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?

Don't like Rio sorry.

Ria is fine or Rhiannon.

Rio makes me think of Mr Ferdinand who seems a nice chap.
The name became popular as a boy's name.

Rhea makes me think of a big flightless bird.

HER NAME IS RIO... sorry showing my age there.

No, I wouldn't do it. Lila is lovely. Rio is totally the short straw. I would be gutted if I'd been called Rio and my sister Lila.

Why Rio? What is it you like about Rio?Try to have a think what it says to you/what you love about it and maybe there could be some great alternatives.

No. Why on Earth does every boy's name has to be appropriated for a girls, but you never heard of 'How about Emily for a boy?'

There are so many terrific names out there.
If you're after 1980s pop song names you could have Nikita, Valerie, Billie Jean, Diana, Janie, Elvira, Eileen, Gloria...

or from the 90s, how's this for inspiration:

Expat - totally agree!

Also, off topic completely but similar vein. I have friends who are militant about how their young DDs WILL NOT BE conforming to this current, perceived feminine agenda in society (princesses etc), but do any of those DDs ever have short hair or even shortish hair? No - they all without exception have longer hair, fairly impractical, always requiring lots of washing and drying etc. Hardly even a bob let alone a short hairstyle.

I don't know why it annoys me but it does.
Rant over.

Mike - RITA! How do you feel about that, OP?

rio is a japanese girls name btw, it translates to jasmine in english.

Jasmine is nicer than Rio.

I like Angela, Pamela, Sandra and Rita...
Have you considered Amber-Lyn?

Well I think it's great!

Love it

I like it but I automatically think of the film with the parrot

I would assume Rio was a boy. Ria is fine. Could also have a longer name - Marianne?Rhiannan?

I knew a girl in high school called Rio and another at college called Ria. They're both names. If you like them then go for it.

I know a Rio who’s in her 30s now. The name works for a child and adult. Go for it!

If you're after 1980s pop song names you could have Nikita, Valerie, Billie Jean, Diana, Janie, Elvira, Eileen, Gloria...

Nikita is a male name. Think Nikita Khrushchev.

That it was in an Elton John song should be a clue. Even though they used a female for the video.

Also,
Río is Spanish.
Rio is Portuguese.

Love it.

I like the name River better, Rio makes me think of the city, like calling a kid London. Also it does sound like a boy. I prefer Romy, River, Romana or Romany.

I definitely prefer Rio to almost all of the suggested alternatives.

I dislike the actress who played River Song. That's ruined it for me as a girl name. I suppose River Phoenix was a good guy, though.

I had a friend called Reoh at uni (same pronunciation as Rio) - I thought it was nice!

I know a girl named Rio, go for it!

Its actually pronounced Rain-a I know a few and their are a different Irish spellings Ríona, Ríoghnach, Ríonach and Rianach

A rhea is an emu-like bird. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhea_(bird)

Rio conjures up images of Simon Le Bon on a yacht for me.