Rio - yay or nay?

Girl Names
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I’m not as much asking for a yay or nay on the name [name_u]Rio[/name_u] itself, just the situation revolving around whether or not I add it to my list.

To cut things short, I adore the name [name_u]Rio[/name_u] and I think it’d be nice to hear it again. I love it for a girl and the song by [name_m]Duran[/name_m] [name_m]Duran[/name_m] fuels my love for it - it’s a favourite song of my mum’s that has been somewhat rubbed onto me.

However, I had a childhood [name_m]German[/name_m] x Belgian shepherd called [name_u]Rio[/name_u]. Absolutely gorgeous dog with a wonderful temperament who protected all of us and was just the best dog ever. That’s one problem: until about 9 years ago (when I was around 9) we had a family dog called [name_u]Rio[/name_u]. Another problem: [name_u]Rio[/name_u] was a male dog.

Would that be an issue to you? If I used the name [name_u]Rio[/name_u] on a child, having had a male dog called the same name when I was a child? At first I wasn’t bothered because the story behind my reasons for loving [name_u]Rio[/name_u] aren’t negative, but the fact it was a male dog and not female bothers me. Well, the fact it was a dog of all things bothers me.

Thanks, I ask too many questions on here! :rolleyes:

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You could always use [name_f]Ria[/name_f]. If it bothers you. [name_u]Nicky[/name_u] is a family name, so much so that our family once had a dog by that name. Didn’t stop us from using it later on for one of my uncles. I don’t think anything is wrong with it. Sometimes in families there are beloved names.

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I think [name_u]Rio[/name_u] for a girl is adorable.

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[name_u]Rio[/name_u] is a masculine word in Spanish. For that reason, I find it odd to use on a girl.

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According to a site,

In the U.S. in 2013, it ranked 3651 in popular baby names for girls with 42 occurrences. It ranked 1618 in popular baby names for boys with 94 occurrences.

I totally agree with you on the fact it’s also a masculine word, which doesn’t help. Although I think that because of the song ([name_u]Rio[/name_u] by [name_m]Duran[/name_m] [name_m]Duran[/name_m]) where [name_u]Rio[/name_u] was in fact a girl, it’ll be less of a shocker to see it on a girl?

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No reason not to keep it on your list. When the time comes to look at names in a realistic way, maybe your partner will love it. Maybe your partner will hate it. Keep names that move you on your list, because they’re often great inspiration / jumping points to other names or good for mns.