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I have a category I call "terrestrial" male names

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It includes Rio, Ridge, Canyon, Forest and Stone. I'm sure there are others that could be included here, but these are my personal choices.

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I prefer River for a girl, but it could be included on this list if you like, though that seems redundant to me since Rio means River.

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~Lillian~
Proud daughter of Ann and John
Proud sister of Lauren and Leah
Proud wife of David
Proud mother of Alexander, Scarlett, Sophia, and Gideon

Rio de Janeiro

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That's all I can think of. It's OK as a name, but I would definitely use it for a boy over a girl.

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What are the convulsions of a city in comparison with the insurrections of the soul?
Man is a depth still greater than the people.

I would definitely think of it as a boy's name. I would picture someone tan, short and friendly. :-) I think that most Spanish names would sound good with it.

I could only really see it used on a boy I think it's much too masculine on a girl. I don't know any Rio's so the only I can only really think of the England football player Rio Ferdinand.

I like it on both. It seems more male to me, because of the 'o' ending. But I used to know a little girl named Rio and it was great on her. Plus there's the Duran Duran song, "her name is Rio and she dances on the sand."

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I have it on my short list of boy names and my long list of girl names.