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    First Names Only Used in the USA

    When I watched Charlie Brown as a kid, I couldn't understand why the main character was called Chuck. Where did that name come from and are there other examples?

    #2
    Bubba?

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      #3
      Zeke.

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        #4
        Take the last 64 from any annual Name of the Year competition

        https://www.vulture.com/2020/05/2020...ar-finals.html

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          #5
          Randy

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            #6
            Charles is sometimes shortened to Chaz. That's probably unique to the US.

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              #7
              Fuzzy
              Missy
              Muffy

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                #8
                There's someone in my work sphere who is known as Buffy. It's a genius wheeze because nobody can ever find her on the global email list.

                Chaz gets used over here for Prince Charles.

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                  #9
                  Jayden. Brayden. Kayden. Payton. Cooper. Dashiel.

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                    #10
                    Wade.

                    Although I imagine Deadpool may have inspired a few UK Wades now from a certain cadre of parents.

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                      #11
                      I knew a Muffin in high school, which would have been a really '80s name to have, but clearly she received it in the '60s, which is weird.

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by caja-dglh View Post
                        Jayden. Brayden. Kayden. Payton. Cooper. Dashiel.
                        Those first three are used in the UK. There are a few in my nephew's social circle.

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                          #13
                          You don't get a lot of non US kids named Lyle....

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                            #14
                            Well there you go, the shame of brain fart + "den" is international.

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                              #15
                              Trent.
                              Twinkle.
                              Newt.

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                                #16
                                I know a Canadian Trent

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                                  #17
                                  Hank.
                                  Rush.
                                  Creg.

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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View Post
                                    There's someone in my work sphere who is known as Buffy. It's a genius wheeze because nobody can ever find her on the global email list.

                                    Chaz gets used over here for Prince Charles.
                                    Yeah, we had a Chas playing for Bath City and I remember a few at school.

                                    Originally posted by Patrick Thistle View Post

                                    Those first three are used in the UK. There are a few in my nephew's social circle.
                                    Indeed, I have all three often at schools in a myriad of different spellings.

                                    Hank
                                    Abe
                                    Moses
                                    Dwayne (we have Wayne)
                                    Clint (although we have one or two Clintons)
                                    Tex (although I am not sure that anyone is actually christened that)
                                    Kurt (although it is shared with any German-speaking country)
                                    Beau/Bo
                                    Roscoe
                                    Jesse (male)
                                    Cletus
                                    Jefferson
                                    Chad
                                    Dale
                                    Clay

                                    Yes I have gone through the Dukes of Hazzard cast list and NASCAR drivers' list

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                                      Strom.
                                      Rand.
                                      Marcy.

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                                        #20
                                        Chase
                                        Jeb

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                                          #21
                                          There was Chas Smash in Madness, but he isn't a Charles.

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                                            #22
                                            Chet.

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                                              #23
                                              Anyone who watches old war movies knows that Americans are called Frenchy, Dutch, Shorty or Mac, while Britons are called Taffy, Jock, Nipper or Mac.

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                                                #24
                                                Tanner
                                                Clay

                                                There's also a propensity to have your first name replaced by initials, AJ being a seemingly common example.

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                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Bordeaux Education View Post

                                                  Yes I have gone through the Dukes of Hazzard cast list
                                                  You missed Cooter and Enos.

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