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minus-squareessell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·4 months agoLast trans girl I knew was called “Alexis” - the surname was even more posh Victorian! 😁
minus-squareyetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoDoes that name have a feminine/gender neutral association in your language/culture? Feels like a Greek masculine name to me. As in: Alexis Tsipras, the (male) Greek prime minister.
minus-squarePanGodofPanic@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·4 months agoIn most English speaking societies, it’s an almost exclusively female form of the name.
minus-squareessell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoGeneral femme association and strong upper-class association!
Last trans girl I knew was called “Alexis” - the surname was even more posh Victorian! 😁
Does that name have a feminine/gender neutral association in your language/culture? Feels like a Greek masculine name to me. As in: Alexis Tsipras, the (male) Greek prime minister.
In most English speaking societies, it’s an almost exclusively female form of the name.
General femme association and strong upper-class association!