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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Maybe this has something to do with the ancient Roman tradition of giving daughters (at least one of) their father's name? Elena Ivanova | On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 19:25:58 -0600 | Jim Bugslag <[log in to unmask]> wrote: | medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture | | > Consider how few female French names are NOT the feminized form of a male | > name. Or was it just the military aspect of Eustace that struck you as | > inappropriate for a woman? Think of all the women named Paule, Claude, | > Edmonde, Gilberte and on and on... Or am I not "getting" your | > question/observation? | > MG | > p.s. Also consider all the men named Jean-Marie... | | Dear Marjorie, | It never occurred to me that feminized masculine names were a widespread | phenomenon. I suppose I just thought it odd that someone would want to name | their daughter after a military saint. But thinking about it in these terms, there is | also Georgia, Theodora, and probably others. Even if widespread, though, I *still* | think is an odd thing to do! | Cheers, | Jim Bugslag | At the risk of offending somebody or other on the list, I have to say that "Edwina" | really takes the cake, in this respect! | | ********************************************************************** | To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME | to: [log in to unmask] | To send a message to the list, address it to: | [log in to unmask] | To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion | to: [log in to unmask] | In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: | [log in to unmask] | For further information, visit our web site: | http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html