Dear Friends,
Tamara wrote:
> in Polish, "Marian" is a male name; in English, it's not :)
I think, in English, this depends on the spelling: "Marion" is male (John
Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison on May 26, 1907); Marian Montgomery
(the jazz singer) on the other hand was female.
There are some other names which depend, for their gender, on the spelling -
e.g. Leslie is male, and Lesley is female, as far as I know.
As a genealogist I think you'll find it's often the way the
Registration Clerk happens to right it down at the time.
I have never come across the forename Marion for a male in Australia
- although I am aware of it in the USA.
You are correct in the spellings of Leslie and Lesley. However, there
is no fixed rule and I have seen both used for M & F. Same applies to
Francis and Frances.
David in Ballarat
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