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Anonymous
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I love baby name discussions. If you love your own unusual name (from the 60's or 70's) and it is STILL unusual - post it here. My name was never popular but I wonder why all the new parents searching for unusual baby names never mention it. I'm curious how many other folks feel the same. I'll start:
Meredith |
Anonymous
| Do nicknames count? |
Anonymous
| Winifred |
Anonymous
| Polly! |
Anonymous
| Heather - don't know any others |
Anonymous
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Heidi
...but elementary school in the US was brutal for me b/c I got teased about my name (heidi-ho, hiney, etc.) |
Anonymous
This has to be a joke--for anyone in their thirties, Heather is one of the most common names. I know half a dozen. |
Anonymous
Wonder if the popularity of "Grey's Anatomy" will cause this name to become more popular? 
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Anonymous
| My name is so unusual that I could not post it here (or anywhere) without outing myself. I hated my name as a child in the 70s, and continue to dislike it now. |
Anonymous
I'm glad you know half a dozen. I don't know any and Heather is not one of the most common names. Try Amy, Jennifer, Amanda, Melissa, Kimberly, Lisa, Nicole, Sarah, Laura, Julie... Sorry that seems to be a joke to you... |
Anonymous
| My name is unusual (Welsh) and I have always liked it. It is a creative spelling of a popular name. |
Anonymous
| I'm Faye. I've only met two other Faye's in my life and they were both in their 80's! I guess it's an old-fashioned name, but I've always loved it. |
Anonymous
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Not to turn this thread into a debate about the name Heather, but if you were born in the 70s or even 80s it's highly likely you knew your fair share of Heathers. The SSA website has Heather in the top 10 for all of the 70s and top 10-15 in the 80s. I'm of that age and personally knew a ton.
To address the question, my name was not super-unusual, but not common. I loved never having to be Jane X in class. That's my goal for my own children... something that is not so unusual people can't say it or have to comment on it every time, but something out of the ordinary enough that they will not always have to use their last name. Can't say I've succeeded, but we give it our best! |
Anonymous
PP here. I really did think your post was a joke, sorry; wasn't trying to offend. I mean, it would be like saying, "I don't know any Julies," or something similar--it seemed unbelievable to me, and here is why. As I said, "for anyone in their thirties, Heather is one of the most common names. " Well, according to the social security name website, Heather was the third most popular name in 1975, the fourth most popular name in both 1974 and 1976, and the fifth most popular name in both 1977 and 1978. So apologies, but my original post was completely accurate. |
Anonymous
| PP, I seriously did not know another Heather growing up and I do not know any now. Maybe just happens to be where I have lived but now I am intrigued that I do not know any others. I'm closer to 1980, maybe that is why I don't know any, the name was losing steam by then? |