US boy names that became girl names and vice versa

Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by libraryofbabel on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:27PM (#50341278)

Aaron is Hebrew and Erin is Irish. They just happen to sound the same.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by TRiG_Ireland on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:39PM (#50341458)

They don't even sound the same, except in some (not all) American accents. They don't sound even remotely similar to me.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by drnick1 on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:50PM (#50341658)

I thought they did not, but after actually vocalizing them I would say they are basically indistinguishable in real (fast) speech.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by YeGoblynQueenne on Monday November 02, 2026 @02:47PM (#50342614)

Once more I find myself wondering whether English really needs different vowels, if they can all be substituted for each other.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by drnick1 on Monday November 02, 2026 @09:14PM (#50347130)

English is easy to speak but hard to write.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by ranger_danger on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:46PM (#50341588)

Interesting, they sound exactly the same to me, and I cannot even think of how they might sound different to someone else. Care to explain?

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by spc476 on Monday November 02, 2026 @05:02PM (#50344499)

Exaggerated, Aaron sounds like "air-ron" and Erin like "ear-ron". It's similar to how some in the US pronounce "pin" and "pen" the same.

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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa by Atreiden on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:47PM (#50341612)

Not when pronounced correctly as A-Aron

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