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HelpRe: POLL RESULTS! Gendered Connotations
in reply to a message by Xena
I voted in these! For many of them I would not be at all surprised to see a person of either sex bearing that name.
Specifics:
I'd be surprised to see a woman named Max or Logan.
I'd be surprised to see a man named Fern.
For Jaime, it really depends on whether it's using the Spanish pronunciation. Hi-may = masculine. Jay-mee = feminine.
I would expect Jules as a full name to be masculine; as a nickname it could be either.
Had Devon been spelled as "Devin," I MIGHT have voted feminine. Both spellings could definitely go either way.
I had never heard of Iphis so I just went on pure instinct (masculine).
Specifics:
I'd be surprised to see a woman named Max or Logan.
I'd be surprised to see a man named Fern.
For Jaime, it really depends on whether it's using the Spanish pronunciation. Hi-may = masculine. Jay-mee = feminine.
I would expect Jules as a full name to be masculine; as a nickname it could be either.
Had Devon been spelled as "Devin," I MIGHT have voted feminine. Both spellings could definitely go either way.
I had never heard of Iphis so I just went on pure instinct (masculine).
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Thanks for voting!
Interestingly enough, I know an equal number of masc and fem Max's and Logan's. And in pop culture, I think of Max in Stranger Things now (but I'm also a huge Mad Max fan). So it evens out?
I'd always thought of Fern as being really masculine, same with Forrest / Forest? I think it's just the sound for me, ending with an 'r' and then another consonant?
I know a masc and fem Jaime's, and I think they both spell it like Jamie.
I recently learned about Iphis through a medieval lit class. Specifically in "Iphis and Ianthe," Iphis is a gender neutral name. People interpret the narrative in different ways, but I see it as Iphis being a trans man in the story, so more masculine.
Interestingly enough, I know an equal number of masc and fem Max's and Logan's. And in pop culture, I think of Max in Stranger Things now (but I'm also a huge Mad Max fan). So it evens out?
I'd always thought of Fern as being really masculine, same with Forrest / Forest? I think it's just the sound for me, ending with an 'r' and then another consonant?
I know a masc and fem Jaime's, and I think they both spell it like Jamie.
I recently learned about Iphis through a medieval lit class. Specifically in "Iphis and Ianthe," Iphis is a gender neutral name. People interpret the narrative in different ways, but I see it as Iphis being a trans man in the story, so more masculine.
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