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

Correct!

Michelle? Or maybe Carol?

Pansy?

No it’s not pansy

Antoinette?

Russian ballet dancer name

Michelle is correct!

Zinnia?

Not daffodil either.

I’m not called Rebecca.

Not zinnia either

Dulcie?

Marigold?

Marigold?

Primrose?

Unisex name.

not very common in the 80’s when I was given it.

Used as a nn often for a similar male version.

Often has a different spelling for females nowadays.

I had an affair with a politician who had a penchant (allegedly) for doing the deed in a Chelsea football shirt. 🤢

My name was popular in the 60s but you would NEVER call a child it now.

Antonia.

I’m sweet

@HelloVeritas I was going to post a clue very similar to yours so I when I saw your post, I expected to see that we have the same name, but no!

So- my name was very common in the 70s and 80s. There were at least another 5 in my year at school, including one in my class. There are three ways to spell it (mine is the simplest). It is a Hebrew name whose meaning has something to do with sheep 😂 As names go, I quite like it- have certainly never hated it or wanted to change it.

Honey?

Honey?

Deidre?

Fanny