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Help[Opinions] Re: Old timey American female names
in reply to a message by writing_wrote_and_written
Wow, as someone born in 1951 it is really jarring to see names taken from a 1980s chart described as "old-timey"!!
Capitola and Icy would be really "old-timey" in the sense of having been regularly used in the 19th century USA. Leanne is also surprisingly a 19th century name, but the spelling Leighann is very modern.
Dusti and Mahogany seem just the opposite of "old-timey" to me, names which really would only have been created for girls shortly before the 1980s.
Francisquita and Vianey would be mostly Hispanic names. I think Vianey is more often spelled Vianney. It comes from the surname of St. John Vianney, a Roman Catholic priest who lived in France between 1786 and 1859, and has been used as a given name by devout Roman Catholics in France as well as in Spanish-speaking countries.
Capitola and Icy would be really "old-timey" in the sense of having been regularly used in the 19th century USA. Leanne is also surprisingly a 19th century name, but the spelling Leighann is very modern.
Dusti and Mahogany seem just the opposite of "old-timey" to me, names which really would only have been created for girls shortly before the 1980s.
Francisquita and Vianey would be mostly Hispanic names. I think Vianey is more often spelled Vianney. It comes from the surname of St. John Vianney, a Roman Catholic priest who lived in France between 1786 and 1859, and has been used as a given name by devout Roman Catholics in France as well as in Spanish-speaking countries.
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Coming from someone born in 2006, I always view them as being old-timey haha. Also thanks very much for the informations! They're really interesting.
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