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in reply to a message by Cleveland Kent Evans
This is astonishing ... and such fun! Who would have thought it? What we all assumed was a modern trend has been going for as long as some states. Well researched!
The one that amazes me most is New Jersey. Part state, part article of clothing ... and no obvious nickname.
I haven't noticed any province names being used as given names in South Africa: lots of girls are named Natalie, but it's not because of the province of Natal (now Kwa-Zulu Natal). No Free State, no Gauteng, no Limpopo. Perhaps it's early days: I'll keep looking. (We destroy our census records. Oh dear.)
The one that amazes me most is New Jersey. Part state, part article of clothing ... and no obvious nickname.
I haven't noticed any province names being used as given names in South Africa: lots of girls are named Natalie, but it's not because of the province of Natal (now Kwa-Zulu Natal). No Free State, no Gauteng, no Limpopo. Perhaps it's early days: I'll keep looking. (We destroy our census records. Oh dear.)
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