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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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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

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.

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

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)

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.

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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OneMagnumisneverenough · 17/03/2016 13:58

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

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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