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* Pat from ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' was a [[Running Gag]] based on this trope. And then someone had the bright idea to make a movie revolving around that one joke.
* Not ''really'' on purpose, but [http://www.gunnerkrigg.com/archive_page.php?comicID=387 George Parley] of ''[[Gunnerkrigg Court]]'' (above) is a girl. As mentioned above, her father was a psychic who filled out the birth certificate in advance.
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* [[Alice Cooper]] and [[Marilyn Manson]] most likely chose their stage names with the intention of being edgy. Cooper states he got the name ([[I Am the Band|which originally baptized his whole band]]) from an ouija board. Manson's whole group combined female model names with serial killer last names.
** Manson's name is only a ''stage'' name, his real name being Brian Hugh Warner. Cooper legally changed his name from Vincent Damon Furnier.
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* [[Hanna Is Not a Boy's Name]]. It didn't stop Hanna's parents naming him that. He doesn't know why they named him Hanna.
* Although Edith, a male character from ''[[Ghost Dad]]'', claims his first name is a boy's name, he also explains he was named after his grandmother.
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* In ''[[Kyon: Big Damn Hero]]'', the Tsuruya family doctor is called Sakura. Yes, he's male.
* ''Bullet-Proof Monk'' actress James King wanted to defy naming conventions, but apparently switched to Jamie to avoid confusion.
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** One of the women in a couple of [[James Bond]] films is named Andrea Anders.
** In MaryJanice Davidson's ''[[Undead and Unwed]]'', Betsy throws Sinclair's opera CDs from his car in revenge. Leading to (paraphrased):
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** Comic book artist Andrea DiVito, Italian, was once frequently mistaken for a woman. Ironically, ''female'' artist Nicola Scott is ''still'' frequently mistaken for a ''man''.
** The (female) ''[[Survival of the Fittest]]'' character Andrea Vanlandingham.
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** The last one giving us Fred from ''Angel''.
*** And the Carol Burnett vehicle ''Once Upon A Mattress''.
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**** Oh lord, Once Upon A Mattress.
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'''Dauntless:''' Winnie?
'''Fred:''' NO! Fred! }}
*** A one-off villainess from ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' was named Winifred, and she [[Berserk Button|flew into a rage]] when someone called her "Freddy".
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** There's also Alasdair, which is based on Alexander.
** Joked with on ''[[Scrubs]]''.
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'''JD''': You know, Sandy isn't necessarily a girl's name.
'''Dr. Cox''': It's short for Sandra. }}
* Sasha - Alexander/Alexandra, in Russian. More typically used with males.
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