# Feminizing male names

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminizing-male-names/368277>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 11, 2006, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminizing-male-names/368277 "2006-08-11T13:42:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![irishgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@irishgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/irishgirl)\
**Post date:** [August 13, 2006, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/feminizing-male-names/368277/21 "2006-08-13T14:05:30Z")

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My younger sister narrowly escaped being called Peta.

**The Chao Goes Mu** - Soairse? Bernie? Pat? C’mon, inquiring minds want to know.

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