For French names ending in -ot..
I'm confused by the differences among
Charlot (m),
Margot (f),
Charlotte (f), and Melilot (f) with regard to gender and endings. Are they actually different depending on gender, or is it arbitrary?
Why is
Charlot masculine and
Charlotte feminine, while
Margot isn't Margotte? Is Margotte or Melilotte plausible in French, or just wrong?
thanks
- chazda