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in reply to a message by Lucille
I see your logic, but I think Lucille is very much a feminine name. The male form would be Lucien. I believe Camille began as a feminine name and Cyril as a masculine name. Maybe Lucille just never caught on as a cross gender name. Like how we use Taylor for both, but you rarely meet a girl named David.
Just a thought.
Just a thought.
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Yes, you could indeed be right. :)
But I think Lucien doesn't really resemble Lucille as a masculine form, it's closer to Lucius or Lucianus. Thus it doesn't feel right to me as a masculine form.
Some searching on the Internet learned me that there's Lucilian (also spelled as Lucillian) as a name, which would be a much better masculine form for Lucille than Lucien. And apart from Lucilius, Lucillus and Lucilian, I also found Lucilianus. If you see all these various forms, it's a bit odd that they're hardly known and that the French (probably?) never thought of using Lucille as a masculine name as well.
Hmmm...
But I think Lucien doesn't really resemble Lucille as a masculine form, it's closer to Lucius or Lucianus. Thus it doesn't feel right to me as a masculine form.
Some searching on the Internet learned me that there's Lucilian (also spelled as Lucillian) as a name, which would be a much better masculine form for Lucille than Lucien. And apart from Lucilius, Lucillus and Lucilian, I also found Lucilianus. If you see all these various forms, it's a bit odd that they're hardly known and that the French (probably?) never thought of using Lucille as a masculine name as well.
Hmmm...
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Another thing....
I just discovered the French also use Lucilien. See this site and go to Lucilien:
http://www.e-prenoms.com/l/lu_b.htm
I think all the names that originated from Lucilla or Lucilius should be researched better. Ofcourse I know Lucilla and Lucilius both come from Lucius, but more in-depth information about these names and the names that were derived from them would be welcome.
I just discovered the French also use Lucilien. See this site and go to Lucilien:
http://www.e-prenoms.com/l/lu_b.htm
I think all the names that originated from Lucilla or Lucilius should be researched better. Ofcourse I know Lucilla and Lucilius both come from Lucius, but more in-depth information about these names and the names that were derived from them would be welcome.
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