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HelpRe: Post Your Top Ten for January
in reply to a message by Rachel Shaina
You are making my head spin. Do you keep track of all this data? Or are you doing it for our benefit, to see how our tastes change over time? Either way, kudos for all the work!
I generally avoid these diaries because I found the more I participated the more I started to tire of my "favorite" names. I've now come to the point where I can't even remember what they were. So here's a list of what I call my current top ten names. I suspect the feminine ones will change the most:
1. Frederica / Freda (these are in no particular order)
2. Joan
3. Ursula (hmm, they are definitely getting "heavier" sounding)
4. Gobnait
5. Margaret / Mairead (is that cheating?)
6. Blaithin
7. Eimear / Emer
8. Edelmira
9. Inez / Ines
10. Elsa / Elsie
GP of the day: Hepzibah
1. Peter
2. Desmond
3. Cormac
4. Malachy
5. Tadhg
6. Francis
7. Barnaby
8. Cornelius
9. Thomas
10. Bernard
GP of the day: Hannibal
Fear not. These are not intended for future children. I am old enough to be free to love names for their own sake.
I generally avoid these diaries because I found the more I participated the more I started to tire of my "favorite" names. I've now come to the point where I can't even remember what they were. So here's a list of what I call my current top ten names. I suspect the feminine ones will change the most:
1. Frederica / Freda (these are in no particular order)
2. Joan
3. Ursula (hmm, they are definitely getting "heavier" sounding)
4. Gobnait
5. Margaret / Mairead (is that cheating?)
6. Blaithin
7. Eimear / Emer
8. Edelmira
9. Inez / Ines
10. Elsa / Elsie
GP of the day: Hepzibah
1. Peter
2. Desmond
3. Cormac
4. Malachy
5. Tadhg
6. Francis
7. Barnaby
8. Cornelius
9. Thomas
10. Bernard
GP of the day: Hannibal
Fear not. These are not intended for future children. I am old enough to be free to love names for their own sake.
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Spartz started this in 2008, saying she wanted to keep track of how her names changed over the course of the year and invited everyone to do so along with her.
The last couple years I have counted up all the data to put together a BTN popularity chart (2012's is here: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4356914), but it wasn't the original intention.
The last couple years I have counted up all the data to put together a BTN popularity chart (2012's is here: http://www.behindthename.com/bb/baby/4356914), but it wasn't the original intention.
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My virtual hat is off to you. Thanks again for keeping this going. :-D
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Great minds think alike. :-)
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