alt Hacker NewsThe trend of surnames as given names is stranger to me than traditional gender reversal of names.
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eclipticplane • today at 7:15 PM
s/Never trust a man with two first names/Never trust a man with two last names/.
The trend of surnames as given names is stranger to me than traditional gender reversal of names.
s/Never trust a man with two first names/Never trust a man with two last names/.
They go hand-in-hand. Surnames aren't gendered. Names that reverse gender are often surnames used as given names.
"John" or "Matthew" are probably never going to become female. Nor will "Elizabeth" or "Katherine" become male.
"Spencer" was male when Spencer Tracy was a big name. Today it could go either way. As a family name it relates to the profession of a steward.