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[Opinions] 'American' names
To you, what is a very American feeling feminine name? I'm looking to name a character who was born in 1960s/70s.
So far I have Nancy and Karen, but I'm not sure either suits. Any other suggestions?
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Carly
Donna
Debra
Linda
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Donna, Sandra, Dawn
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I always think of Barbara as American. This was the first name that came to mind, though I don't know that it suits someone born in that time frame. Susan and Denise both sound American to me more than anything else, and they were popular in the 1960s.
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Lori, Crystal or Shelley. I've never met anyone in the UK with those names.
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Lauren
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To me American names are names that are hardly used in Europe and if so not on the same gender. They don't need to be American in origin, though. So to me Karen wouldn't be one of them. Nancy...hmmm not sure.I'd say: Lindsey, Lindsay, Kelly, Jody, Jamie, Tracy, Stacy, Robin.I'm German and -ey names on girls always sounded very American to me. For this generation or the 90s I'd say Kelsey, Ashley, Ainsley, Ashby, Courtney, Kaylee and Hayley sound very American.Or because she was born in the 60s/70s maybe something like Dawn or Misty.
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Brenda
Kelly
Kimberly
Amy
Tammy
Carrie
Kerry
Kari
Melissa
Jennifer
Cheryl
Dawn
Pamela
Carol
Tina
Melinda
Linda
Donna
Sherry
Shari
Sharon
Stacy
Tracy
Rhonda
Jill
Terri / Teri
Leslie
Gina
Lisa
Heather
April
Jamie
Jody / Jodi
Dana
Brandy / Brandi
Candace / Candice
Deanna / DeAnna
Deanne / DeAnn / DeAnne
Christy / Kristy
Shawna / Shauna
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For the 60s, I'd go with Cindy, Sandra, Lisa, Sherri, Barbra, Sheila, Suzanne, Louise, or something along those lines. For the 70s, it's more the beginnings of the Sarah, Stacy, and Michelle trend, at least where I live...
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There's been a lot of talk about Susan this morning and that might work. Donna, Jessica, Amy, Samantha, Melissa
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I'd use a popular, non-traditional name from the SSA popular name list for the year. Tammy or Amy would be good, or Lisa, Kimberly, Michelle, Lori, Julie, Jennifer, Kelly, Tracy, Dawn.
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Sharon
Shannon
Rachel
Nancy
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