Back in the nineteen seventies most clubs had at least one Mel: Blyth, Holden, Machin and so on. Then there was the much-travelled striker Viv(ian) Busby, and I'm sure there must have been a Bev(erly) or two knocking around, but I can't remember one off the top of my head.
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Originally posted by Snake Plissken View PostBurnley have two Ashleys, Barnes and Westwood.
Does Jan count?
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Originally posted by elguapo4 View PostAshley Grimes, the Man Utd and Luton one,He is also unfortunate enough to have Augustine as his middle name
Another male classmate was Christopher Mary. Catholics eh?Last edited by Duncan Gardner; 23-07-2018, 07:36.
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All joking apart, I'm intrigued by some things raised by this thread because I've always thought of a name like Ashley as essentially a 'male'-sounding one, which has become progressively more 'feminised' over recent years by (particularly) American usage for girls – like, say, Jamie or Casey or Morgan or Taylor. (That is, not quite in the same boat as more traditional genuinely unisex names like Viv, Mel, and so on.)
Now, though, I'm wondering if it's always been generally thought of as a more 'female' name and it was simply my perception of it that was coloured by first coming across it worn by (male) footballers when I was growing up...?
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'Viv/Vivian' - as in 'Viv Busby' - works, but 'Mel' for a man is usually the short form of 'Melvyn' or 'Melville'.
'Michael' seems to be a common-enough female forename in the US. Never fully understood that when 'Michele' exists as a perfectly workable equivalent.
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Originally posted by Various Artist View PostAll joking apart, I'm intrigued by some things raised by this thread because I've always thought of a name like Ashley as essentially a 'male'-sounding one, which has become progressively more 'feminised' over recent years by (particularly) American usage for girls – like, say, Jamie or Casey or Morgan or Taylor. (That is, not quite in the same boat as more traditional genuinely unisex names like Viv, Mel, and so on.)
Now, though, I'm wondering if it's always been generally thought of as a more 'female' name and it was simply my perception of it that was coloured by first coming across it worn by (male) footballers when I was growing up...?
Jordan is one that seems to swing between the sexes, mostly boys now thanks to Michael (or Joe?), but growing up it was a girl's name.
I used to work with a female Jody Craddock. Possibly spelled Jodie though.
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Lobanovsky, Karpin and others are "victims" of transcription of men's name Валерий (women alternative in Russian is Валерия).
Pahars with women name should be Marianna not Marians (ok, he was born at Ukraine with name Мариан and 's' at the end got with passport of Latvia but also in Russian for women it's Марианна).
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