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Do you love your unusual name?
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I think it's completely regional. I'm wracking my brain hard to think of a Heather my age (40s) or younger. My cousin is a "Heather," but she's almost 60, and that was very unusual. |
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OP here - I knew a TON of Heather's too - but I was born in the early 70's - and you are probably right that the popularity faded by the 80's. Funny how names can go in cycles like that - one of the reasons I posted this thread. By the way - always thought it was a pretty name.
Also, I had a good friend in school named Heidi - I loved her name too PP! |
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Does anyone remember that movie, Blast from the Past, with Brendan Frasier, where he was raised in a bomb shelter with only his parents? He comes out of the bomb shelter, meets a woman named Heather, and says to her, in all sincerity, "I have NEVER heard that name before!" and of course, she thinks he's being a goofball and is charmed.
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| I know a fair number of Merediths. |
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| Mine was super-popular and completely identifies my age-group to people. But two unusual names from elementary school that I still ove are Audrey and Miriam. Are there many of those today? |
Anonymous
On the "Heather" front, I guess I can't think of a single Heather, famous or not, who is under 30, and if you are under 30, or just over 30, and never watched Melrose Place (Heather Locklear), never saw or heard of the movie "Heathers" (which in part made fun of the commonness of the name Heather), never heard of Paul McCartney's ex-wife (Heather Mills), or of Austin powers' first co-star (Heather Graham), I can totally understand why you would think you were the only one. |
Anonymous
Lots and lots of Audreys...I know 5 under the age of 5. The only 2 Miriams I know are both over 30. |
Anonymous
| I was born in the 70s and given a name that was popular in the 50s -- Sandra, nickname Sandy. I always hated it growing up, and I still hate it. I can't say it ever hindered me in any tangible way, it's just an aesthetic thing. |
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I was born in the mid-70s, and in my graduating class of 100 kids, there was one Audrey and one Audra.
(And Two Megans. Three Michelles. At least three Christie/Christine/Kristis. Oddly, only one Buffy. :wink 
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Anonymous
| In the 1960's, it seemed that every little boy was named Jonathan. Both DH and my brother are named that. Are little boys still given that name? |
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| Claudia. Didn't like it as a kid, but am content with it now. |
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I wonder about African American women with names like Ty'esha, LaShonda, Shanae, etc. How do these women feel about their names? Are the names beautiful and unique, or the cause of unfair preconceptions?
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| I have a very unusual name. It is technically a boy's name. It is not a common boy's name either. I LOVE my name. I have had some instances where people meeting me for the first time (ie. doctor) expect me to be a boy. I don't care, though. I think it is really important to be one of a kind in every way, name included! |
Anonymous
I concur. Both of these are gorgeous names, but Audrey is going up the Social Security list fairly fast. Audrey in the US, from the Social Security website: 2007 51 2006 68 2005 77 2004 80 2003 78 |