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Help[Opinions] Isn't Yvaine a boy name?
in reply to a message by Malk
Sorry, I'm just confused, I thought it was just a different spelling of the Knight Yvain from King Arthur's court.
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Yvain is the male name, Yvaine is a name that Neil Gaiman made up or borrowed or rediscovered for his book Stardust, also a movie. It's the name of the female star that falls to earth.
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It's probably based on the French distinction between masculine and feminine, made with names like Paul/Paule, Raymond/Raymonde, and Martin/Martine.
This message was edited 6/12/2012, 2:58 PM
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