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Subject: Re: Themistocles
Author: Cleveland Kent Evans   (Authenticated as clevelandkentevans)
Date: October 23, 2009 at 11:58:15 AM
Reply to: Themistocles by Lea M
Some people assume that any very unusual name, especially if it's one with four syllables, will cause other kids to make fun of the name bearer. And that expectation is probably a bit greater with boys than with girls.

I would also suppose that the fact that the accented syllable is pronounced like "Miss" might be a bit hard for some boys in English speaking countries to deal with.
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