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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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This name can also be FEMININE, making it UNISEX.
The FEMININE usage may by based on Duran Duran's song: Rio (This song is about a woman called Rio who dances in the sand).
In the USA, it was given to 77 girls in 2018.
In the UK, it was also given to 59 girls in 1997.
Wiktionary CLAIMS this name to be UNISEX.
https://www.names.org/n/Rio/about
https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/Rio
https://names.darkgreener.com/#Rio
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rio
BTW, here are links to Duran Duran's song: Rio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-qYYZrky1Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOc4pvBNLcM
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/duranduran/Rio.html [noted -ed]
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The FEMININE usage may by based on Duran Duran's song: Rio (This song is about a woman called Rio who dances in the sand).
In the USA, it was given to 77 girls in 2018.
In the UK, it was also given to 59 girls in 1997.
Wiktionary CLAIMS this name to be UNISEX.
https://www.names.org/n/Rio/about
https://www.popular-babynames.com/name/Rio
https://names.darkgreener.com/#Rio
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rio
BTW, here are links to Duran Duran's song: Rio
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-qYYZrky1Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOc4pvBNLcM
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/duranduran/Rio.html [noted -ed]
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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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Can also be used as a feminine name due to Duran Duran's famous song "Rio" (This song is about a woman called Rio who dances in the sand).
In the USA, Rio was given to 68 girls in 2009
In the UK, it was also given to 59 girls in 1997.
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In the USA, Rio was given to 68 girls in 2009
In the UK, it was also given to 59 girls in 1997.
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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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