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[Daysdee]

Even if you don't tell your age, some can pretty much guess by your name.  Also, odd spellings are a hardship since they get misspelled so often.

[Ms tyrion2]

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@Oznell wrote:

SeaMaiden and chickenbutt, to your interesting posts,I think the Baby Name Wizard (who is really Laura Wattenberg) has a theory that it takes a full, hundred year cycle for especially over-used names to come back.

She might have mentioned that the Baby Boomer names, which I think she has a cute title for, like "Surfin' USA" or something--  the names like Susan, Linda, Bob, Debbie, Bruce, Rick, Kathy, Brad, (and their long forms) etc. etc. will cycle back, but not now.  That's because many of the bearers of those names are now mature, solid citizens, and young whippersnapper parents don't think of them as exciting potential children's names.  (The one exception above is the long form of Kathy, Katherine, which remains popular.)

But at some point, the bearers of those names will be gone (not for a LONG time I hope) and the names will seem fresh again.  Look how old time names like Violet, Ruby, Oscar, Roman, Daisy etc. have seen a revival with so-called "hipster" parents.

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The 100 year theory seems to have a grain of truth. My grandmother's name was Adeline  and she was born a little over 100 years ago.

[JaneMarple]

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@Ms tyrion2 wrote:

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@Oznell wrote:

SeaMaiden and chickenbutt, to your interesting posts,I think the Baby Name Wizard (who is really Laura Wattenberg) has a theory that it takes a full, hundred year cycle for especially over-used names to come back.

She might have mentioned that the Baby Boomer names, which I think she has a cute title for, like "Surfin' USA" or something--  the names like Susan, Linda, Bob, Debbie, Bruce, Rick, Kathy, Brad, (and their long forms) etc. etc. will cycle back, but not now.  That's because many of the bearers of those names are now mature, solid citizens, and young whippersnapper parents don't think of them as exciting potential children's names.  (The one exception above is the long form of Kathy, Katherine, which remains popular.)

But at some point, the bearers of those names will be gone (not for a LONG time I hope) and the names will seem fresh again.  Look how old time names like Violet, Ruby, Oscar, Roman, Daisy etc. have seen a revival with so-called "hipster" parents.

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The 100 year theory seems to have a grain of truth. My grandmother's name was Adeline  and she was born a little over 100 years ago.

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I had an aunt named Adeline born in 1918.

[Ms tyrion2]

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@JaneMarple wrote:

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@Ms tyrion2 wrote:

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@Oznell wrote:

SeaMaiden and chickenbutt, to your interesting posts,I think the Baby Name Wizard (who is really Laura Wattenberg) has a theory that it takes a full, hundred year cycle for especially over-used names to come back.

She might have mentioned that the Baby Boomer names, which I think she has a cute title for, like "Surfin' USA" or something--  the names like Susan, Linda, Bob, Debbie, Bruce, Rick, Kathy, Brad, (and their long forms) etc. etc. will cycle back, but not now.  That's because many of the bearers of those names are now mature, solid citizens, and young whippersnapper parents don't think of them as exciting potential children's names.  (The one exception above is the long form of Kathy, Katherine, which remains popular.)

But at some point, the bearers of those names will be gone (not for a LONG time I hope) and the names will seem fresh again.  Look how old time names like Violet, Ruby, Oscar, Roman, Daisy etc. have seen a revival with so-called "hipster" parents.

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The 100 year theory seems to have a grain of truth. My grandmother's name was Adeline  and she was born a little over 100 years ago.

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I had an aunt named Adeline born in 1918.

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Very cool @JaneMarple! 

My grandmother was born in  the late 1800's.

Psssst. My middle name is Adeline.

[nrm]

Maybe a lot of people like the movie The Age of Adaline,that came out last year with Blake Lively. 

It was quite good. 

[JaneMarple]

If my granddaughter had been a boy his would have been Oliver, from the book, play and movie "Oliver Twist".

[Yardlie]

I have a 12 year old great nephew whose name is Jace. I had never heard that name before he was born, so I googled it. There was not one person who had the name Jace at that time.The name has taken off in popularity since then.  "Jase" is obviously a variant of it. 

[foggy!]

I assume the name Adeline is pronounced Add-a-line.

There are girls in elementary school here with shorter versions of Adeline, like Addy and Addison.  Adele may even become popular soon too.

One of my favorite names is Madeline, pronounced Mad-a-lynn vs Mad-a-line, but not a fan of Maddy.

Maybe the family who choses the spelling of Zakary vs Zachary, likes the shortened version that looks like it sounds, Zak.

I generally lean towards traditional names but to each his own.

[foggy!]

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@Silver Lining wrote:

"Kylo" sounds like J-Lo (or however it and the others like it are spelled). Ugh!

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It may be pronounced like Kilo.

[faeriemoon]

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@foggy! wrote:

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@Silver Lining wrote:

"Kylo" sounds like J-Lo (or however it and the others like it are spelled). Ugh!

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It may be pronounced like Kilo.

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@foggy! wrote:

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@Silver Lining wrote:

"Kylo" sounds like J-Lo (or however it and the others like it are spelled). Ugh!

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It may be pronounced like Kilo.

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@foggy! wrote:

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@Silver Lining wrote:

"Kylo" sounds like J-Lo (or however it and the others like it are spelled). Ugh!

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It may be pronounced like Kilo.

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Ha!  Hopefully this little gem of a name is not given to a child with a weight problem.  The other kids would be all over that one.