Until the 17th century, this first name of nurse Nightingale was used for both men & women
[DOC] [TLE] BBC - History - British History in depth: Florence Nightingale: the ... [PAR] Last updated 2011-02-17 ... Florence Nightingale's pioneering work in nursing is 
... Until very recently (2002) she was the only woman, alongside the male ... a 
woman who claimed to dislike the 'fuzz-buzz' about her name, but who ...