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Help[Opinions] Re: Nell(e) and Parnell
in reply to a message by LMS
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.
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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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