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in reply to a message by Septapus
In medieval Ireland Patrick and Bridget were indeed too sacred to give to children -- they become common in Ireland ironically because the English overlords accepted them as names on birth records because they were also used in England.
I think Colleen is now occasionally used in Ireland itself, but it certainly was not created as a name there. I had a friend who was born around 1949 who was named Colleen. Here paternal grandmother was born in Ireland, and she was very angry at her son for naming her that. She told me that for years her grandmother asked her father "When are you going to give the colleen a real name?"
I think Colleen is now occasionally used in Ireland itself, but it certainly was not created as a name there. I had a friend who was born around 1949 who was named Colleen. Here paternal grandmother was born in Ireland, and she was very angry at her son for naming her that. She told me that for years her grandmother asked her father "When are you going to give the colleen a real name?"
This message was edited 4/10/2023, 3:48 PM
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