US boy names that became girl names and vice versa

Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by axus on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:12PM (#50341014)

Most surprising was "Mario" becoming shared. "Maria/Mario" seemed inherently gendered, based on the last letter.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by brewmarche on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:47PM (#50341614)

Interestingly if I remember correctly they have different origins, Maria is a biblical name, while Mario comes from Latin (which can decline Marius to Maria, but that’s a different word)

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by bhouston on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:13PM (#50341040)

I think it says "Marlo"? Not "Mario". L, not I.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by pessimizer on Monday November 02, 2026 @03:29PM (#50343241)

And Marlo Thomas was That Girl.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by fsckboy on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:21PM (#50341177)

Marlo/Marla is also inherently gendered

for people from languages that mark gender with an ending (romance languages for instance), putting the "wrong" ending something like a noun would sound odd or change the meaning

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by Tangurena2 on Monday November 02, 2026 @04:50PM (#50344335)

It does. The huge change is due to the TV show That Girl. The star's name was Marlo Thomas.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/That_Girl

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