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Help[Opinions] Re: Nell(e) and Parnell
in reply to a message by Array
I think Nell is very charming but I don't like Parnell. Parnell is typical a male name and Nell is typically a female name so they don't quite work together imo.
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Parnell is typical a male name
Can it really be called a typically male name? It's incredibly uncommon on either sex. I can see the argument for it being masculine, since it's also a surname and surnames generally end up thought as masculine (well, they used to), but the fact that it's A) also etymologically appropriate for a girl and B) not exactly top on the boys' hit parade makes it hard for me to see the justification in calling it absolutely masculine.
Array
Can it really be called a typically male name? It's incredibly uncommon on either sex. I can see the argument for it being masculine, since it's also a surname and surnames generally end up thought as masculine (well, they used to), but the fact that it's A) also etymologically appropriate for a girl and B) not exactly top on the boys' hit parade makes it hard for me to see the justification in calling it absolutely masculine.
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This message was edited 8/17/2007, 1:29 PM
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Well, I guess I should have said that typically the Parnells I meet are male. I have never met a female Parnell but many male Parnells. I see it often on male African Americans in their 20's-50's. I think they consider it a variation on Darnell.
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