On 18 Nov 2003 00:20:54 GMT, frankwood95@aol.com (Frank Wood) wrote:
>>> Did Anne intentionally make almost all female names end with "a" for
>>> the first few books (notable exception being Menolly)? If so, why did
>>> she change her mind? Seems that in the most recent books, hardly any
>>> femal character names follow this rule, but so many ended with "a" at
>>> the beginning that I noticed it.
>
>It seems to be a norm, in most of Western Europe. In some countries, ending in
>'e' is also a femminine indicator. Male names tend to end in consonants: off
>the top of my head, I can't think of an exception, apart from some
>abbreviations, such as Steve for Steven.
>
>Frank Wood
>FrankWood95@aol.com
>
Two Exceptions that come to mind
Jayge and Mirrim
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