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I agree with the other poster that stated that a lot of these are coding errors.
79. Jessie: Another form of Jesse. This one looks female but back when a lot of people were illiterate and simply spelled things phonetically.
112. Marion: This was originally a male name. John Wayne's real names was Marion.
266. Pearl: This was also a male name back when. It was often nicknamed Pearlie.
506. Frances: Ditto the phonetics thing.
756. Allison: This one was also originally a male name as it followed the -son.
79. Jessie: Another form of Jesse. This one looks female but back when a lot of people were illiterate and simply spelled things phonetically.
112. Marion: This was originally a male name. John Wayne's real names was Marion.
266. Pearl: This was also a male name back when. It was often nicknamed Pearlie.
506. Frances: Ditto the phonetics thing.
756. Allison: This one was also originally a male name as it followed the -son.
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Not true about Allison.
Actually, Allison has two origins.
One is etymologically feminine, of French origin. Alice --> Alicen (French diminuitive) --> Alison (Scottish spelling of Alicen after Norman invasion of Britain). The spelling Allison is a variant.
One is etymologically masculine, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Allison means "son of Al" (or probably other Al- names) or "son of Alice."
Actually, Allison has two origins.
One is etymologically feminine, of French origin. Alice --> Alicen (French diminuitive) --> Alison (Scottish spelling of Alicen after Norman invasion of Britain). The spelling Allison is a variant.
One is etymologically masculine, of Anglo-Saxon origin. Allison means "son of Al" (or probably other Al- names) or "son of Alice."
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