How do we know the difference..

How do we know the difference between male and female names?
You could tell me a name I've never heard off before and I'd know whether it's a male or female name straight away. I don't know any rules for doing this, it's just something we all seem to know...

Same goes for pet names now that I think of it.

Cormac2791

Francis ftw!!

Mars Bar

Except for when it comes to the names Jamie and Francis that can be used for both genders...

Ok, so what makes us know they can be used for both genders then?

bonerm

Vowels on the end is usually a giveaway

Karl Hungus

Check what's in the name's underwear.

Abelloid

Deleted User wrote: »

How do we know the difference between male and female names?
You could tell me a name I've never heard off before and I'd know whether it's a male or female name straight away. I don't know any rules for doing this, it's just something we all seem to know...

Same goes for pet names now that I think of it.

Examples?

Abrasax

Easy.
Same way you always know the difference between male or female facial features.

easyeason3

Deleted User wrote: »

How do we know the difference between male and female names?
You could tell me a name I've never heard off before and I'd know whether it's a male or female name straight away. I don't know any rules for doing this, it's just something we all seem to know...

Same goes for pet names now that I think of it.

Daire? M/ F?

Tutu? M/ F?

Sugar lips? M/ F

Little test for ya!

Aids By Google

easyeason M/F?

Luno

Not all names are clear to whether they are male or female, we obviously know the common ones from being introduced to people, television etc...

Donkey Oaty

There are people in the UK who think Enda Kenny is a woman.

That's down to his name sounding feminine rather than his leadership skills.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Karl Hungus wrote: »

Check what's in the name's underwear.

Calvin Klein? I've never seen purple underwear before.

Ickle Magoo

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

There are people in the UK who think Enda Kenny is a woman.

That's down to his name sounding feminine rather than his leadership skills.

Yeah, I hear the name Enda and think Edna...I'd never heard the name Enda, male or female, before moving here so the confusion for people who have never lived/visited here is understandable...

PeterIanStaker

Donkey Oaty wrote: »

There are people in the UK who think Enda Kenny is a woman.

That's down to his name sounding feminine rather than his leadership skills.

guy called Enda I used to work with got his name tag misspelled Edna:D

Back on topic if you post something like "why are men. . " or "why do women. . ." its usually easier to tell the gender of the respondents.

Fart

bonerm wrote: »

Vowels on the end is usually a giveaway

What, like Anto, Micko and Deco?

cloneslad

Here are a few easy ones then. See if you know them without the use of google.


박준형

주현미

이명박

박지성

bonerm

Fart wrote: »

What, like Anto, Micko and Deco?

I was referring mainly to the human species.

Biggins

Deleted User wrote: »

How do we know the difference between male and female names?

Well now "Mary" would never make a hash of the washing up where as "Jack" seems to do it all the time - so there would be no mistaking those names!

And "David" would never be a bad car driver where as "Joan" is always a terrible driver!

I hope that clears things up for you! Its all about in what context they are used! :pac:

Auldloon

Kerry
Alex
Ashley
Leslie

Herb Powell

cloneslad wrote: »

Here are a few easy ones then. See if you know them without the use of google.


박준형

주현미

이명박

박지성

I'll guess
F
M
M
M

Hank_Jones

I recently encountered a girl on the internet with the same first name as me.

This I found very unusual.

I checked downtown after seeing it. Just to be sure...

oppenheimer1

Hank_Jones wrote: »

I recently encountered a girl on the internet

Yeah right :rolleyes:

Hank_Jones

oppenheimer1 wrote: »

Yeah right :rolleyes:

Saw might have been a better word.

noura

Very easy!!!
The female is a female in any way and any name and any thing in life, it will refer to female and male Similarly...
For that name is just a way to communicate with others not only to determine species:pac::D...

noura

what about my name??? F/M

jd007

noura wrote: »

what about my name??? F/M

Female.

wonderfulname

Chuileog wrote: »

Kerry
Alex
Ashley
Leslie

Ooo trick question all can be either.

Good thread though, makes you think, I assume genders of people here all the time, realize when I make a post specifying "he" or "she", then i think sh1te, but nobody notices so..

Noura, I'm going with female, I'm overly confident on this one, don't blame me if i'm wrong blame the OP for bringing it up.

Barna77

As said above with Enda, Irish names are a nightmare to know m/f

noura

jd007 wrote: »

Female.

yea, well done

alwaysadub

noura wrote: »

Very easy!!!
The female is a female in any way and any name and any thing in life, it will refer to female and male Similarly...
For that name is just a way to communicate with others not only to determine species:pac::D...

Wtf??

madheaded

cormacharraghy wrote: »

Francis ftw!!

Francis with an i is male and Frances with an e is female.

cloneslad

Here are a few easy ones then. See if you know them without the use of google.


박준형 = Male

주현미 = Female

이명박 = Male (lee myung bak , Korean President)

박지성 = Male (Park Ji Sung)

the other two on the list aren't famous throughout the world.

Herb Powell wrote: »

I'll guess
F
M
M
M

.

bonerm

박준형 = Male

주현미 = Female

이명박 = Male (lee myung bak , Korean President)

박지성 = Male (Park Ji Sung)

Ah I get it! So if one of the pictures is womens underwear then its a female name? Easy!