Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa
by TRiG_Ireland on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:38PM
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To my Irish ear, these are two completely different names, not even slightly similar. (They're also etymologically unrelated.) It blew my mind when discussions on r/namenerds revealed that many Americans consider these names similar or even identical.
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Re:US boy names that became girl names and vice versa
by spogbiper on Monday November 02, 2026 @02:34PM
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For most of my (male) life, people misspelled my name Aaron as Erin fairly regularly. I think that has contributed to the confusion. I also used to get Arron, Airon, and other variants. The "A-A-Ron" skit has made a noticeable difference in recent years.