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in reply to a message by queenv
I love this response. I really enjoy when people try to see why a name appealed instead of just placing it in the dustbin. :)
I imagine Gladys sounded happy, strong, young, feminine, interesting, on-trend. When contemporaries were Edith, Agnes, and Ethel, it had many shared popular sounds. “Sarah” and “Hannah” felt plain and frumpy and old, and these names had interest and sparkle to the mothers giving them.
I imagine Gladys sounded happy, strong, young, feminine, interesting, on-trend. When contemporaries were Edith, Agnes, and Ethel, it had many shared popular sounds. “Sarah” and “Hannah” felt plain and frumpy and old, and these names had interest and sparkle to the mothers giving them.
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I really don't believe any name belongs in the dustbin per se. When it comes down to it, it is all just personal opinion. I don't like the name Gladys personally from the previous reasons I listed, but I knows tons of younger Hispanic women with this name and it works for them. I don't really believe in the whole notion of usability. If that is your name, then it is your name and people will get used to it and form different associations after knowing you. Even if your name is as out there as something like Banana.
I imagine it became popular between the 1900s-1930 due to it sounding similar to gladiolus, which is a nice association.
I imagine it became popular between the 1900s-1930 due to it sounding similar to gladiolus, which is a nice association.
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