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bengillies on Aug 14, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: ‘George Eliot’ joins 24 female authors making debu...

> It's also a bit sad that most English names are gendered.

fwiw the name George in English can be applied to women as well as men (though only rarely I guess). See for example Famous Five books

lkramer on Aug 14, 2020 | [–]

In The Famous Five George's real name was Georgina, she preferred to be called George because she wanted to be recognised as a boy.

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