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I was wondering if there are any names that are originally both feminine and masculine in English. There are several examples in French (Claude, Dominique, Maxime - which are both the feminine and masculine form of the names Claudius, Dominic, and Maximus). The only ones I can think of are Hilary (the English form of both Hilarius and Hilaria) and Evelyn (from Aveline, later adopted as a surname and given to boys as the masculine form). Any more examples?

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I'm ignoring names with modern unisex usage like Alexis or Jocelyn, androgynous nicknames like Alex or Sam, surnames, or nature names like Rowan or Jade (which I suppose could go either way).

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ETA:
Robin - for boys, a form of Robert; for girls, the name of a bird
Joyce - for boys, the English form of Judoc; for girls, a form of Jocosa.
Morgan - for boys, from the Welsh name Morcant; for girls, as in Morgan le Fay
Florence - English form of Florentius / Florentia
Vivian - English form of Vivianus / Viviana
Marion - for boys, a form of Marianus; for girls, a form of Marian

This message was edited 2/6/2011, 9:41 AM