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Re: Why not the feminine forms?
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Gerharda, or Gerardien. Grandpapa was a very egotistical man, and only an exact match would satisfy him.I found out about her in a ladies' dress shop where I worked as a student; it baffled me that a man should come in every few days and buy nylon stockings! (I was in the accounts department.) Finally I asked, and got the explanation.
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I would have changed my name after his deathOr even sooner. No need to be respectful to such an egotistical grandfather!Gerharda and Gerardien are new names to me.
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