The weird thing is, Evelyn Waugh was born Arthur St. John (pronounced Sin-jin). When did he choose to be Evelyn?
God bless the internets.
On 4/20/06, Diane Lochner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think he did...I think that was where I learned that Evelyn Waugh was once married to a woman named Evelyn. Seriously, what are the chances of that?
Hannah Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:But Ashley and Vivian used to be men's names. (Didn't Gene have a whole rant about this in the context of the Madison chat?)
On 4/20/06, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:I think it is good to be able to tell if someone is male or female from
their name if you just have something in writing, so you know how to
address the reply. Dear Ms./Mr./etc. Prevents some embarrassment.
--- In [email protected] , "denisesudell"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> --- In [email protected] , "Ellen" <ellengoodman6@>
> wrote:
> >
> > My name criteria are that they have to be gender-specific and easy
> to
> > spell and pronounce.
>
> Personally, I prefer names that are *not* gender-specific. IMHO,
> screwing with people's gender-related expectations is a service to
> humanity.
>
> Plus women who have more androgynous names get hired more often.
>
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