medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture It is quite fashionable these days in the US to give girls first names that commonly used to be boys names, like Sidney/Sydney (on one end of the scale) to Forest (on the other). I've had Logans, Alexs, Camerons, Hunters, Evans, Jacksons, Seans, Adrians, Jadens, Johnnies/Johnnys, and many others, of both genders. dkline _____________________________________ Daniel T. Kline, Ph.D. Associate Professor & Chair, MA in English 3211 Providence Drive, PSB-212C U of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska 99508 907.786.4364 | [log in to unmask] The Electronic Canterbury Tales: http://www.kankedort.net "Fortunately, I keep my feathers numbered for just such an emergency." -----Original Message----- From: medieval-religion - Scholarly discussions of medieval religious culture [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rosemary Hayes-Milligan and Andrew Milligan Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2008 10:46 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [M-R] Julian of Norwich medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I would guess that the most obvious modern equivalent was Gillian - or is that from a different root? Rosemary Hayes No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.6/1229 - Release Date: 1/17/2008 11:12 AM ********************************************************************** 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