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[–] alaphic@lemmy.world 104 points 6 days ago (3 children)

So... We're all just not gonna talk about the fact that 'Root' is apparently a traditional girl's name now, huh?

[–] Buffman@lemmy.world 86 points 6 days ago (2 children)
[–] gregor@gregtech.eu 41 points 6 days ago (1 children)
root@gregtech:~# echo "i am Root" 
[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 27 points 6 days ago (3 children)
[–] Klear@lemmy.world 16 points 6 days ago

noneofyourbusiness

[–] SidewaysHighways@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

(whats my name?)

Snoop doggy dooooooooog

[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 6 days ago

According to BabyCenter.com user data, it's the 13,388th most popular boy's name. https://www.babycenter.com/baby-names/details/root-1704004

[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 6 days ago

Root probably comes from Ruth, which is for sure a traditional girl's name