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Male or female?

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WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 16/03/2016 22:22

If you were going to meet a person and you only knew their first name, would you assume they were male or female? (Person running a class, not dodgy Internet dating!)

Rowan
Riley
Bailey
Jody
Kelly
Piper
Morgan

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WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 17/03/2016 14:25

No.

For the sake of privacy, I mixed it in to the list. And there it will stay. Sorry.

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OneMagnumisneverenough · 17/03/2016 13:58

Ah, you have to say which one it was now!

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WhyCantIuseTheNameIWant · 17/03/2016 13:45

Thanks everybody.

I had an email from a teacher about ds. I knew the teacher was a man. He signed the email with one of the names listed above, I hadn't seen the name for a man before.

It seems it can be a man name too.

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EJsAndOCsMum · 17/03/2016 12:37

Rowan - Boy
Riley - Boy
Bailey - Boy
Jody - Girl
Kelly - Girl
Piper - Girl
Morgan - Boy

For most of them, I wouldn't be surprised if they were the other gender.

ABitAsleep · 17/03/2016 12:32

Rowan - male
Riley - male
Bailey - female
Jody - female
Kelly - female
Piper - female
Morgan - male (although the only one i know personally is a female)

CordeliaFrost · 17/03/2016 11:20

Rowan - boy
Riley - boy (and I say this despite the fact my twin sister is Riley)
Bailey - boy
Jody - girl
Kelly - girl
Piper - girl
Morgan - boy

manicinsomniac · 17/03/2016 10:16

Rowan - boy
Riley - boy if in the UK, girl if in the US
Bailey - 50/50 chance, wouldn't have a clue
Jody - girl
Kelly - girl
Piper - girl
Morgan - 50/50 chance, wouldn't have a clue.

I actually had this scenario the other day, waiting to meet 2 children called Rowan and Morgan. Both were boys but I didn't know which I was expecting.

MrsCaecilius · 17/03/2016 10:12

Rowan - girl (was at school with one in the 90s)
Riley - American girl
Bailey - American girl, or a labrador
Jody - girl
Kelly - girl
Piper - girl
Morgan - corgi

joyfulworld · 17/03/2016 07:40

Rowan- boy
Riley- either
Bailey- boy
Jody- girl
Kelly- girl
Piper- girl
Morgan - girl

Canyouforgiveher · 17/03/2016 00:12

Rowan
Riley
Bailey
Jody
Kelly
Piper
Morgan

I know male and female of both except for Piper (female only) and Morgan (male only).

I live in the US so I would probably presume Rowan, Riley, Bailey, Jody and Kelly were all female because surnames as first names/boys names as girls names are very popular here - although I do know males in the US with those names.

I also know a male Cameron who ended up in a relationship with a female Cameron. That was a bit odd.

TippyTappyLappyToppy · 17/03/2016 00:08

Rowan - could go either way
Riley - UK would assume a boy, unless it was a small baby as recently people seem to be picking up on the American trend of using it for a girl.
Bailey - I know a 21 yo Bailey who is female but mostly they seem to be little boys
Jody - girl, (but usually spelt Jodie) although I do know a boy Jody
Kelly - girl.
Piper - girl. Have never heard of a male Piper
Morgan - girl, although I do know a boy Morgan

Lightbulbon · 16/03/2016 23:58

Rowan prob boy
Riley boy, if young child poss girl ESP if American
Bailey boy
Jody girl if ie spelling, poss boy if y
Kelly girl unless Irish
Piper always a girl
Morgan 50/50

BackforGood · 16/03/2016 23:39

Rowan - boy (although I know it does sometimes get used for a girl)
Riley - boy
Bailey - boy (although, again, I've come across both)
Jody - tricky, as I'd expect it to say Jodie, so, if being creative with the spelling then might think it "original" to give to a boy??
Kelly - girl
Piper - potato or musician
Morgan - boy

Are you going to report back as to which they actually are?

Sophronia · 16/03/2016 23:26

Rowan - either
Riley - boy
Bailey - boy
Jody - either
Kelly - girl
Piper - girl
Morgan - boy

WelliesTheyAreWonderful · 16/03/2016 23:22

Rowan - boy
Riley - boy or girl
Bailey - boy or girl
Jody - girl
Kelly - girl
Piper - girl
Morgan - girl

TheFear · 16/03/2016 23:21

Piper is the only one I'd assume about, that would be girl

Alisvolatpropiis · 16/03/2016 23:20

Rowan - either
Riley - boy
Bailey - boy
Jody - girl
Kelly - girl
Piper - girl
Morgan - boy

Heebiejeebie · 16/03/2016 23:18

Girl's an odd word, isn't it?

Heebiejeebie · 16/03/2016 23:17

Rowan almost certainly girl
Riley prob boy
Bailey prob boy
Jody definitely girl
Kelly almost certainly girl
Piper girl
Morgan either

AuntieStella · 16/03/2016 23:12

Rowan - either
Riley - boy
Bailey - boy
Jody - more likely to be girl but unsurprised if boy (the only one I know who spells with a 'y' is a young man)
Kelly - girl
Piper - American girl
Morgan - boy

Iliveinalighthousewiththeghost · 16/03/2016 23:11

Rowan. Both, but more boy.
Rielly. Same as above
Bailey. Girl
Jody. Girl. Although I know of a male Jody.
Kelly. Girl
Piper. Girl
Morgan. Both but would sway more to a girl.

HamaTime · 16/03/2016 23:11

Rowan - boy
Riley - either
Bailey - I know 4 dogs with this name but no humans. Not entirely sure as to sex of 2 dogs but 2 are boys
Jody - either
Kelly - girl (on odds - I know one man Kelly and 48000 women ones)
Piper - girl
Morgan - either

tbh, the only one I would be confident about would be Piper.

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mrsschu · 16/03/2016 22:46

I'd think Jody, Kelly and Piper were girls and the rest boys.

OneMagnumisneverenough · 16/03/2016 22:42

Rowan - I know at least one of each gender so wouldn't assume anything
Riley - I've never met any, would probably assume it was a male
Bailey - I know at least one of each gender so wouldn't assume anything
Jody - I've never met any, would probably assume it was a female although it looks like a male spelling.
Kelly - I know at least one of each gender so wouldn't assume anything
Piper - I know at least one of each gender so wouldn't assume anything
Morgan - I know at least one of each gender so wouldn't assume anything

I also know a male Brooke and Kerry but more girls with assumed male names, e.g. Jamie, Dale etc. and then there is all the Sam, Joe/Jo, Alex etc names.

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