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Re: BAs from England
Alfie seems to be really popular in England eh? I feel like I'm seeing it in England BAs a lot and I really don't understand the appeal at all. I like Hugo and Bella, but both are GPs. I love Imogen, and I wish people used it more here in Canada.
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Yep. I'm always surprised if I see a set of BAs and no Alfie among them!About ten years ago when it had only just made it into the top 100 I liked it. It seemed fresh and a good way to potentially honour my granddad (although I doubt I'd have used it). Now though, I'm sick of seeing it and I can't help but associate it with badly behaved boys. I think I've seen too many little Alfies running riot in supermarkets and being yelled at by their mums which has put me off!
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My cousin is 10 and he's called Alfie. When he was born I thought it was relatively unusual - I'd never met an Alfie before. Now there are loads of them, I guess he was at the beginning of the trend.The same happened with his younger brother, Harvey, whose name is also pretty common in the UK now.
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