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Thread #55551   Message #864039
Posted By: Bee-dubya-ell
10-Jan-03 - 09:23 PM
Thread Name: BS: Man's name or woman's name?
Subject: RE: BS: Man's name or woman's name?
A neighbor-lady when I was young was named Leon, and I've yet to meet another female with that name.

Speaking of Ashtray being a boy's name.... My wife tells the story of friends of hers who had a baby in the 70's. They wanted to let the child choose his own name when he got old enough, but the hospital required that a name be on the birth certificate before they would release the baby to go home. The father gave the kid the name "Oil Can Son of Dan" to appease the authorities. Later, when the kid was old enough, he did choose his own name and it was legally changed.

Bruce