Editing Given name (section)

==Gender==
Most names in English are traditionally masculine (Hugo, James, Harold) or feminine (Daphne, Charlotte, Jane), but there are [[unisex name]]s as well, such as [[Jordan (name)|Jordan]], [[Jamie]], [[Jesse (given name)|Jesse]], [[Morgan (given name)|Morgan]], Leslie/[[Lesley (disambiguation)|Lesley]], [[Joseph (name)|Joe]]/[[Jo (given name)|Jo]], [[Jackie (given name)|Jackie]], [[Pat (disambiguation)|Pat]], Dana, Alex, [[Chris]]/[[Kris (name)|Kris]], [[Randy]]/[[Randi]], [[Lee (given name)|Lee]], etc. Often, use for one gender is predominant.  Also, a particular spelling is often more common for either men or women, even if the pronunciation is the same.

Many culture groups, past and present, did not or do not gender their names strongly; thus, many or all of their names are unisex. On the other hand, in many languages including most [[Indo-European languages]] (but not English), gender is inherent in the grammar. Some countries have laws preventing [[unisex names]], requiring parents to give their children sex-specific names.<ref>{{Cite web|date=19 September 2016 |title=Unisex Baby Names Are Illegal In These 4 Countries |url=https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/09/19/banned-baby-names_n_12090708.html |access-date=5 March 2022 |website=HuffPost |language=en}}</ref> Names may have different gender connotations from country to country or language to language.

Within [[anthroponymic]] classification, names of human males are called ''andronyms'' (from [[Ancient Greek]] ἀνήρ / man, and ὄνυμα [ὄνομα] / name),{{sfn|Room|1996|p=6}} while names of human females are called ''gynonyms'' (from [[Ancient Greek]] γυνή / woman, and ὄνυμα [ὄνομα] / name).{{sfn|Barolini|2005|p=91, 98}}