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in reply to a message by NelleR
One of my best friends has a Lee middle name, and she was born in the late 80s. It does feel very retro now, like something from the 50s!
Nicole, Lynn and Marie were the go-to middle names for my peers for sure. I always remember feeling a bit puzzled by Nicole's popularity, it felt different from the one syllable fillers, and it was also popular as a first name. But why that one? Nobody ever had Jennifer, Jessica, or Ashley as a middle name. It was a real mystery to me.
One of us had Kathleen as a middle and it felt positively exotic.
Nicole, Lynn and Marie were the go-to middle names for my peers for sure. I always remember feeling a bit puzzled by Nicole's popularity, it felt different from the one syllable fillers, and it was also popular as a first name. But why that one? Nobody ever had Jennifer, Jessica, or Ashley as a middle name. It was a real mystery to me.
One of us had Kathleen as a middle and it felt positively exotic.
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I was surprised that Lee was in the top 10 from 1900 - 1999. My niece recently gave her daughter Lee as a middle name. It might get a boost as a way to honor a male relative or riding on the popular "lee" sound at the end of names.