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HelpI really wouldn't call it timeless ...
in reply to a message by Theodora'sMommy
To me, a name is timeless if it's gotten fairly steady use over a fairly long period of time. Violet didn't. It's only now just geting a lot of use after a long period of very little use.
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We don't need to set the sky on fire. A little glow will do just fine.
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Agreed. To me it seems like the epitome of a trendy / dated name. It wasn’t even in the top 1000 a few decades ago. If that’s a concern then you may want to go with something else.
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Yeah it's trendy to me. It's not a name that has been used widely enough over time to be 'timeless'.
It's a familiar enough name because of the flower etc. but other than small children, I don't know any adult/elderly Violets.
It's a familiar enough name because of the flower etc. but other than small children, I don't know any adult/elderly Violets.
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Agree
This exactly. It was a trendy Edwardian name, and now it's a trendy Edwardian revival name.
This exactly. It was a trendy Edwardian name, and now it's a trendy Edwardian revival name.
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I wonder if it’s a regional thing. I personally know one who would have been born in the 50s, one from the 60s, and two from the 80s. At least in my area, the name never disappeared.
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Violet was more popular in the UK in its heyday than in the US - top 20 at its peak, and we've got a much smaller population - and it stayed in the top 100 for longer, until the 1930s. And trendy names which have that sort of oversaturation tend to feel more dated when they go out of fashion, so people are less likely to use them. The Canadian data (and I'm guessing also that for Australia & NZ) looks similar to ours, so in short, you're probably right.
I had a great-aunt Vi born in 1909, who died when I was a baby, and I know someone with a daughter Violet aged seven. Like Bex I've not come across any adult Violets at all.
I had a great-aunt Vi born in 1909, who died when I was a baby, and I know someone with a daughter Violet aged seven. Like Bex I've not come across any adult Violets at all.
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