The sound of gender – correlations of name phonology and gender across languages

Abstract Our article is dedicated to the relation of a given name’s phonological structure and gender referent. Phonology has been shown play an important role with regard marking on name in some (Germanic) languages. For example, studies English German have detail that female male names significantly different structures. However, little known whether these patterns are valid beyond (closely related) individual This study, therefore, sets out assess structures across languages/cultures. In order do so, we analyzed sample popular from 13 countries. results indicate there both language/culture-overarching similarities between used for people same language/culture-specific correlations. Finally, our interpreted against backdrop conventional synesthetic sound symbolism.