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ArchivesRe: Female names in surnames; Baxter and Webster
in reply to a message by Nanaea
Emmett/Emmott = Emmot, a diminutive form of Emma
Tibbs/Tibbott/Ibbott = from dimin. forms of Isabel
Marriott = Marion
Maggs/Moggs = Margaret
And there are more..
Research just in (really) shows that Baxter and Webster do NOT indicate gender - they are as likely to be used for men as women, and reflect dialect instead...
Hi Nanaea! Long time no see?
Tibbs/Tibbott/Ibbott = from dimin. forms of Isabel
Marriott = Marion
Maggs/Moggs = Margaret
And there are more..
Research just in (really) shows that Baxter and Webster do NOT indicate gender - they are as likely to be used for men as women, and reflect dialect instead...
Hi Nanaea! Long time no see?
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