Message: "well these I find unisex [m]"

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well these I find unisex [m]

by Sabrina Fair (tigerlilly)

7/24/2009, 4:03 PM

UNISEX
79. Jessie
112. Marion
266. Pearl
498. Florence
506. Frances
654. Grace
693. Rose
721. Marie
752. Nellie
756. Allison
840. Myrtle
861. Lillie
901. Claire
938. Maude
959. May

I heard of men with these names:
Jessie
Marion
Mary
Pearl
Lily
Florence
Frances
Grace
Alice
Elizabeth
Allison

ETA: I don't see the big deal either, girls have men names all the time.

This message was edited 7/24/2009, 4:11 PM

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- Pie +5

7/24/2009, 4:12 PM

Oh, not saying there's anything wrong with it at all - like you say, happens all the time the other way round, so why not? :) I just didn't know it was such a common trend back then in the US, and so it's really interesting. I can sort of see how Marion and Jessie and maybe even Pearl and Florence could be unisex, but the others... wow.

- Sabrina Fair (tigerlilly) +4

7/24/2009, 4:14 PM

Actually I just found boys with these names :) [m]

from a site that lists all the babies in the state, and the gender.

Lily x 2
Elizabeth x 3
Sarah x 8
Rebecca x 4
Whitney x 12
Grace x 3

and more, and they are not errors.

ETA: there's even two boy's with my own name (Sabrina), and I found some sites that list my name as unisex.

This message was edited 7/24/2009, 4:15 PM

- Joan-Ay +2

7/24/2009, 5:02 PM

What site is that?

This message was edited 7/24/2009, 5:21 PM

- Sabrina Fair (tigerlilly)

7/24/2009, 5:04 PM

georgia.ajc I think something like that

- Sabrina Fair (tigerlilly)

7/24/2009, 5:04 PM

This message was edited 7/24/2009, 5:04 PM

- Pie

7/24/2009, 4:34 PM

Thanks, that's really interesting! Whitney doesn't surprise me, but the rest do. Wow. Sabrina is a lovely name, but for a boy? Not so much.

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