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I think the allure of Anne lies within the fact that too many people are choosing overstated, flashy names. Many people are experiencing a reaction to this commonality and are retreating to more plain, clean, simpler names. The same phenomenon appears to be happening in fashion as well, I have noticed. All of the flashy, overstated, garish items (i.e. planned obsolescence) are on sale, where the more understated, monochromatic, and neutral items are marked up. Fashion is about rebellion, and breaking away from the every day. What once made people stand out is no longer extraordinary if everyone had the same idea.
This message was edited 5/28/2012, 7:24 AM
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It's not that I can't appreciate a short, simple name. My tendency is to like long, flowery, girls' names, but I can appreciate some short, simple ones. My problem with Anne is the same one I have with Jane and Mary. They were so common for so long that they have absolutely no personality. They say nothing. To me, at least. Terminally dull for that reason.
Katherine and Elizabeth are in the same category as Mary, Jane, and Anne in that they, too, were so common as to become generic, yet I will often say I like Katherine and Elizabeth and I never say I like Mary, Jane, or Anne. I think it's because Katherine and Elizabeth are more visually and aurally interesting. Even so, I would never actually use Katherine or Elizabeth, because---along with Mary, Jane, and Anne--I would feel that I may as well be naming my kid "Hey You".
Katherine and Elizabeth are in the same category as Mary, Jane, and Anne in that they, too, were so common as to become generic, yet I will often say I like Katherine and Elizabeth and I never say I like Mary, Jane, or Anne. I think it's because Katherine and Elizabeth are more visually and aurally interesting. Even so, I would never actually use Katherine or Elizabeth, because---along with Mary, Jane, and Anne--I would feel that I may as well be naming my kid "Hey You".
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Too me, seeing an Anne, Katherine, Elizabeth, Mary, or Jane says "my parents made a good, classic choice." :)
I'm not criticizing your choice of Victoria, by the way, which is also a fine choice, though ultimately not Eighteenth Century enough to really ring my bell.
I'm not criticizing your choice of Victoria, by the way, which is also a fine choice, though ultimately not Eighteenth Century enough to really ring my bell.
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I agree - Well said. -
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