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> I named my eldest daughter Lynzy, to continue the tradition. And that's why I always ask patients how to spell their name, no matter how common it sounds...
Yep. I wouldn’t have done that, but my own name varies from the historical spelling as well.
First, this is a great and original (AFAIK) post. Kudos to the author! Second, I actually find the most interesting fact to be completely unmentioned by the author: that in the first chart (greatest absolute changes), of the 30 biggest swaps, only two were female->male, while the other 28 (over 90%!) were male->female. It's a remarkable fact -- makes me think of how it's historically been much more acceptable for wom…
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> The feminist movement managed to make femininity almost a swear word. Being "like a girl" being insult is not something that started with feminism.
When have been women insulted for “being like a girl”? “Tomboy” could be insulting, though.
I find the Krishna name interesting. Krishna is a male Hindu deity. However, it seems a lot of people were naming their girls Krishna. Now, it is a boy's name again. My speculation for the cause of this is that Hare Krishna became popular among certain US groups in the 1970's and a lot of them named their daughters Krishna. Then, in more recent times, there has been a lot more immigration from India into the US, and…
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Long before Shalespeare, Paris is also a male in ancient Greek mythology. (No relation to the name of the city of Paris BTW.)
Meanwhile, to the Greeks, Troy was a city, but to us, a Chad.
Something about US first names is always puzzling to me because there is a much larger space of names than what there is in Europe for example. Not even talking about exotic ones only. Names like "Justice" are pretty much unheard of in Europe.
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When have been women insulted for “being like a girl”? “Tomboy” could be insulting, though.
For a man to throw "like a girl" is generally seen as an insult.
First, this is a great and original (AFAIK) post. Kudos to the author! Second, I actually find the most interesting fact to be completely unmentioned by the author: that in the first chart (greatest absolute changes), of the 30 biggest swaps, only two were female->male, while the other 28 (over 90%!) were male->female. It's a remarkable fact -- makes me think of how it's historically been much more acceptable for wom…
> It's a remarkable fact -- makes me think of how it's historically been much more acceptable for women to adopt men's styles of clothing, but much less accepted for men to adopt's women's styles of clothing. This is still the case today. I feel like the two are entirely unrelated, actually. If anything, we’ve seen the opposite phenomenon happen in every market. Buffalo Wild Wings commercials that cater to masculinit…
First, this is a great and original (AFAIK) post. Kudos to the author! Second, I actually find the most interesting fact to be completely unmentioned by the author: that in the first chart (greatest absolute changes), of the 30 biggest swaps, only two were female->male, while the other 28 (over 90%!) were male->female. It's a remarkable fact -- makes me think of how it's historically been much more acceptable for wom…
Lots of them have pretty likely explanations. For instance, Angel got quite a lot more popular when Buffy the Vampire Slayer had a character of that name. Or https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashley_(name)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angel_(given_name)
Now if you want to see some interesting effects in name popularity due to popular culture, look at the quick demise of "Jude" after The Beatles' song, and the quick demise of "Jeremy" after Pearl Jam's song.
Something about US first names is always puzzling to me because there is a much larger space of names than what there is in Europe for example. Not even talking about exotic ones only. Names like "Justice" are pretty much unheard of in Europe.
What surprises me about American first names is how many sound like surnames to me: Harrison and Taylor are the two most famous examples, but I'm sure there are more.