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[Facts] Re: Isabeau
in reply to a message by Menke
Thinking that "beau" or "belle" is part of the name is wrong. The ending is "eau" or "elle" tacked onto Isab- and has nothing to do with gender, they're both just diminutives.
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True, although very often -elle is feminine and -eau masculine.
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