I'm only stirring here, and I hardly ever do that - go easy on me.
What do you fellas think about being carried down a ladder from a burning building by a woman called Dave (shortened from Davina)? Or you girls going on a blind date and finding that 'Brian' is a girl who shortened her name from Brianni for personal reasons?
Do you like the way most names convey the gender, or is it superfluous?
philo