Brain Teasers
But That's a Boy's Name!
Group
These brain teasers rely on your ability to recognize groups of common attributes. For each of these puzzles you'll need to figure out why the words or letters are grouped as they are. Sometimes you will be asked to pick the odd-one-out or to place a new word into the correct group.Group
Which of these names doesn't quite fit the list?
Alan
Alex
Andre
Carl
Dan
Eric
Paul
Pete
Robert
Alan
Alex
Andre
Carl
Dan
Eric
Paul
Pete
Robert
Hint
Refer to the title.Answer
PeteThe rest of the names can have an 'A' tossed onto the end, to form common, widely accepted female names.
Hide Hint Show Hint Hide Answer Show Answer
What Next?
View a Similar Brain Teaser...
If you become a registered user you can vote on this brain teaser, keep track of which ones you have seen, and even make your own.
Solve a Puzzle
Comments
I may be wrong, but I answered Alex because it's the only one there which can be used as it is for both genders?
That's exactly what I did
Ditto
I didn't think about that, but before deciding on this one as the one I submit I thought about one where all the names were dual gender, excluding one. Glad I picked the tougher one.
I would argue that Dan is commonly used as a shortened form of both Daniel and Danielle so Alex is not the only dual-gender name.
Stop worrying about whether the names are dual gender! The point is that if you add the letter "a" to all the names listed (except Pete), they become girl's names.
You can make all the names female except petes
I know plenty of girls named alex
@Candi7 yes, and with an 'A' added you have another female name.
Nov 24, 2012
but alana seems a little weird to me unless it is supposed to be helena but that is not just adding an A
Google it. Also I have met girls named Alana.
What does "Alexa" mean? Is that seriously a name?
To anyone commenting about the names, google it before you even do so. There are female names from all over the world. Ever met an Anika? It exists.
Got it. To the others that are saying, "But _____ name isn't common!" They all are, and I know at least one person with each name. Some of them two or three. Alana IS a fairly common name.
I thought it was Robert because they are all one syllable names except Robert which is two. That works too, doesn't it?
I have no idea why it came to me,but I had the answer in a flash. This one is very new by the editors standards.
I didn't get the correct answer, but I liked that quiz! Thanks!
@Babe - over half of the names on the list are multisyllabic names.
Got the answer right. Thought it was so obvious as i read the names. I didn't want to look at the hint because I wanted to see if I was correct, Viola!!
Had fun it was the easiest one I think I have ever done and I loved it.
Thanks for posting.
Had fun it was the easiest one I think I have ever done and I loved it.
Thanks for posting.
I got it on my first try
Dana is both a boy's name and a girl's name.
Fun, easy and entertaining teaser. I got this one very quickly.
"Alex", stood out to me almost instantly, as the only boy/girl name!
This is so obvious, especially considering the title?
Not very well thought out, sorry!
This is so obvious, especially considering the title?
Not very well thought out, sorry!
Good one! I got it after a little bit of thought. Just enough to make it fun but not frustrating.
I do get peoples' comments about Alex. I think both answers work, although Pete is a little deeper and more thought out.
To post a comment, please create an account and sign in.
Follow Braingle!