# Names of the opposite (or same) sex that usually indicate hotness **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 5, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652 "2011-10-05T02:27:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Wallenstein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5a626/32.png) [@Wallenstein](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallenstein)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/21 "2011-10-05T15:31:42Z")
Chloe tends to be a good indicator of a pretty girl. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/22 "2011-10-05T15:34:17Z")
Renee Penelope Gretchen Victoria ---
**Author:** ![ReticulatingSplines](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e274bd/32.png) [@ReticulatingSplines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ReticulatingSplines)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/23 "2011-10-05T15:41:23Z")
Brooke and Katie. ---
**Author:** ![carlotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/24 "2011-10-05T16:27:31Z")
Joe. I am sucker for a guy named Joe. It will enhance any man’s attractiveness. I did, in fact, name one of my sons Joe (Joseph really, of course). At age 10 he is already a chick magnet, so I think I am not the only one who feels this way. ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/25 "2011-10-05T16:27:46Z")
> [@AClockworkMelon](#): > > Do people really have these names? I’ve always assumed they only exist as stage names for strippers. I knew a Bambi in elementary school. She changed her name before we got to Jr. High. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/26 "2011-10-05T16:31:28Z")
I used to work with a Bambi, but I think that was her nickname. Overweight, gray hair, and definitely played for the other team, but she was pretty attractive. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/27 "2011-10-05T16:37:24Z")
I know a Gertrude who is now about 25 & pretty darn smokin’. She goes by Gertie. She’s a typical USAian, not an immigrant from someplace where Gertrude might have been a popular infant name in the middle 1980s. So it’s not true that 100% of folks with those sorts of names are granny-aged. Just 99%. ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/28 "2011-10-05T17:10:51Z")
I narrowly dodged being a Hilda- my Grandma’s name. Apparently she told my parents in no uncertain terms they were _not_ to inflict that name on an innocent baby, so they didn’t 😃 Thanks Granny, you massively improved my APL[sup]\*[/sup]! I can’t think of any guy’s names I always associate with hotness. I think it’s partly because I know lot more guys who share names than I do women, so for every cute one, there’s normally an ugly or arseholeish one I know too… [sup]\*[/sup] Apparent Hotness Level ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/29 "2011-10-05T17:16:30Z")
I met a Greta a few months back. All sorts of hawt. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/30 "2011-10-05T19:00:35Z")
> [@olivesmarch4th](#): > > I knew a Bambi in elementary school. She changed her name before we got to Jr. High. Bambi was a boy. ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/31 "2011-10-05T19:03:57Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > Renee > Penelope > Gretchen > Victoria Gretchen? Seriously? The name sounds like someone barfing and makes me think of a fat German-looking girl wearing a too-tight striped sweater that smells slightly of cabbage. ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/32 "2011-10-05T19:13:47Z")
> [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](#): > > Tiffany. I dated a Tiffany in high school, and she was very pretty. > > At the opposite end (and the opposite gender), there’s Sheldon: The best part about that Sheldon quote comes later, when Harry meets Helen’s new guy…Ira. The tiny pause right when Harry says his name, and the subtle tone to his voice when he pronounces it, is comedy gold. ---
**Author:** ![Dahnlor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dahnlor/32/533_2.png) [@Dahnlor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dahnlor)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/33 "2011-10-05T19:17:25Z")
Natalia and most of its variations (Natalya, Nataliia, Natasha, etc) But not “Natalie” (think _Facts of Life_) ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/34 "2011-10-05T19:39:44Z")
> [@Dahnlor](#): > > Natalia and most of its variations (Natalya, Nataliia, Natasha, etc) > > But not “Natalie” (think _Facts of Life_) Natalie Wood was definitely hot. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/35 "2011-10-05T19:53:08Z")
More often than not in my experience, mid-twenties to late-thirties Matts and Ryans are hot. Freds in the same age range are nice, but not hot. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/36 "2011-10-05T22:17:32Z")
> [@Filbert](#): > > I narrowly dodged being a Hilda- my Grandma’s name. Apparently she told my parents in no uncertain terms they were _not_ to inflict that name on an innocent baby, so they didn’t 😃 Thanks Granny, you massively improved my APL[sup]_[/sup]! > … > [sup]_[/sup] Apparent Hotness Level So instead you got … Filbert? _Filbert_??? You poor thing; your parents really had it in for you. Yes, I’m kidding. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/37 "2011-10-05T23:03:01Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Gretchen? Seriously? The name sounds like someone barfing and makes me think of a fat German-looking girl wearing a too-tight striped sweater that smells slightly of cabbage. Do a google image search on the word “dirndl”. No need to thank me. ---
**Author:** ![Kalypso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@Kalypso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalypso)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/38 "2011-10-05T23:18:27Z")
The best lover I’ve ever had is named Sheldon. I tease him mercilessly whenever we watch When Harry Met Sally. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/39 "2011-10-05T23:38:06Z")
There’s a baby name book out (it’s always being updated) called Beyond Jennifer and Jason by Linda Rosen-somebody. It actually has chapters discussing various categories of names: cool. uncool. feminissa. manly. androgynous. Very interesting. I don’t know why an Ethel or Bertha couldn’t be breathtakingly beautiful, just one of those those things. Like Herman, Francis, Ralph, or Edgar - couldn’t they be hot guys? Hottest guy I ever came across was named “Roman”. Though he called himself Ray. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2011, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/40 "2011-10-05T23:45:08Z")
I’ve never met a girl named Thunderass whom I’ve considered above average in looks. mmm [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652.md?page=3)