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Re: What are your favourite boys names for girls?
Aurora / RorySamuel / Samantha / Sam Patrick Patrice Patty PatStevie Stephen (even) Steven (smile) or Stephanie (spell these names as you like). Lauren Laurence Laurie (Lorie) / LoreenLeo / Leah; may a girl be Lenny? (she need not use a circle for the letter /I/ for an /ie/ spelling. (May a guy be Leigh Leah / Leia / Laya ?) - black & white etymology might suggest these as unrelated - but have we fully traced the historical socio-linguistic consequences from trade routes & international relations? Anthony - Antoinette / Antonia Tony Toni Tonya Tania; Consider Elisha & Elizabeth--and the numerous nick-names that easily serve independently, and if a boy can be Anthony, may he not be Bethany - even Beth (remember Stevie to 'even' Stephen or Stephanie, so may we not then name a girl Anthony? Then may a male or female Anthony not be an Anne or Annie? (smile--but this is all too true!)If many of a Melinda might be called Mel - may a girl be a formal Mel (Mehl) without being Melanie or Pamela - and I am not even "gonna" discuss Melissa - nope not for either gender, 'cause my tired tongue is nearly dumb - if you see what I am saying(smile). Michael, Mike, & Mikey; Michelle, Shelly, Mickey; Nicholas, Nick, Nicole, Nicola, and Nikki May Ronald or Rhonda be Ron, or Donald or Donna be Don, may a girl as might a boy, be Ronnie or Donnie? (Absolutely!) Spell any name as you like.
Have fun with these roots & extensions; the more you reflect on these actual variations, the more ridiculous our gender conventions may seem in absolute DISRESPECT to names - perhaps especially if you re-read this list

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