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A comment on US boy names that became girl names and vice versa. Parent comment

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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