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Re: OT: Julius etc. (was Re: USAGE: syllables)

From:Joe <joe@...>
Date:Saturday, June 14, 2003, 5:25
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From: "Robert B Wilson" <han_solo55@...>
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Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 10:55 PM
Subject: Re: OT: Julius etc. (was Re: USAGE: syllables)


> On Fri, 13 Jun 2003 13:46:16 -0400 John Cowan <jcowan@...> > writes: > > Christophe Grandsire scripsit: > > > En réponse )Bà Mark J. Reed : > > > > > > > > > >I think "Julie" is what they call Caesar in the English Asterix, > > btw. > > > > > > Since in French "Julie" [Zy"li] is definitely and only a feminine > > name, it > > > sounds extremely strange to me ;)) . > > > > "Julie" in English is hypocoristic for both "Julius" and "Julia", as > > "Pat" > > represents both "Patrick" (< "Patricius", but this is not used in > > English) > > and "Patricia", and "Sandy" represents both "Alexander" and > > "Alexandra". > > "Terry" is a little more peculiar: it can represent "Terence" or > > "T(h)eresa". > > and "Jamie" (which some people might think is predominantly feminine) can > represent "James". >
Isn't that the main use of it? Over here in rightpondia, "Jamie" is usually short for "James", though I have met female Jamies.