Things like:
Mason
Tyler
Hunter
Harrison
Riley
What's with the craze of giving first names that were better known as surnames not so long ago?
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dina3 · 16/05/2022 11:25
DuchessOfSausage · 17/05/2022 08:23
@Justkeeppedaling , some of those aren't surnames
DuchessOfSausage · 17/05/2022 08:43
@Justkeeppedaling Philip, Andrew, Christopher, Arthur, Joseph, William, Harry, Edward,Michael, Zachary
notreadyforthisgelatinousbooty · 17/05/2022 12:51
There is a tradition of using the mother's maiden name as a first name for a child, usually a boy.
But the idea of using basically random surnames that don't have family significance is more recent. I think it has a lot to do with the influence of American pop culture. To me it's noticeable that the surnames are almost always British, and sometimes Irish. But nobody is interested in calling their child Papadopoulos or González.
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notreadyforthisgelatinousbooty · 17/05/2022 17:24
@Snowiscold I'm not sure about Cruz, but Rocco is more common in Italy as a first name than as a surname. It's a saint's name.
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