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OK, so here's a #linguistic thought that kicks around my head from time to time.

When a #transgender individual assumes or reveals a new identity corresponding to a new gender, they frequently choose a new name corresponding to the new gender. For example, a man named Brian might become a woman named Brenda. Or Sharon. Or any number of things. But she won't be named Brian. Or José. Or Ichiro.

It seems far less common to challenge the idea that names are inherently gendered than that people are.