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From: Mike Bugge <>
Subject: Re: Name Gender
Date: Sat, 06 May 2000 09:10:12 +1000
References: <008b01bfb5e6$e76f4d80$25adbed1@compaq> <016701bfb6d1$85192160$0201a8c0@notebook>

I have found that in the UK, as well as in Australia, the European male
"Jan" (Ian) will still remain "Jan" and this will apply to many names of various
origins unless these are regarded by the "owner" as being too difficult for
Anglos to pronounce.

Britons and Australians do not appear to have the need to unnecessarily
"Anglicise" people's names and try very hard to accommodate where practicable.

Mike Bugge

This thread:

• Name Gender by "Carl R Pedersen" <>
  • SV: Name Gender by "Jan Bjerketvedt" <>
    • Re: Name Gender by "Annette Aksenov" <>
      • Re: Name Gender by Olaf <>
        • Re: Name Gender by "Annette Aksenov" <>
          • Re: Name Gender by "Odd Braathun" <>
            • Re: Name Gender by "Annette Aksenov" <>
  • Re: Name Gender by "Lill Ann Parry" <>
  • Re: Name Gender by "J. P. Fagerback" <>

    • Re: Name Gender by Mike Bugge <>

  • Re: name gender by
    • Re: name gender by "jcspencer36" <>
      • Re: name gender by "Ruth Odegard" <>
        • Re: name gender by "britt" <>
    • Re: name gender by Richard Brogger <>
  • Re: Name Gender by "Joe Aasland" <>
  • Re: Name Gender by
  • Name Gender by Travis & Becky Cleveland <>
    • Re: Name Gender by "Odd Braathun" <>
  • Re: name gender by Kristin McCrea <>
  • Re: Name Gender by
    • Re: Name Gender by "J. P. Fagerback" <>
  • Re: Name Gender by