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in reply to a message by RB Constance
"There seem to have been a crop of men born sometime in the 1960s with one syllable names that include but are not limited to Glen, Dale, Lane, and Craig. It is suspected that their parents were hippies. They may have a sister named Dawn."
Nobody back in the 1960s thought of these as "nature names" so they definitely weren't give by parents who were "hippies." The stereotype of "hippy names" is always things like Rainbow and Sunshine, but these were actually rare. Glen (or Glenn), Dale, Lane, and Craig are surname transfer names which were already well-used back in the late 19th century -- especially Glenn. Dawn also began to be used in the late 19th century. The bestselling early 20th century novelist Edna Ferber's first novel, published in 1911, was titled "Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed". :)
Nobody back in the 1960s thought of these as "nature names" so they definitely weren't give by parents who were "hippies." The stereotype of "hippy names" is always things like Rainbow and Sunshine, but these were actually rare. Glen (or Glenn), Dale, Lane, and Craig are surname transfer names which were already well-used back in the late 19th century -- especially Glenn. Dawn also began to be used in the late 19th century. The bestselling early 20th century novelist Edna Ferber's first novel, published in 1911, was titled "Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed". :)
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