History Sandbox / GenderBlenderName

** Hiromi (the one from Anime/PatLabor is a guy, whereas the one that Shiho impersonates in ''Manga/PrivateActress'' is a girl [[spoiler: but later it turns out ''he'' is a boy, [[OhCrap much to Shiho's shock]].]])

* In ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', Naomi assumes reclusive genius Dr. Clark was a man. It's not until ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' that we learn it was [[spoiler:Para-Medic, a female character that was introduced in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid3''.]] This was, of course, a retcon.

** Used for when TheCoverChangesTheGender, like in {{Music/Blondie}}'s "Denis" (pronounced almost the same as "Denny"), a cover of "Denise" by Music/RandyAndTheRainbows.

* Connie can be short for Cornelius, Conrad, Constantine, or Constant; however, you're not likely to find a male Connie these days (possibly because none of these names are popular anymore). The best-known male Connie will vary by what you follow. If you're a UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball fan, you'd be familiar with Connie Mack (Sr.), Hall of Fame owner/manager of the Philadelphia (now Oakland[[note]]And likely soon to be Las Vegas[[/note]]) Athletics. American political junkies would instead know his grandson Connie III, a former U.S. Senator from Florida, or ''his'' son Connie IV, a former U.S. Representative from the same state.[[note]]Connie IV was also a former husband of Mary Bono, widow of Music/SonnyBono.[[/note]] If you're an old-school basketball fan, you'll be more familiar with Connie Hawkins.

* Connie can be short for Cornelius, Conrad, Constantine, or Constant; however, you're not likely to find a male Connie these days (possibly because none of these names are popular anymore). The best-known male Connie will vary by what you follow. If you're a baseball fan, you'd be familiar with Connie Mack (Sr.), Hall of Fame owner/manager of the [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Philadelphia (now Oakland[[note]]And likely soon to be Las Vegas[[/note]]) Athletics]]. American political junkies would instead know his grandson Connie III, a former U.S. Senator from Florida, or ''his'' son Connie IV, a former U.S. Representative from the same state.[[note]]Connie IV was also a former husband of Mary Bono, widow of Music/SonnyBono.[[/note]] If you're an old-school basketball fan, you'll be more familiar with Connie Hawkins.

* Connie can be short for Cornelius, Conrad, Constantine, or Constant; however, you're not likely to find a male Connie these days (possibly because none of these names are popular anymore). The best-known male Connie will vary by what you follow. If you're a baseball fan, you'd be familiar with Connie Mack (Sr.), Hall of Fame owner/manager of the [[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueBaseball Philadelphia (now Oakland) Athletics]]. American political junkies would instead know his grandson Connie III, a former U.S. Senator from Florida, or ''his'' son Connie IV, a former U.S. Representative from the same state.[[note]]Connie IV was also a former husband of Mary Bono, widow of Music/SonnyBono.[[/note]] If you're an old-school basketball fan, you'll be more familiar with Connie Hawkins.

* Connie can be short for Cornelius, Conrad, Constantine, or Constant; however, you're not likely to find a male Connie these days (possibly because none of these names are popular anymore). The best-known male Connie will vary by what you follow. If you're a baseball fan, you'd be familiar with Connie Mack (Sr.), Hall of Fame owner/manager of the [[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams Philadelphia (now Oakland) Athletics]]. American political junkies would instead know his grandson Connie III, a former U.S. Senator from Florida, or ''his'' son Connie IV, a former U.S. Representative from the same state.[[note]]Connie IV was also a former husband of Mary Bono, widow of Music/SonnyBono.[[/note]] If you're an old-school basketball fan, you'll be more familiar with Connie Hawkins.

** The main ThreeAmigos all have gender-blender names. In Japan, giving your boys the names "[[TheHero Sora]]" and "[[TheRival Riku]]" or your girls the name "[[LoveInterest Kairi]]" are considered creative.
** There is also a manly young man with the name Terra. The gender-blender is coincidental, as he complements the ThemeNaming of another ThreeAmigos. Amusingly, Square Enix has previously used the name in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' for the very feminine main protagonist ([[DubNameChange in overseas release, at least]]; her name in Japanese is Tina).

* Seán/Shaun/Shawn and Siân (in accents that have both the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father-bother_merger father-bother]] and [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cot-caught_merger cot-caught]] mergers)

*** Jordan Todosey (who is a girl) plays Adam (who is [[UsefulNotes/{{Transgender}} a transgender boy]]) on ''Series/{{Degrassi}}''.

** Asuka ([[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Langley Sohryu]], [[Anime/YuGiOhGX Tenjoin]], [[VideoGame/{{Tekken}} Kazama]], [[VideoGame/InazumaEleven Domon]] or the one from ''Series/BakuryuuSentaiAbaranger'')

** Hinata ([[Anime/{{Naruto}} Hyuga]], [[VideoGame/RivalSchools Wakaba]] and Hakamada of ''Ro-Kyu-Bu!'' are female while [[Manga/MaidSama Shinatani]] and [[Literature/ItsukaTenmaNoKuroUsagi Kurenai]] are males.)

** Setsuna ([[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Sakurazaki]], [[VisualNovel/SchoolDays Kiyoura]], [[Manga/SailorMoon Meioh]], [[VideoGame/DevilChildren Kai]],[[Anime/FreshPrettyCure Higashi]])

** Tsubasa ([[spoiler:the real name of both protagonists, male and female,]] in Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle. Also, [[Anime/{{Symphogear}} Kazanari]] and [[Manga/ComicGirls Katsuki]] (female)) / [[Manga/CaptainTsubasa Oozora]] and [[Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger Ozu]] (male)

** There is also a [[RatedMForManly manly]] young man with the name Terra. The gender-blender is coincidental, as he complements the ThemeNaming of another ThreeAmigos. Amusingly, Square Enix has previously used the name in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' for the very feminine main protagonist ([[DubNameChange in overseas release, at least]]; her name in Japanese is Tina).

* [[UnsettlingGenderReveal Bridget]] from the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' VideoGames. Chosen because [[RaisedAsTheOppositeGender he was raised as a girl]], due to a superstition about same-sex twins being unlucky.