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Re:‘George Eliot’ joins 24 female authors making debuts unde... by bengillies on Friday August 14, 2020 @06:24AM (#24156098)
> 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

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Re:‘George Eliot’ joins 24 female authors making debuts unde... by lkramer on Friday August 14, 2020 @06:41AM (#24156212)
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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