Rio as a girls name?

[kijapilk]

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?

no

Sounds like a stripper's stage name.

Duran Duran fan?

I agree, it's too stripper-y.

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.

Is she going to dance on the sand?

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

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

Nope

Pronounced “rear”?

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

I have a friend called Rio, I like it

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

Rianne?

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

I like it

Rio Ferdinand?

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

Romy or Romilly? Ramona?

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

I know a girl Rio, 13yo. Very ordinary kid & family. Nothing tawdry.

A family at our local school has a baby girl Rio.

Tiger?

Rio sounds like a boy's name, as it's from the Spanish masculine noun for river, so odd to give it to a girl. Ria means estuary - which doesn't really have the same romantic ring to it. How about Rhea, which is a girl's name - from the Greek myths?

Rio is awful even for a boy.

Rhea?

i absolutely love it!!