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The author Anne Rice was named Howard Allen Frances O'Brien at birth. The fact that she introduced herself as Anne at school and then had it legally changed as an adult suggests that she didn't hold with the notion that a woman needs a man's name to achieve success.

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Personally, I have met women in their twenties named Blake, Quincy and Ronnie. I know a few girls named Taylor, but it has become unisex along with Riley. Many names like Alexis and Dana started off as masculine but are now more common with girls.