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in reply to a message by Pavlos
Gone to graveyards, every one!
My husband used to play tennis with an Adolf who was known as Dolfie. He was as unfortunate as his name. But, remember that Winston has gone just as much out of use as Adolf. Does Louis get much use in France? In other words, is it a matter of name fashions being cyclical, or are some associations just too strong?
And I had an honorary auntie Frieda, a German woman, who lost her German accent completely when she hit South Africa and very mysteriously called herself George - and so did her husband, Bob. Go figure.
My husband used to play tennis with an Adolf who was known as Dolfie. He was as unfortunate as his name. But, remember that Winston has gone just as much out of use as Adolf. Does Louis get much use in France? In other words, is it a matter of name fashions being cyclical, or are some associations just too strong?
And I had an honorary auntie Frieda, a German woman, who lost her German accent completely when she hit South Africa and very mysteriously called herself George - and so did her husband, Bob. Go figure.
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As a matter of fact, Louis was out of fashion in France during the middle of the 20th century, but it has now returned to fashion there. According to La cote des prenoms en 2004, Louis has been among the top 20 names for boys in France again since 2001, and is now the #1 name for boys born to upper-class parents who put birth announcements in Le Figaro.
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Merci!
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