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I came across a fascinating link throwing new and controversial light on some common first names:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2006/09/08/ncriminals08.xml
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2006/09/08/ncriminals08.xml
This message was edited 9/8/2006, 7:05 AM
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Somewhere I heard that among male criminals, particularly murderers, there is a disproportionate share of Lees. I'd love to find out whether there is any research on this (other than in this one small geographical area).
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Social class, probably, if it's true. And it sounds like a British observation, I would guess. The murdering classes appear to have a taste for what respectable people avoid, names-wise. This sounds dreadfully nineteenth century, but demonstrably not everyone has gone PC and given their children class-free names!
And names have very different meanings in America and in England. So many US parents believe that, say, Travis and Audrey are the height of chic, but their image on the other side of the North Atlantic is very different.
And names have very different meanings in America and in England. So many US parents believe that, say, Travis and Audrey are the height of chic, but their image on the other side of the North Atlantic is very different.
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Apologies for posting something which someone else posted first! I'll read before I act next time!
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