re: #494 EdDantes
I remember when it was not uncommon for men in England to have names like Joyce, Evelyn and Vivian.
Then there are names like ‘Jamie’ - which is a variant of James in the UK, particularly Scotland. (Being called Jamie always bugged me, though, even before knowing it’s a female name in other places!)
Names can be confusing sometimes; I got an email at work from a new sysadmin called Tobi: similar work to me, but in my old building, so it took a while before I happened to meet him in person. My mother met a new co-worker named ‘Alex’ recently, and even after the meeting was unsure for a while: jeans, fairly short hair…