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HelpJust kind of as a thought to everyone:
in reply to a message by Lily8
Don't you think with the names Augustine/Augustina and Augusta, the nickname August would have come around with girls at some point or another? I really kind of see it like Alex, a shortening of a plethora of both male and female names. Now some might say, 'Alex as itself, should only be a male name, and Alexa/Alexandra/Alexandria/etc should be fit for a girl" but people would still call that girl Alex in the long run. So I find quarreling over it just ridiculous. I'm sorry but if you name your daughter Augusta she will be called August in her life and maybe that's how it can viewed as unisex, like Alex.
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Good point. I'm sure it has happened. Among the oldtime Gussies, there must have been an August or two.
It's very interesting how many layers there are to this idea. Alex, for example, I would call a unisex nickname and a masculine name. To me, it's equally perfect on an Alexandra or Alexander, but as the only name on a birth certificate I would see it as masculine.
Clearly, this is an issue where people are strongly guided by personal preference, opinion, and experience and end up in different places. It's given me some food for thought tonight. :)
It's very interesting how many layers there are to this idea. Alex, for example, I would call a unisex nickname and a masculine name. To me, it's equally perfect on an Alexandra or Alexander, but as the only name on a birth certificate I would see it as masculine.
Clearly, this is an issue where people are strongly guided by personal preference, opinion, and experience and end up in different places. It's given me some food for thought tonight. :)
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