Sounds (FE) MaleWhen first names ar

Sounds (FE) Male
When first names are given a phonological analysis (p.236),some interesting differences emerge between makes and females. It seems the sexes do not sound the same. The results reported below were derived from an analysis of 1,667 entries in a dictionary of English first names, but the claims can easily be checked against the lists of popular names given on p.37.
- Female first names tend to be longer than male, in terms of the number of syllables they contain. Males are much more likely to have a monosyllabic first names (Bob, Jim, Fred, Frank, john), and much less likely to have a name of three or there syllables (Christopher, Nicholas). By contrast there are few monosyllabic female names in the list (Ann, Joan, May),and many of them are trisyllabic or longer (Katharine, Elizabeth, Amanda, victoria).