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[Opinions] Re: Shirley

by Amphelise (Chrisell)

8/1/2020, 2:28 PM

in reply to a message by Janan

It was already wildly popular when Shirley Temple was named.

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- Fiammetta (lady murasaki) +1

8/1/2020, 7:57 PM

Doesn't its popularity originate from Charlotte Bronte's " Shirley"? I believe it was a male name before that.

- Anneza

8/2/2020, 6:39 AM

Yes: in the book it's stated to be a male name that needs some explaining when used on a female! Conversely, in the later LM Montgomery "Anne" books, Anne and Gilbert's youngest son gets named Shirley, that being his mother's maiden name.

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