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Very cool name for a girl. Not sure about it on a guy, though. Technically makes sense as a masculine name but despite all odds I've always viewed it as a woman's name. Also reminds me of the Duran Duran song which is a huge plus in my book. I feel like you just know that if you meet a woman named Rio she is going to be the raddest woman you've ever met.
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Would make an adorable nickname for Rosario!
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My mom had a friend named Rio back in the 80s who was a girl. To this day she is the only person I’ve known of (male or female) with this name. Very unique I like it a lot!
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Also means "river" in Italian and Maltese.
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Nice name.
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Rio is a cool name for both a boy and a girl.
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Ditto someone. This name sounds youthful and happy.
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Rio Reiser (male, stage name) was the singer of the influential German band "Ton Scheine Scherben" and later active as a solo artist.
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My name is Rio, there is nothing wrong with the name Rio for a girl. My mom thought it would be a very sexy and mature name for when I got older. I am 29 years old and I still get compliments on my name all the time. Everybody loves it and I think it's beautiful, unique and pretty.
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Rio is one of the main characters in the 2017 TV series: 'La Casa de Papel' (Money Heist). He is played by Miguel Herrán.
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My daughter's name is Rio. People around here really love it. She loves it too. She likes being unique. She has told me numerous times how glad she is that I did not name her a normal name like Chelsea or Britney etc. My daughter is in her early twenties so she's not a little girl, so it's not like she doesn't understand that her name is different than other people. And to tell the truth, I don't think you could pay that kid to change her name. She loves it.
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The name Rio was given to 103 boys born in the US in 2015.
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I went to school with a male classmate named this and his name was said just like "Leo" except with an "R" instead of an "L"
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Who would name their kid after the capital of a country with such a patriarchal, misogynistic culture?
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I really like the name Rio for a girl. It sounds exotic and it does bring back memories of the song by Duran Duran. If you're Spanish, maybe you only view it as a boy's name. I'm not Spanish and don't think of River. Rio is a very popular name for girls in Japan, which translates to "Jasmine" in English. So, view it how you wish. I picture it as a beautiful girls name.
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I find the name Rio pathetic and uninspiring. It sounds puny compared to the name Leo.
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I seriously don't know what the heck I was thinking before because I REALLY ♥ the name Rio for a boy now! I adore both the names Leo and Rio equally. :D.
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I am Brazilian, and even though I've enjoyed visiting Rio de Janeiro, I don't think I'd name my kid after it. It would look ridiculous. Besides, to a lot of people, "Rio" reminds them of Hollywood's weird image of Brazil - you know, soccer, favelas, and women wearing fruit hats.
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I like this name for a boy. It would only look good on a Hispanic boy though. It's pretty cute and I can see a middle aged or elder man with it too:)
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Love it. Only on a boy though.
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A movie called Rio is coming out about parrots or some tropical birds trying to get to Rio de Janeiro. I'm not sure but I think the main character bird is named Rio too. So now I picture a blue parrot with the name Rio.
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Rio Pacheco is one of the main characters of the 80s TV show "Jem and the Holograms".
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Quite pathetic and again, not a given name.
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If I have a daughter, I want to name her Rio. I think that it is such a lovely name, along with it being a beautiful Duran Duran song. :)
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Rio Ferdinand is a famous football player in the UK. He plays for Manchester United.
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Rio is a man's name? Well Duran Duran's famous song "Rio" was about a woman called Rio ("Her name is Rio and she dances in the sand...."). So can it be a girls name.
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Also 80's singer Yess (she sings "the only way is up" by the way) has a daughter called Rio.
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Comments are left by users of this website. They are not checked for accuracy.
https://www.behindthename.com/names/history.php?name=rio-1
According to the USA Social Security Administration, 44 girls and 34 boys were recorded with the name Rio in 1992.
https://www.names.org/n/rio/about
https://www.nancy.cc/baby-name/rio/
According to the Office for National Statistics census of England and Wales, 59 girls and 26 boys were recorded with the name Rio in 1997.
https://www.behindthename.com/name/rio-1/top/england-wales
https://names.darkgreener.com/#rio
There's also a Female character in Duran Duran's song: Rio (This song is about a woman called Rio who dances in the sand).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_(song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-qYYZrky1Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOc4pvBNLcM
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/duranduran/Rio.html