Gender and names in : Ashley/Leslie-type drifts · 447

A given name used for more than one gender in a community or file. Wikipedia’s “Unisex name” is the hero article for this topic. Some English names have drifted in SSA history (e.g. Ashley toward girls in late-20th-century U.S. files). That is a dated pattern, not a law. Because registration forms did. The split makes unisex research extra work and makes non-binary people statistically awkward.

Can a country require a gendered name? Some Namensrecht traditions have expected given names to mark sex. Rules are changing in parts of Europe. Check the current statute. Not reliably. Emily/Lakisha was about race cues. Gender cues can help or hurt depending on the job and the hearer.

the open point is gendered surnames? Slavic endings and some Icelandic patronymics (-dóttir/-son) mark gender on the “last” element too. Do Korean and Japanese names mark gender? Often via different character and ending fashions, not a single rule. KOSTAT and Japanese practice still interact with gendered expectations — description, not fate.