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Yes, I suppose you're right, but when people on this board descry such naming pairs are "horrible" and "dumb" it's hard to imagine that they are telling the parents these facts just as a point of interest. Besides, if the paretns didn't know and you make them feel stupid, they might take offense and become defensive (as the woman in the OP did, stating that "Molly is Scottish and Mary is English"). :::Shrug::: I guess I just don't think that "just so you know" isn't a good enough reason to bring these things up, especially with strangers (I think it's a little different in queenv's case when she mentioned her to brother that Shane and John are forms of the same name)