Title: A Girl Named Tohru
"Hey, Kyoko-san," Arisa asked one afternoon, "why'd you give your daughter a boy's name like 'Tohru', anyway?"
"Well," Kyoko looked thoughtfully, "I always considered the possibility that someone from my past might return and take me out, and that would leave Tohru all alone, you see."
Arisa nodded. Tohru looked uncomfortable. "Mom?"
"And if I gave her a boy's name, she'd get tough and be able to beat up all the people who would give her grief about it."
Kyoko and Arisa looked at Tohru, who smiled cheerfully at them.
"...so that plan failed horribly," Kyoko said. Arisa nodded in agreement.
Author's note: Yes, this story is based on the Shel Silverstein song "A Boy Named Sue" (made famous by Johnny Cash).