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Does your name date you to a decade?

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PaperwhiteTheFriendlyGhost · 29/01/2024 07:47

I think mine does. Born 1986 and I don't think my name is given to baby girls anymore. It's a one word title of a classic novel.

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threebean · 30/01/2024 10:32

PaperwhiteTheFriendlyGhost · 29/01/2024 07:47

I think mine does. Born 1986 and I don't think my name is given to baby girls anymore. It's a one word title of a classic novel.

Rebecca.....

I dreamt last night of manderley

bruffin · 30/01/2024 11:31

SadCelticBunny · 29/01/2024 22:50

Whatwillbewillbe
"Born 1961 and in my school there were a few names used on repeat as almost everyone was named after a granny or aunty. Names like Margaret, Anne, Mary, Kathleen, Catherine, Elizabeth, Helen, Sarah etc. The boys were James, Peter, John, Michael, Joseph, Daniel, Patrick etc. It also was common to have cousins with identical first and second names."

I was born in the 1950s and both my names are on the list there. 😳

My mother decided to use my middle name every day, in school etc etc.
I hated it so much.

So in my 50s I changed my name slightly and I love it now.

My daughter doesn't like her name and I love it, it's the same as yours OP!

I named her after a strong and indomitable woman from my village and still love it.

I was 62 and it was all Karen mTracey Sharon and Susan Wendy. Boys were Stephen, Martin, Tony ,Dave Christopher

louderthan · 30/01/2024 20:55

Not really. Born early 80s, there weren't many of us then.
In my organisation there are a couple of others with the same name but they use the shortened/nickname version and are 10-15 years younger than me.
(ie Nicola/Nicky, although that's not my name!)

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