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Re: Patricia
I can't help liking Deborah, in spite of the profusion of Debbies with whom I grew up. Unfortunately, though, quite a few of the Debbies were actually named Debra, an abomination. I could go for Deborah if she were never called Debbie, but I never knew a Deborah or a Debra who wasn't called Debbie.
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I just looked at both Debra and Deborah's popularity and I cannot believe how popular they were in the 50s! Both spellings were in the top 10! I imagine this means that Deb names were more common than Mary. Debbie is awful to my ears, but I guess it's just because I have bad associations. If I wasn't so dated to the 50s, I bet it'd be back in with the other nicknamy names, like Addie, Maddie, Emmie, Evie, Tilly, etc.
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Debbie is kinda gross, but Deb could be a fun little nickname I think!
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