The word LEGO comes from the Danish words, "LEg GOdt&qu 11 9, 4:07am

@InDeathWeReturn Well, not sure why my 8 y.o. niece was able to make a distinction between one type of Legos vs. another.

Maybe it is the fault of the US 3rd party vendors: https://www.toysrus.com/products/building-sets-and-lego-sets-for-girls.jsp (my brother in law does not shop at Toys R Us however..)

In any case, I think it was better the way that it was previously.