Most common (overused?) names among infants & toddlers in this area?
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| our third was conceived while we're on vacation in Boston. DH joked we'd name him Dunkin if it's a boy because we're shocked how many Dunkin Donuts we saw at every street corner in Boston. |
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CRAP. DS's name is on this list. He's now 5 1/2 and we'd made it this far without meeting any others with his name. It's stupid, but not having an overly common name for our kids was VERY important to this early 1970s Jennifer. |
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| There is no way my kid is going to have the same name as anyone else. So his name is just going to be a symbol that no one can pronounce. And don't anyone dare imitate this!!! |
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My great aunt's names are pretty common again. Catherine (x2) Louise Josephine Helen Alice All were born in the 1880's and 1890's. My grandmothers (born 1901 and 1906) were both named Mary. As far as common names go my mother is a 1940's Carol. She always hated that name and when she would ask her mother why she named her Carol my grandmother would always reply the same way. "Because I didn't want to name you Barbara" Like there were only two options. |
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Their coffee is roasted in Boston. |
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| Maya/Mia |
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Exactly. Also, among the names popular with AA families, it is likely that many variant spellings are used, pushing even very popular AA names down the list. |
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We have a nine-year-old Sophia, and there has never been another Sophia in any of her classes, summer camp, choirs, etc. Of course, she is many years older than the preschoolers. I should note that, while Sophia is a family name, we did check on its popularity back in 2001. We might not have gone with the name then had it been as popular then as it is now. Freakonomics teaches us that it is important to choose names suggestive of socioeconomic class lest we reduce our children's future employment prospects. Thus, we are probably limited to one or two hundred names. If, in addition, we all try to be contrarion in choosing a name from that limited pool, we will likely generate waves of popularity of certain names. The solution is clear: DCUM should add a random name assignment feature that will ensure uniform distribution of the couple of hundred suitable names among our children. |
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I have a 4yo nephew named Duncan. |
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"the baby formerly known as..." |
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We're not too much into Modern History and I'm not very familiar with the story behind the name either so I'll just stick to what sound cute with our last name. DS's name will be Adolf. |
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I know three little girls named Loulou.
As for the old lady names, I love the name Agnes but my husband vetoed it for our daughter. So far we have only met one other girl with my daughter's name and she is 3 years older. |
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| What does everyone think about Mildred? |