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Nicholas Rowan
Wesley Owen Rhys
Finn Gabriel
Donovan Leo
Malcolm Elliott
Dominic Edwin
Jonathan Bennett
Julian Francis
Raphael Thomas
Levi Nathaniel
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Sabrina Lily
Miranda Willow
Felicity Charlotte
Juliana Daphne
Luna Miriam
Eleanor Ivy
Autumn Theodora
Hera Genevieve
Maxine Amelia
Francesca Rosalie

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So there was a little bit of moving & shaking, mostly in my feminine list (as per usual). In the masculine list Cameron & James left in favor of Raphael (old favorite, and was a middle last month) and Julian, which - in looking back on my polls - hasn't been among my top names in years. In the feminine list Cassia, Elise, Briella, and Naomi (a name I will still heartily consider) left in favor of Eleanor, old favorites Maxine & Francesca, and Hera - the last of which I am finally considering seriously after regarding her as a GP for a very, very long time. (And I use the short-E pronunciation, or more like "hair," than the provided English pronunciation with the long-E.)

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My fascination with Luna is only growing - a name I used to really dislike. It's trending hard, though, and just broke the Top 20, so I hope it doesn't become overused.

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An honorable mention goes to Zora, a name I will also still be considering for the future. The combo I settled on was Zora Vivienne.

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And now... the ten-year comparison! December 1, 2010 was the first time I formally participated in the Top 10 posts, and I didn't make any combos for this one. Here were my Top 10 names 10 years ago:

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1. Richard
2. Robert
3. Mark
4. James
5. Nicholas
6. Rohan
7. Brendan
8. Harrison
9. Edmund
10. Owen
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1. Everly
2. Liana
3. Godelieve / "Evie"
4. Philippa
5. Nefertari
6. Sarah
7. Galatea
8. Gloria
9. Tessalyn
10. Crescentia

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Some of these don't surprise me at all: Richard is a perennial favorite; Nicholas is pretty much my all-time favorite masculine name; I loved Everly (which isn't even hyperlinked in the original archived post because it wasn't in the database yet!) before she was cool (really, it didn't break the Top 1000 in the U.S. until 2012); and Philippa was a mainstay before I discovered Phyllida.

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But others were total surprises. Godelieve was a such a blast from the past (I think "Evie" is supposed to be pronounced "ee-vee") I actually leaned back a little when I saw her. I'd completely forgotten. I also don't remember loving Rohan or Brendan enough to ever put them in my Top 10, but here they are. Liana, Nefertari, and Galatea are such old, old favorites that I smiled when I saw them; and CRESCENTIA! I always liked her ostentatiously Latin self, but I didn't remember her in my Top 10!

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Tessalyn is clearly from when I was playing around with creating new names from existing elements. I could see myself revisiting Tessalyn for a character, but not for real life.

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I have no idea what Sarah is doing here.

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www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/117507
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
hwww.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/132018
http://greens-end.myminicity.com/sec

This message was edited 12/1/2020, 10:56 AM