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Tell me what your name is without telling me what your name is

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BatsatHalloween · 14/10/2025 17:20

My name has a male and female variant
It was number 36 the year I was given it
It was acceptable in the 80s
It's a bit French
It's also a little bit Essex
Most people shorten it

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MusicalAnarchy · 14/10/2025 19:50

NameChangeForThisQuestionOnly · 14/10/2025 19:48

Michelle? Or maybe Carol?

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Michelle is correct!

Jamfirstest · 14/10/2025 19:49

Russian ballet dancer name

MusicalAnarchy · 14/10/2025 19:49

Squirrelsnut · 14/10/2025 19:37

It's French.
It's quite unusual.
It's never been popular but I think it's a nice name.
Part of it means little which is ironic because I'm big and tall.

Antoinette?

Bambi3919 · 14/10/2025 19:49

No it’s not pansy

HelloVeritas · 14/10/2025 19:48

Bambi3919 · 14/10/2025 19:45

I Have never known anyone with my name, it is the name of a flower.

Pansy?

NameChangeForThisQuestionOnly · 14/10/2025 19:48

MusicalAnarchy · 14/10/2025 19:34

My name is very dated but I love it.

It was a very popular name.

I was named that because it’s the feminine form of my Grandfather’s name.

My name featured in the title of a song by a hugely popular ‘60’s band and also in a song by a very popular band that started in the ‘80’s.

Michelle? Or maybe Carol?

HelloVeritas · 14/10/2025 19:47

smileattherain · 14/10/2025 19:44

Claire/Clare/Clair?

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Correct!

EducatingArti · 14/10/2025 19:47

Westfacing · 14/10/2025 17:26

Is yours Danielle?

Mine is the most common girls' name from the 50/60s - five in my primary school class, and four in senior school!

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Sarah?

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 14/10/2025 19:46

Bambi3919 · 14/10/2025 19:45

I Have never known anyone with my name, it is the name of a flower.

Daffodil?

Whowahway123 · 14/10/2025 19:45

AmusedCat · 14/10/2025 19:44

I was born in the 60s, I appear at Christmas and Neil Sedaka thought I treated him badly

Noelle?

Bambi3919 · 14/10/2025 19:45

I Have never known anyone with my name, it is the name of a flower.

thisfilmisboring123 · 14/10/2025 19:44

GammonAndEgg · 14/10/2025 19:44

Gillian?

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That’s the one and I bloody hate it 😂

GammonAndEgg · 14/10/2025 19:44

AmusedCat · 14/10/2025 19:44

I was born in the 60s, I appear at Christmas and Neil Sedaka thought I treated him badly

Carol!! Love the Neil Sedaka clue!

smileattherain · 14/10/2025 19:44

HelloVeritas · 14/10/2025 19:42

There are 3 ways to spell my name and it was popular in the 70’s and 80’s. Lots of women who have this as their first name, have Louise as their middle name.

Claire/Clare/Clair?

abathofmilkwithladydi · 14/10/2025 19:44

@HelloVeritas Amy?

GammonAndEgg · 14/10/2025 19:44

thisfilmisboring123 · 14/10/2025 19:36

People always spell it starting with a J
Phonetically it should be but mine is spelt with a G

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Gillian?

AmusedCat · 14/10/2025 19:44

I was born in the 60s, I appear at Christmas and Neil Sedaka thought I treated him badly

NameChangeForThisQuestionOnly · 14/10/2025 19:44

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 14/10/2025 19:39

Louise?

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Yes, of course!

Goandygo · 14/10/2025 19:44

thisfilmisboring123 · 14/10/2025 19:36

People always spell it starting with a J
Phonetically it should be but mine is spelt with a G

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Georgia.

MusicalAnarchy · 14/10/2025 19:43

thisfilmisboring123 · 14/10/2025 19:36

People always spell it starting with a J
Phonetically it should be but mine is spelt with a G

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Genevieve?

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 14/10/2025 19:43

HelloVeritas · 14/10/2025 19:42

There are 3 ways to spell my name and it was popular in the 70’s and 80’s. Lots of women who have this as their first name, have Louise as their middle name.

Claire/clare/clair?

AmusedCat · 14/10/2025 19:43

HelloVeritas · 14/10/2025 19:42

There are 3 ways to spell my name and it was popular in the 70’s and 80’s. Lots of women who have this as their first name, have Louise as their middle name.

Sarah

HelloVeritas · 14/10/2025 19:42

There are 3 ways to spell my name and it was popular in the 70’s and 80’s. Lots of women who have this as their first name, have Louise as their middle name.

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 14/10/2025 19:41

Westfacing · 14/10/2025 17:26

Is yours Danielle?

Mine is the most common girls' name from the 50/60s - five in my primary school class, and four in senior school!

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Sue?

thisfilmisboring123 · 14/10/2025 19:41

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 14/10/2025 19:40

Gemma?

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Good guess but no.