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Names: masculine or feminine?

Was the name originally masculine or feminine?
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Last updated: February 26, 2022
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1. Paris
Name of a nobleman in Greek mythology. Paris, the city gets its name from a tribe called Parisii.
Masculine
Feminine
2. Manon
A diminutive of Marie.
Masculine
Feminine
3. Vivian
Masculine until becoming unisex in the modern times. Vivien, with an E is masculine in France, but feminine in Hungary, literature and many other places..
Masculine
Feminine
4. Gertrude
A Germanic name meaning "spear of strength".
Masculine
Feminine
5. Zelda
Despite some people's Legend of Zelda confusion, it's always been feminine. Even in the game.
Masculine
Feminine
6. Andrea
Already an established masculine name centuries before becoming dominantly female outside Italian speaking world.
Masculine
Feminine
7. Kaori
Japanese for "fragnance".
Masculine
Feminine
8. Fatmire
Feminine form of Fatmir. Meaning "lucky".
Masculine
Feminine
9. Hyacinth
A Spartan prince, a hero and a lover of the god Apollo, who is also the Greek national divinity.
Masculine
Feminine
10. Ragna
Meaning "advice, counsel", a short form of old Norse names like Ragnbjǫrg, Ragnfríðr, Ragnhildr and more. All feminine. Ragnar is masculine, from old Germanic Raganhar, in case you were wondering.
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11. Angel
From medieval Latin name Angelus, "the messenger".
Masculine
Feminine
12. Yoni
Diminutive of Yonatan in Hebrew.
Masculine
Feminine
13. Zlata
Feminine form of Zlatan, meaning "golden".
Masculine
Feminine
14. Jet
Short form of Henriëtte and pronounced more like "yet" than "jet", as in English. Variants: Jetta, Jette.
Masculine
Feminine
15. Sidney
Traditionally masculine, until America happened.
Masculine
Feminine
16. Ashley
Exclusively a male name in England, Germany and France for ~350 years until it became unisex (albeit male dominated). More of a female name in the US since the 1960s & especially from -80s forwards.
Masculine
Feminine
17. Elikapeka
Hawaiian for Elizabeth.
Masculine
Feminine
18. Mackenzie / Mckenzie
"Son of the bright one". Has, for some reason, become more popular with girls in N.America and Australia.
Masculine
Feminine
19. Emery
Norman form of the Germanic Emmerich, meaning "universal ruler".
Masculine
Feminine
20. America / América
Feminine form of Amerigo, which is an Italian form of Emmerich.
Masculine
Feminine
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