Originally posted by Third rate Leszno
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My uncle had five girls. He said he wanted to make sure they each had a name that would be respectable when they became president of US Steel. None of them are on track for that, but they are Deborah (Debbie), Karen, Juliette (Julie), Rachel and Laura. I think he succeeded.
Cindy is usually short for Cynthia, isn’t it?
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Is there a reason why some surnames catch on as given names, but not others?
For example, those based on occupations like Carter, Cooper, Hunter, Tyler seem quite common (although I haven't come across a Butcher). Perhaps the rhythm of two syllables appeals, as opposed to Smith or Jones.
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My wife's name is Marcy, short for Marcia. Among my other female American friends are Jerri, Jenelle, Cyndee and Nicolette.
A lot of these are contractions, aren't they? Hank is Henry, Zeke is Ezekiel, Randy is Randolph, Abe is Abraham, Jeb is Jebediah, Chet is Chester. So quite a few from the Old Testament, I guess.
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Originally posted by caja-dglh View PostJayden. Brayden. Kayden. Payton. Cooper. Dashiel.
You can check exactly how many here: https://names.darkgreener.com/
Jayden peaked at 2,567 boys given that name in 2010 which means most primary schools currently have at least one.
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Originally posted by Bordeaux Education View Post
Yeah, we had a Chas playing for Bath City and I remember a few at school.
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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Originally posted by ad hoc View PostMackenzie
I thought the bloke who was on The Office was an exception that proved the rule, but I've just looked him up and it turns out that Mackenzie Crook is actually his stage name, and he's called Paul.
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Originally posted by Benjm View PostMadison as a female first name seems very US to me but, as EEG says, they do spread.
I knew a Cindy in the West Midlands in the '80s but don't know whether it was shortened from something else. I can't think of any Sindys with an S, apart from the doll.
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