Message: "Emmet was a female name?"

Emmet was a female name?

by Mackadal

3/30/2009, 6:23 AM

I never would have guessed that. And Sexborough brings the lolz, not because of the "sex" in it, but it`s just very surnamey and masculine, even nowadays.
But it`s nice to prove that variant spellings are not a modern trend, as people seem to think.

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Common Female English names 1450-1650 (and their kr8tyve spellings!) · Hufflepuffer · 3/29/2009, 11:14 PM

•Re: Common Female English names 1450-1650 (and their kr8tyve spellings!) · number1212 · 3/30/2009, 3:54 PM

•It's so interesting that variants were common even back then (m) · LoQuiero · 3/30/2009, 3:11 PM

•Re: Common Female English names 1450-1650 (and their kr8tyve spellings!) · Kokoro · 3/30/2009, 2:02 PM

•Emmet was a female name? · Mackadal · 3/30/2009, 6:23 AM

•Apparently... · Hufflepuffer · 3/30/2009, 2:44 PM

•Re: Common Female English names 1450-1650 (and their kr8tyve spellings!) · Llewella · 3/30/2009, 4:50 AM

•Re: Common Female English names 1450-1650 (and their kr8tyve spellings!) · Jonquil · 3/30/2009, 3:09 AM

•Re: Common Female English names 1450-1650 (and their kr8tyve spellings!) · Chrysanthemum · 3/29/2009, 11:48 PM

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