Names

What do the following names have in common?

Ashley
Carol
Courtney
Lauren
Lindsay
Marion
Robin

And more recently…

Addison
Madison
Sydney
Taylor
Tyler

Answer: They were all names for men which are now names for women. And there are more.

Now here’s a list of names for women that have become names for men:

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Does anyone know of any?

One Response to Names

  1. Kevin January 12, 2010 at 9:26 am #

    Sue.

    This website (example, “Jean”: http://babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com/meaning_of_Jean.html) shows a chart at the bottom with the popularity of the names by sex, which is kind of interesting.

    But off the top of my head I couldn’t come up with any good examples of clear girl-to-boy transitions.

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