# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/41 "2011-10-06T00:10:09Z")
> [@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. Normally, I’d agree with you, but [this](http://weathernation.net/weather/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=53) Gretchen is cute as a button IMO. Not supermodel beautiful, but damned cute in a girl-next-door way. Especially her dimples. ---
**Author:** ![Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a183cd/32.png) [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prelude_to_Fascination)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/42 "2011-10-06T00:12:57Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > [snip] Though he called himself Ray. When I read this, I immediately thought of the video store sketch in _Amazon Women on the Moon_: Saturday night. Ain’t got a date. What’s your name kid? Ray. Ray?.. And we’re off to the races. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/43 "2011-10-06T00:43:50Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > So instead you got … Filbert? _Filbert_??? > > You poor thing; your parents really had it in for you. Old Benny Hill bit has the patriarch (Hill) on his deathbed, surrounded by his fine, strong strapping sons… and Filbert. He begs his wife to tell him, now that he’s dying, that Filbert is not his son. Her reply? “He is, the others ain’t!” ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/44 "2011-10-06T00:45:10Z")
Jubal Harshaw once opined that a name ending in “a” always suggests at least a “C” cup. \*“Why Jubal! And none of us with a name ending in “a”!” “Flat-chested bunch, aren’t you?”\* ---
**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 6, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/45 "2011-10-06T01:37:26Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Natalie Wood was definitely hot. So is Natalie Portman. But when I was going through puberty, [this](http://hollywooddame.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Mindy-Cohn-Natalie-Green.jpg) is the “Natalie” I was most familiar with, and is still the first image that comes to mind when I hear the name. ---
**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 6, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/46 "2011-10-06T03:57:34Z")
> [@Dahnlor](#): > > So is Natalie Portman. But when I was going through puberty, [this](http://hollywooddame.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Mindy-Cohn-Natalie-Green.jpg) is the “Natalie” I was most familiar with, and is still the first image that comes to mind when I hear the name. The link didn’t work for me, but I assume you are talking about the Facts of Life girl. If I didn’t live in Peekskill and start wondering what people were referring to, I never would have seen the show at all. Natalie Wood was much older than I was, but I saw her grow up in old movies as I was growing up. And when you get to the end of Gypsy, puberty hits you like a truck. ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/47 "2011-10-06T17:06:37Z")
I have never known a guy named Chris(topher) who wasn’t at _least_ cute – most have been downright adorable and/or hot. ---
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/48 "2011-10-06T17:41:25Z")
> [@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. Sure the name doesn’t sound all that great to me, but I’ve never met a Gretchen that wasn’t incredibly sexy looking. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/49 "2011-10-06T20:48:33Z")
All the Jessicas I’ve know are hot. Celebrities too. Jessica Alba, Biel, Rabbit… ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/50 "2011-10-06T21:22:35Z")
> [@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. > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Do a google image search on the word “dirndl” [Oof… Gretchen…](http://img.fotocommunity.com/Frauen/Outdoor-kein-Akt/Frau-im-Dirndl-a17854867.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/51 "2011-10-06T21:33:44Z")
> [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](#): > > Normally, I’d agree with you, but [this](http://weathernation.net/weather/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=51&Itemid=53) Gretchen is cute as a button IMO. Not supermodel beautiful, but damned cute in a girl-next-door way. Especially her dimples. Yah, [This Gretchen](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c1Ze1elOmLA/Te5xmV1TTTI/AAAAAAAAD1M/3M3bV9PNMNU/s1600/GM1.jpg) is not to hard on the eyes either. ---
**Author:** ![Jaledin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Jaledin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jaledin)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/52 "2011-10-06T23:23:00Z")
Ellen; Jessie; Rebecca (maybe; not enough samples); Katie All them have been some hot peppers. ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/53 "2011-10-07T01:31:48Z")
> [@Terr](#): > > Bambi was a boy. The only “boy” Bambi I’ve ever seen or heard of was the original in the Disney movie. And he wasn’t a “boy”, he was a deer. I think it’s a safe bet that close to 100% of all subsequent Bambi’s have been female. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/54 "2011-10-07T01:38:01Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > I think the overall sexiest female name is Vanessa. I’ve never known an unattractive Vanessa. And the name itself “sounds” sexy, though I can’t really explain why. Vanessa the Undresser? ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/55 "2011-10-07T01:39:15Z")
> [@Prelude\_to\_Fascination](#): > > Tiffany. I dated a Tiffany in high school, and she was very pretty. I’ve never met a Tiffany who wasn’t a giggling airhead. I guess that doesn’t preclude hotness, though. ---
**Author:** ![CarnalK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnalk/32/486_2.png) [@CarnalK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CarnalK)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/56 "2011-10-07T01:52:23Z")
Every girl I’ve met named “Isabelle” (all French Canadian) has been hot, so that’s kind of lodged in my brain as a hot name. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/57 "2011-10-07T12:48:41Z")
I had an off-beat book a long time ago ('70s) on what to name your kid, and which reveled in stereotypes about what the child would become based on what he/she was named, i.e. “Kim is a 3-year-old who bites.” > [@LSLGuy](#): > > 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. The same book suggested that Gertrudes were assigned/characterized by the shortened form of their name. Trudy if they were cute, Gert if they were smart. ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/58 "2011-10-07T13:13:21Z")
First person I had sex with was a Matt. First boyfriend was a Mike. So, I guess names that start with an M for me. ---
**Author:** ![Brandus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@Brandus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brandus)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/59 "2011-10-07T13:15:35Z")
Gregs are hot. Brians & Ryans are douchebags. Mikes are really nice. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2011, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652/60 "2011-10-07T13:17:57Z")
I always think of the “A” names: Amanda, Amy, Ashley, Anna… I’m sure there are exceptions - my wife rejected all of those as potential baby names because of people she knew in high school. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/names-of-the-opposite-or-same-sex-that-usually-indicate-hotness/598652.md?page=4)