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Re: Mabel

by Rachel Shaina (Evil)

11/14/2015, 9:44 AM

Is everyone misreading my post? I said "similar in style to Hazel" and "it will be increasing in popularity". Not "It is exactly the same as Hazel and will be identically as popular." It's "similar". As in, old lady name (peaked in the 1910's) with a long A (people love long As!) and an -el ending.

Now, if it had a cool Z in it and there was a popular author writing a popular book that was followed by a popular movie featuring a Mabel...

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- queenv +1

11/14/2015, 10:45 AM

Perhaps earthnut was reacting to my reply to RoxStar rather than your post. I implied that Mabel will become as popular as Hazel, though of course I could be wrong.

- Rachel Shaina (Evil)

11/14/2015, 10:53 AM

I guess I figured your reply to RoxStar also incorporated info from my post since I brought up Hazel and Rox did not.

- Billina +2

11/14/2015, 10:25 AM

What book is that?

- Rachel Shaina (Evil) +1

11/14/2015, 10:52 AM

The Fault in Our Stars had a Hazel (Hazel Grace). There were ~1400 Hazels born before the book came out (2011) and double that by the time the movie was released (2014).

It was still somewhat popular, but I think TFiOs gave it a boost. Just like -bella names were popular, Isabella probably would have always been popular, but Twilight probably helped push it a few more spots/moved it faster.

- Billina

11/14/2015, 11:00 AM

I actually read that book, and I forgot all about Hazel. Erm. :/

Now that it's been brought up, I think that book is seriously overrated, but that's another post for another day.

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