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From: "jcspencer36" <>
Subject: Re: name gender
Date: Wed, 3 May 2000 21:31:50 -0500
References: <69.47c27d2.26423c3c@aol.com>


I went to school with a guy named Shirley and another one named Camille.
Camille was of Norwegian background.
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Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2000 9:36 PM
Subject: Re: name gender


> << a name list, the gender of the names could be included. >>
>
> If this is done, there are some names which can, and are, used for both
> genders. This should be noted. I have recently been working with some
> military records in which I've found names we commonly think of as
feminine.
> This is confusing to us, too. My husband went to school with a guy named
> Beverly and I went to school with a gal named Clifton. I can, but won't,
> give some similar references. There is no cut & dried way to know for sure
> which gender a name might be.
>
> Daraleen
>
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