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[pythianlegume7.livejournal.com]

Do you think spelling a name differently can make it more feminine or masculine?

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[sandtree.livejournal.com]

Francis/Frances is one thing, but in my opinion, you can't take a male name, add a 'y', and make it look more feminine, unless the 'y' is on the end of the name, but even then sometimes it doesn't work. So Ashtyn, Robyn, Devyn etc. all just look like misspelled boys' names to me. I never really understood why throwing a random 'y' in there is supposed to make a name suddenly look feminine.

[lilacmermaid.livejournal.com]

Oooh, Robin is another one that is legitimately a boy OR girl name in my mind. But yeah, spelling them with a Y doesn't do anything but make them look silly.