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Darcy, Beverly, Jesse (the first two people named Jesse that I knew were female; since then I've come to think of it as a man's name). On the other hand, I grew up thinking of Laurie as a male name; now when I hear it I think female or either.
 
Seeler said:
Darcy, Beverly, Jesse (the first two people named Jesse that I knew were female; since then I've come to think of it as a man's name). On the other hand, I grew up thinking of Laurie as a male name; now when I hear it I think female or either.
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A flip of thought? Some stoics say that is impossible ... then you find inactivated turtling ...
 
Seeler said:
Darcy, Beverly, Jesse (the first two people named Jesse that I knew were female; since then I've come to think of it as a man's name). On the other hand, I grew up thinking of Laurie as a male name; now when I hear it I think female or either.
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Also, Kim.
 
Seeler said:
Jesse (the first two people named Jesse that I knew were female; since then I've come to think of it as a man's name). .
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There was a Jessie (with a penultimate "i") in my church who was a woman so I've always assumed that was the feminine form. Jesse (without the penultimate "i") has always been a man's to me. I had a guy by that name working for me until this past summer.
 
Seeler said:
Off the topic but with more people coming out as trans - as well as the fact that a resume with a massciline sounding name gets more attention - I wonder if it might be wise to start looking at gender neutral names.
Off the top of my head I think of: Vic, Sam, Taylor, Mason, Francis (or Frances), Clair, Robin
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ugh, no.

a relative was given the handle Leslie Meredith

he hated it. despised it.
 
Mendalla said:
There was a Jessie (with a penultimate "i") in my church who was a woman so I've always assumed that was the feminine form. Jesse (without the penultimate "i") has always been a man's to me. I had a guy by that name working for me until this past summer.
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I know a Jessie (woman) - she's a church friend, and the wife of my best friend. She was born on Christmas day, so Jessie is a form of Jesus. I know a Jesse (man) - he's a seminary friend in another cohort.
 
Seeler said:
Off the topic but with more people coming out as trans - as well as the fact that a resume with a massciline sounding name gets more attention - I wonder if it might be wise to start looking at gender neutral names.
Off the top of my head I think of: Vic, Sam, Taylor, Mason, Francis (or Frances), Clair, Robin
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You make it sounds like getting more attention with a resume is a bad thing. By your logic shouldn't we be going with masculine sounding names?
 
I'm Kim and I went to school with several Kims, all girls. Mostly Kimberly, but not all of us, and everyone went by Kim. In high school math I was nicknamed by the teacher, Kim2 (Kim "squared"). :( Gender neutral names were popular in the 70s, when I was born. Tracy and Stacy (Tracey/ Stacey) were two other popular ones. The only male I ever met named Kim was my mom's age - and then when I was a young kid, I was told about Rudyard Kipling's novel "A Boy named Kim". And I wasn't too happy about it. For a little while I insisted on being called by my middle name, which is a feminine girls name. But it didn't stick.

Where I live now, Korean people seem to find it amusing that my first name is Kim - that's happened several times - because, of course, it's a very popular Korean last name. I had no idea about that growing up.
 
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Kimmio said:
I'm Kim and I went to school with several Kims, all girls. Mostly Kimberly, but not all of us, and everyone went by Kim. In high school math I was nicknamed by the teacher, Kim2 (Kim "squared"). :( Gender neutral names were popular in the 70s, when I was born. Tracy and Stacy (Tracey/ Stacey) were two other popular ones. The only male I ever met named Kim was my mom's age - and then when I was a young kid, I was told about Rudyard Kipling's novel "A Boy named Kim". And I wasn't too happy about it. For a little while I insisted on being called by my middle name, which is a feminine girls name. But it didn't stick.

Where I live now, Korean people seem to find it amusing that my first name is Kim - that's happened several times - because, of course, it's a very popular Korean last name. I had no idea about that growing up.
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The father-in-law of my sister Suzanna is called Kim after Rudyard's.
 
ChemGal said:
You make it sounds like getting more attention with a resume is a bad thing. By your logic shouldn't we be going with masculine sounding names?
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Taylor, and Clair I tend to think of as feminine sounding. I know a Taylor (female), and Claire with an "e" I know of several. On a resume I would assume they're female. I have never met or heard of a male named Clair. I don't think, Taylor, either.
 
I know several males named 'Clair'.
I also knew a couple who were both named Carrie. (After her marriage she started going by her middle name 'Hazel'.)

I also know several people of either sex named Merle.

The first Cleo I knew was male. I'm still a bit surprised to find people recently are naming their girls Cleo.
 
Seeler said:
I know several males named 'Clair'.
I also knew a couple who were both named Carrie. (After her marriage she started going by her middle name 'Hazel'.)

I also know several people of either sex named Merle.

The first Cleo I knew was male. I'm still a bit surprised to find people recently are naming their girls Cleo.
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Cleopatra?
 
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