Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-226878-20140803191129/@comment-226878-20140809213729

It's funny. Delve into their etymologies and you'll learn that virtually all girl names (including Stacey and Shannon) started out as boy names. One exception is Vanessa which is derived from Esther Vanhomrigh as a nickname given by her admirer Jonathan Swift. Although given that it derives of a unisex surname, it may not be an exception after all.