- cross-posted to:
- science_memes@mander.xyz
- cross-posted to:
- science_memes@mander.xyz
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20160782
Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)#Name
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20160782
Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(moon)#Name
Oh, wow. This comment just made me wonder if Shirley is a female bastardization of Charles through Charlie…
It’s probably not, but I could see it being the case
I gave it a check (Wiktionary is surprisingly good for this sort of stuff), and reality is even weirder:
“Shirley” is etymologically equivalent to shire + ley. It was initially a habitational surname. Then based on the 1849 quote it was used for some time as a masculine first name. Then as a feminine one.