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Rio as a girls name?

69 replies

kijapilk · 24/01/2018 22:26

I love the name Rio but i’m wondering if people view it as a boys name only. I also like the name Ria, but my other daughter is called Lila and I would prefer if their names didn’t share the same ending. Thoughts?

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hevonbu · 25/01/2018 04:05

A famous (female) cook was called Ria, with an a at the end.

SuperBeagle · 25/01/2018 03:39

I'd assume a Rio was a boy, especially if their sibling was called something as feminine as Lila.

Romy or Romilly? Ramona?

LovingLola · 25/01/2018 00:24

Rio Ferdinand?

mammmamia · 25/01/2018 00:24

I like it

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 25/01/2018 00:14

Oh l like it, but be prepared for all the
"Oh after the song" questions.

Beeziekn33ze · 25/01/2018 00:06

Rianne?

mari652 · 24/01/2018 23:42

Maybe not exclusively a male name but many will assume it is so she is going to face some cross purposes/ confusion.

Although, if some get their way there won't be any gendered names or gender so it may not matter so much in the future Hmm

gingerbread88 · 24/01/2018 23:36

I have a friend called Rio, I like it

isthismummy · 24/01/2018 23:21

It just makes me think of Rio Ferdinand. It's a boys name to my ears.

FinnegansCake · 24/01/2018 23:15

Pronounced “rear”?

KatnissMellark · 24/01/2018 23:15

Nope

SpottyBrolly · 24/01/2018 23:13

Valerrie you beat me to it. I'd say more of a boy's name. Ravens wing suggestion is nice.

CuppaTeaTime2 · 24/01/2018 23:11

I like it. If you like it, go for it. It's definitely a girls' name.

Valerrie · 24/01/2018 23:02

Is she going to dance on the sand?

RavenWings · 24/01/2018 23:02

What about Riona, OP? Ree-ohna. It's an Irish name. Unfortunately it still has the a ending but it's a million times better than Rio.

RavenWings · 24/01/2018 23:01

I agree, it's too stripper-y.

Plumes · 24/01/2018 22:29

Duran Duran fan?

BonnieF · 24/01/2018 22:28

Sounds like a stripper's stage name.

user187656748 · 24/01/2018 22:27

no