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by riffraff 955 days ago
you forgot the most interesting! same spelling and pronounciation, different gender!

Gabriele and Andrea come to mind.

2 comments

Beats me how "Andrea" became a female name. The name literally means "manly".
The Spanish woman’s name Andrea and the Italian men’s name Andrea are pronounced the same, I think. It’s only the English approximation that’s pronounced differently.
There are two different pronunciations for Andrea in English. The one that's _not_ like Spanish or Italian is maybe a bit more common, but I've met people with both.