Determine a sex by name

Use Google Image search to quickly determine if an unfamiliar name is typically male or female. This visual heuristic provides instant context for gender-ambiguous names, though it may fail for common unisex names.

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 • Links

Determine a sex by name. If you don’t know if a name is male or female, just search for the name on Google images. (e.g. “Priti”)

Comments

Umasuthan 18 Apr 2006 5:36 pm: That is not always true. Try ‘Kiran’
S Anand 18 Apr 2006 10:17 pm: You’re right. The article does warn of unisex names!