Re: Kimberly (m)
in reply to a message by abbasdaughter
possible. but most people honor in the middle position when a name is dated. and usually (my experience) they honor grandparents and most women named Kimberly were born in the 60s and aren't quite at that age yet.
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I've encountered people who either were named for or chose a name in honour of a friend or an aunt... and the friend is usually close to the parent's age... A lot of Kims were born in the 70s and 80s as well (I don't know the Cdn. stats that far back, but we have a lot from both decades). According to the popularities listing, it was #5 in BOTH decades (oodles of Kims when I was in school) and then dropped to #17 in the 80s and hasn't left the top 100 since then. It crept into the top 100 in the 50s though... May be different in Europe though.
At one time I knew a gal who'd been named after her mum's best friend and wound up being Jeopardy. (that's right... like the game show) A friend of mine stuck her sister's name in as an mn for her first daughter.
At one time I knew a gal who'd been named after her mum's best friend and wound up being Jeopardy. (that's right... like the game show) A friend of mine stuck her sister's name in as an mn for her first daughter.
This message was edited 1/19/2009, 10:48 PM