Tell me what your name is without telling me what your name is

[BatsatHalloween]

My name has a male and female variant
It was number 36 the year I was given it
It was acceptable in the 80s
It's a bit French
It's also a little bit Essex
Most people shorten it

Cisely (autocorrect!!)

Closer

the long name has IMO a better nickname that is actually in the name. Whereas my name isn’t.

Claire?

Beautiful name

Mines the name of two Queens, but spelt differently. Not wrong, just the french way ( my mum says)

Elisabeth

Yup

I was born in the 8o’s. My name is a palindrome. Gosh it’s cold

Hannah

Kelly?

Anna?

No. Mia was closer.

There are two famous singers with my name. It’s a word in Latin, mentioned in Latin Masses (I imagine) and many times in church anthems sung in Latin.

Maria?

In love with Robin

@BatsatHalloween so close!
@IDontLikeSpam yep

No, but that’s even closer than Mia.

My name is the female equivilant of what you’d possibly call a man with a 1” willy.

Very common in the 80s.
Lots of songs about me, both older and more modern. People tell me they love me.

Laura?

Gloria?

Correct!

mine is biblical. Very unpopular when I was growing up in the 70's.

More popular recently, starts with an A and ends with a L

Roberta?

I spent my whole childhood with people saying "but that's a boys name!"
It's spelt like the French for like/love.
When I was at school the other kids used to all sing the theme tune to a cartoon at me about a boy and his dog and his magic light.

I was thinking of Ave Maria, with Maria Callas and Maria McKee.

I can’t think that Mariah would fit your clues, but just in case!

Eva?