Emelie, and the male
naming counterpart was normally Emile.






ron <>
08/16/1999 09:23 AM


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Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] 'Emile' - Male or Female?

Names can vary, of course, but in the classic book "Emile" by French
educational philosopher Rousseau, the lead character is male. Dolly

Raye Ann Gaskins wrote:

> On an 1878 death certificate from Orleans Parish, the gender was not
> recorded for a 16 year old named 'Emile'. The father was Swiss-German,
and
> the mother was French. Would 'Emile' have been a male or a female?
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Raye Ann

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  • Re: [LAORLEAN-L] 'Emile' - Male or Female? by ron <>