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article on British naming trends

by Lethe (reniannen17)

8/13/2008, 3:52 PM

website gurgle.com has tracked naming patterns in Britain between 1907 and 2007 and found that the use of traditional names is in freefall, with Gertrude and Norman suffering the biggest decline, while parents are increasingly choosing celebrity endorsed and creative names.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2545950/Traditional-names-such-as-Norman-and-Gertrude-disappearing.html

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article on British naming trends · Lethe · 8/13/2008, 3:52 PM

•Re: article on British naming trends · Anneza · 8/13/2008, 10:51 PM

•Re: article on British naming trends · louise fielder · 9/14/2008, 6:35 AM

•Re: article on British naming trends · Sia · 8/15/2008, 6:54 AM

•Re: article on British naming trends · Lethe · 8/14/2008, 4:52 AM

•not what i'd call "traditional" · aquamarina · 8/13/2008, 5:26 PM

•Re: not what i'd call "traditional" · bananarama · 8/15/2008, 12:38 PM

•Re: not what i'd call "traditional" · aquamarina · 8/15/2008, 3:53 PM

•Re: not what i'd call "traditional" · Lethe · 8/14/2008, 4:45 AM

•About Gertrude · Poppylena · 8/14/2008, 12:42 AM

•Re: About Gertrude · aquamarina · 8/14/2008, 3:45 AM

•Re: About Gertrude · Anneza · 8/14/2008, 2:43 AM

•Re: not what i'd call "traditional" · penguiny7 · 8/13/2008, 6:44 PM