LL-L "Names" 2005.04.11 (08) [E]

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From: Kevin Caldwell <kcaldwell31 at comcast.net>
Subject: LL-L "Names" 2005.04.11 (02) [E]

> From: jpkrause <jpkrause at sunflower.com>
> Subject: Names
>
> >From: Paul Finlow-Bates wrote:
> >
> >I gather that when Israel was founded, and parents wanted to give the
> first
> >generation kids Hebrew but non-biblical names, there was a fashion for
> >"Bear", "Lion" etc for boys, and flowers for girls.  Interesting that
> >English-speakers still use flowers for girls......
> >
> Gems for girls are or were at any rate popular.  My mother has counsins,
> all sisters incidentally, who were named Ruby, Opal, and Pearl.
> Jim Krause

One gem name is exclusively male: Jasper.

English still uses boys' names from "Lion", such as Leo, Leon, and Leonard.
There is also CNN's Wolf Blitzer, and "Tiger" is a common nickname for boys,
usually used by their fathers ("Go get 'em, Tiger!").

Kevin Caldwell

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