Male names given to females and vice versa

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Wed Feb 18, 2009 10:37 pm

Christine,

Can you imagine putting your head out the kitchen window and calling Farquhar Gray to dinner?

Wilma,

Taylor is a very popular name for both boys and girls over here too. It was my grandmother's middle name and I have yet to figure out where it came from! Guess her mother may have just liked it.

Carol

winslowsmom · Post by **winslowsmom** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 2:11 am

I think Farquar Grey was the name of the pastor who married Rabbie Burns and Jean Armour
http://www.robertburns.org/encyclopedia ... .411.shtml
Can't claim the knowlege, just a googlemaniac!
Cathy H

AileenA · Post by **AileenA** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 3:30 pm

I had an Aunty who was known as Netty but on her birth and death cert she is named Nicholas!

Have no idea why a girl would be called this.

smiddykilry · Post by **smiddykilry** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:38 pm

Hi
I have Allan Stewart Rollo 1852 (IGI:M) and not being able to find him on any census checked the OPR to find he was a she and later her Grannie Allen Stewart Chisholm and GG Grandfather Allen Stewart.

Smid

kirstyf · Post by **kirstyf** » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:55 pm

You learn something new every day . My Farquhar came from Dundee & father was William & as far as I know he worked in the Jute Mill. Christine.

Robert1893 · Post by **Robert1893** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 11:18 pm

I have several Benjamina females in one of the lines of my tree. I spent a long time trying to find the origin of the first one. It eventually turned out to be the female derivation of the name of the tenant of the farm where my 3xgreat grandfather was grieve. He must have been trying to hang in with his boss by having his daughter baptized with his name. The name passed down through another two generations.

Post by **HeatherH** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:42 am

I have a number of Christian's who are ladies and a Robina. Both my Aunt and sister are Williamana's My aunt went my Ina and my sister is Billie.
Heather

Post by **Anne H** » Sat Feb 21, 2009 6:00 am

I have several females named Christian, a few Robina's and one Williamina....not to forget the one wee boy named William who's middle name was Grace after his mother Grace Stewart...but for a boy!

Regards,
Anne H

Robert1893 · Post by **Robert1893** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 4:10 pm

Christian usually appears in the Scottish OPRs as a female firstname.

speleobat2 · Post by **speleobat2** » Sun Feb 22, 2009 5:05 pm

Hi everyone,

Every time I think I've chosen a "most unusual" name, someone tops it!

One thing I have noticed is that these are all cases where a female has been given a male name. When I was telling my husband about some of these, he reminded me that he had a college friend whose cousin was named Beverley.

Any males with traditionally female names in the family trees? Or maybe they are just being shy!

Carol

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Male names given to females and vice versa

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