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[Opinions] Re: Nell(e) and Parnell
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I think Nell is very charming but I don't like Parnell. Parnell is typical a male name and Nell is typically a female name so they don't quite work together imo.
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Parnell is typical a male name Can it really be called a typically male name? It's incredibly uncommon on either sex. I can see the argument for it being masculine, since it's also a surname and surnames generally end up thought as masculine (well, they used to), but the fact that it's A) also etymologically appropriate for a girl and B) not exactly top on the boys' hit parade makes it hard for me to see the justification in calling it absolutely masculine.Array

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Well, I guess I should have said that typically the Parnells I meet are male. I have never met a female Parnell but many male Parnells. I see it often on male African Americans in their 20's-50's. I think they consider it a variation on Darnell.
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