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Back when I was a student, we had this very interesting linguistics class where we discussed the social status of certain names in the UK. Some stereotypical examples: Camilla and Charles would be considered upper middle class names, whereas Leroy, Darren and Hilda would be lower class names. Also, the upper/educated classes would favor traditional prestige names like Mary, Edward and Catherine and avoid new inventions such as Shane or Taylor.

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