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?
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.