Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!microsof!uw-beaver!cornell!vax135!ariel!hou5f!hou5b!hou5c!hou5e!hou5a!hou5d!hogpc!houxm!ihnp4!ixn5c!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!ccvaxa!wagner From: wagner@ccvaxa.UUCP Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Re: genderless pronouns for the unbo - (nf) Message-ID: <2142@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-May-83 20:39:22 EDT Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.2142 Posted: Wed May 25 20:39:22 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 28-May-83 16:30:56 EDT Lines: 19 #R:crystal:-20700:ccvaxa:21400004:000:475 ccvaxa!wagner May 25 10:17:00 1983 Suggested relatively genderless names: Dana (my son's name) Lee Jody Robin Sandy (Alexander/Alexandra) It's interesting to note that names tend to gravitate from being men's names to being women's names. Consider that Robin was originally a form of Robert. All the Dana's I knew growing up were men; now people are coming to think of it as a woman's name. The recent fad of using Irish surnames, e.g., Ryan, as first names for both boys and girls is curious, too.