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Roll the die (http://random.org/integers/?num=1&min=1&max=6&col=5&base=10&format=html&rnd=new or somewhere similar) for each first and middle name. Nicknames are fine and you can have multiple middle names.

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You may use variations of the names listed (Mary can be Marie or Maria or Mara or what have you) except where *'d. (that is, naembanks 1 and 5)

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1. 25 most common since 1880 (with separate spellings combined):*
Boys: John, James, Michael, Robert, William, David, Joseph, Richard, Charles, Christopher, Steven, Thomas, Daniel, Matthew, Brian, Mark, George, Anthony, Jeffrey, Paul, Donald, Andrew, Kevin, Edward
Girls: Mary, Catherine, Jennifer, Elizabeth, Sarah, Patricia, Margaret, Jessica, Barbara, Michelle, Lisa, Linda, Helen, Susan, Ashley, Betty, Anna, Kimberly, Karen, Amanda, Melissa, Teresa, Frances, Stephanie, Rebecca

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2. Names with unclear meanings
Boys: Anthony, Achilles, Aaron, Sergio, Titus, Stellan, Hiram, Ignatius, Midas, Gaius, Declan, Chad, Cedric, Arthur, Agrippa, Bedivere, Lancelot, Galahad, Gareth, Gonzalo
Girls: Antonia, Mary, Katherine, Teresa, Eponine, Jocasta, Tatiana, Larisa, Deirdre, Cordelia, Camilla, Avis, Juno, Juturna, Io, Inna, Cybele, Esther, Angerona

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3. Unisex but more feminine (usually):
Boys and girls: Ashley, Christian, Evelyn, Jocelyn, Jordan, Clare, Allison, Arden, Harper, Beverly, Kimberly, Lindsay, Lynn, Winter, River, Valerie, Vivian, Paris, Mallory, Lee, Delaney, Darcy, Francis, Haven, Cassidy, Brooke

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4. River names:
Boys: Tiberius, Achilles, Douglas, Jordan, River, Trent, Windsor, Clare, Clyde, Clarence, Conway
Girls: Guadalupe, Jordan, River, Lorelei, Clare, Delta, Clodagh, Aeronwy, Sabrina, Kaveri

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5. ~366-400 most popular names since 1880 (similar spellings combined):*
Girls: Tara, Caroline, Sophia, Beatrice, Ida, Mabel, Gertrude, Laurie, Darlene, Molly, Shelly, Geraldine, Kelsey, Brooke, Vivian, Regina, Colleen, June, Makayla, Bessie, Elsie, Claire, Rosa, Marissa, Sonya
Boys: Wesley, Connor, Mike, Leroy, Jay, Clifford, Oscar, Ian, Calvin, Mitchell, Luke, Dominic, Lloyd, Manuel, Hunter, Ronnie, Leo, Terrence, Warren, Dean, Barry, Colin, Mackenzie, Trevor, Darren, Don

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6. Names of first 25 presidents and first ladies/daughters:
Boys: George, Washington, John, Adam, Thomas, James, Monroe, Quincy, Andrew, Martin, William, Henry, Tyler, Knox, Zachary, Millard, Franklin, Pierce, Buchanon, Abraham, Lincoln, Ulysses, Hiram, Grant, Rutherford, Birchard, Garfield, Chester, Alan, Arthur, Grover, Cleveland, Benjamin, Harrison
Girls: Martha, Abigail, Susanna, Jane, Mary, Lucy, Elizabeth, Dolley, Louisa, Catherine, Rachel, Hannah, Anna, Letitia, Julia, Margaret, Caroline, Jane, Eliza, Lucretia, Ellen, Frances, Ida

This message was edited 11/23/2007, 8:28 AM