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Help[Opinions] Re: Sarah
in reply to a message by NobodyOfConsequence
Well, I'm Sarah and I'm eighteen. When I was in first grade, there were at least three other Sarah's in my class - and I have two cousins named Sarah, and to top it off, a stepsister named Sarah.
I've never really liked the name because so many other people have it; it doesn't always feel like it's really mine, if you know what I mean. But other than that issue, I do like it - especially the meaning. It's not as common now as it was in '92, so I don't think the popularity issue would really be as bad. And sometimes, popularity doesn't even matter - Ashley was number one that year and I met very few of those my age, and no Samantha's and maybe only one Emily. So in short, if I wanted to use it I wouldn't let the popularity stop me. I do prefer it as a middle name, though.
The youngest Sarah I know is probably around thirteen to fifteen. A baby Sarah probably would be fairly exciting to me, now that I think about it.
ETA: My cousins and I were always distinguished as Sarah Ann, Sarah Kyle, and Sarah Beth (our middle names). It was always slightly aggravating as I didn't like my middle name - but I honestly wouldn't have cared if I had liked it (my problem was that my entire name, Sarah Ann, was extremely plain-sounding and common). So using our full names wasn't a problem, especially since they were all fairly short. Like someone else said, a double fn would work fine (this entire paragraph has been a long-winded way of saying that).
I've never really liked the name because so many other people have it; it doesn't always feel like it's really mine, if you know what I mean. But other than that issue, I do like it - especially the meaning. It's not as common now as it was in '92, so I don't think the popularity issue would really be as bad. And sometimes, popularity doesn't even matter - Ashley was number one that year and I met very few of those my age, and no Samantha's and maybe only one Emily. So in short, if I wanted to use it I wouldn't let the popularity stop me. I do prefer it as a middle name, though.
The youngest Sarah I know is probably around thirteen to fifteen. A baby Sarah probably would be fairly exciting to me, now that I think about it.
ETA: My cousins and I were always distinguished as Sarah Ann, Sarah Kyle, and Sarah Beth (our middle names). It was always slightly aggravating as I didn't like my middle name - but I honestly wouldn't have cared if I had liked it (my problem was that my entire name, Sarah Ann, was extremely plain-sounding and common). So using our full names wasn't a problem, especially since they were all fairly short. Like someone else said, a double fn would work fine (this entire paragraph has been a long-winded way of saying that).
This message was edited 9/7/2010, 5:55 AM
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