Boys named Sue

[Dr Jekyll]

Pub discussion last night was of men with women's names, and whether their success was despite their name or whether they were motivated by the additional need to stop people taking the piss.

Caroll Shelby.
Claire Chenault.
Marion Morrison AKA John Wayne.
Shirley Crabtree AKA big daddy.

Clive James was originally Vivian but I think that was a boys name with that spelling.

Any other examples?

[DavidJG]

Lyndsey Buckingham springs to mind

As does Marilyn Manson

[Pints]

Alice Cooper

[Eric Mc]

Valery Byshovets - Russian footballer
Valery Bykovsky - Russian cosmonaut

All those French chaps called "Jean".

[p1stonhead]

Pints said:

Alice Cooper

Vincent Furnier is so much of a better name for a rock star!

[Pints]

p1stonhead said:

Pints said:

Alice Cooper

Vincent Furnier is so much of a better name for a rock star!

Happens to be playing in my neck of the woods at the end of the month.

[Perik Omo]

In France (where I am) my name, Lawrence, is a female name and mainly receive letters addressed to Mme. The male version of Lawrence is Laurent. Always get a snigger or two when I have to give my name.

[g3org3y]

Tiffany Dell.

[funkyrobot]

Postman Pat.

[Ace-T]

Tracy Lauren Marrow aka Ice-T

[sparkythecat]

Mrs Brown
Mrs Doubtfire
Dame Edna Everage

[227bhp]

My name is Sue, how do you do!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-hYLL7Gpos

[ClaphamGT3]

Hilary Hook, the soldier-adventurer
Hilary Benn, scion of the loony left Benns

[Scousefella]

Leslie/Lesley.

An old friends Dad was called Jackie/Jacky. Nobody ever took the pee though, he was extremely powerfully built and he was a company director.

[HTP99]

My name is Alexander; I'm known as Alex, however there seems to be far more female Alex's out there than male, particularly of the younger generation; my 16 yo daughter has 2 female friends that are Alex, she doesn't know of any males with that name.

I worked with a male Stacey.

[CambsBill]

I once worked with a bloke called Tracey

His wife was call Tracy!

[x 7usc]

g3org3y said:

Tiffany Dell.

[Silent1]

doogz said:

DavidJG said:

Lyndsey Buckingham springs to mind

As does Marilyn Manson

Think his name is Brian?

but thing of the other poor chaps in his band daisy berkowitz and twiggy Ramirez

[Alex@POD]

Dr Jekyll said:

Pub discussion last night was of men with women's names, and whether their success was despite their name or whether they were motivated by the additional need to stop people taking the piss.

I don't think their name had any bearing on their success. Anyone over 12 years old should be mentally developed enough not to find a man with a woman's name funny...

[soad]

Gender-neutral names – those that work for boys and girls alike – can be utterly charming, giving male and female bearers a dash of strength and sensitivity. It's no wonder parents like to borrow names from the "other gender."