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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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GodSavetheJean · 14/10/2025 20:49

I have had every male teacher with the exception of two, sing this famous hit song with my name as the title within a week or two of class starting, my entire life. I am old.

Eileen!

IDontLikeSpam · 14/10/2025 22:51

RightOnTheEdge · 14/10/2025 22:50

I spent my whole childhood with people saying "but that's a boys name!"
It's spelt like the French for like/love.
When I was at school the other kids used to all sing the theme tune to a cartoon at me about a boy and his dog and his magic light.

Jaime?

MudMyNameIsMud · 14/10/2025 22:52

GhostOrchid · 14/10/2025 22:48

Gloria?

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Yes, that’s it! My next clue was going to be that my namesake was on the Graham Norton show last week.

IDontLikeSpam · 14/10/2025 22:53

FunnysInLaJardin · 14/10/2025 22:50

mine is biblical. Very unpopular when I was growing up in the 70's.

More popular recently, starts with an A and ends with a L

Abigail?

GhostOrchid · 14/10/2025 22:53

mrsschneebly · 14/10/2025 22:50

Roberta?

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Nope. But I can’t figure out the Roberta logic. Someone else guessed that.

Is it scarlet film star = Robert Redford?

My clue isn’t as clever as that. A couple of others guessed straight away.

Userjal · 14/10/2025 22:54

A very famous female singer has my name. She’s the first person you think of when you hear my name. Fairly uncommon. I don’t think there’s ever been a period in time it’s been popular, and I don’t know anyone else with the name

MudMyNameIsMud · 14/10/2025 22:54

IDontLikeSpam · 14/10/2025 22:51

I was thinking of Ave Maria, with Maria Callas and Maria McKee.

I can’t think that Mariah would fit your clues, but just in case!

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No, it’s just been guessed as Gloria. 😇

Mia - last two letters the same
Maria - last three letters the same.

ImplodingLoading · 14/10/2025 22:54

Ellaone · 14/10/2025 22:40

I was born in the 8o’s. My name is a palindrome. Gosh it’s cold

Hannah

MudMyNameIsMud · 14/10/2025 22:54

Userjal · 14/10/2025 22:54

A very famous female singer has my name. She’s the first person you think of when you hear my name. Fairly uncommon. I don’t think there’s ever been a period in time it’s been popular, and I don’t know anyone else with the name

Celine?
Barb’ra?

IDontLikeSpam · 14/10/2025 22:55

GhostOrchid · 14/10/2025 22:53

Nope. But I can’t figure out the Roberta logic. Someone else guessed that.

Is it scarlet film star = Robert Redford?

My clue isn’t as clever as that. A couple of others guessed straight away.

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I think they’re thinking uncommon and also a boy’s name, and missing out the last clue.

ImplodingLoading · 14/10/2025 22:55

Userjal · 14/10/2025 22:54

A very famous female singer has my name. She’s the first person you think of when you hear my name. Fairly uncommon. I don’t think there’s ever been a period in time it’s been popular, and I don’t know anyone else with the name

Joss?

Userjal · 14/10/2025 22:56

MudMyNameIsMud · 14/10/2025 22:54

Celine?
Barb’ra?

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No, she’s known only by her first name

CharlesPetrescu · 14/10/2025 22:56

IDontLikeSpam · 14/10/2025 22:23

No, that’s probably one of the names I’d prefer my own to. @Glowingup has probable come the closest to it with one of her guesses.

I can think of a terribly well spoken actress and a cartoon character from the 80s with the longer version, and a singer’s wife and a character in a sitcom with my version.

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Penny/Penelope?

GlitzAndGigglesx · 14/10/2025 22:56

MudMyNameIsMud · 14/10/2025 22:25

Deirdre

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Nope

KawasakiBabe · 14/10/2025 22:56

I’ve always known my name was too old for me, it was popular about 20y before I was born and ages ne. I’ve just looked and in the uk most people with my name are aged 75-93, I’m 58. I hate it. My mum was only 23 when I was born, so I have no idea why she didn’t give me something more modern.

IDontLikeSpam · 14/10/2025 22:57

MudMyNameIsMud · 14/10/2025 22:54

No, it’s just been guessed as Gloria. 😇

Mia - last two letters the same
Maria - last three letters the same.

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Which would make far more sense than Mariah 🤦‍♀️😂

FunnysInLaJardin · 14/10/2025 22:57

Userjal · 14/10/2025 22:54

A very famous female singer has my name. She’s the first person you think of when you hear my name. Fairly uncommon. I don’t think there’s ever been a period in time it’s been popular, and I don’t know anyone else with the name

madonna? Kylie?

FunnysInLaJardin · 14/10/2025 22:58

IDontLikeSpam · 14/10/2025 22:53

Abigail?

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Yes!

CharliesAngles · 14/10/2025 22:58

Userjal · 14/10/2025 22:54

A very famous female singer has my name. She’s the first person you think of when you hear my name. Fairly uncommon. I don’t think there’s ever been a period in time it’s been popular, and I don’t know anyone else with the name

Adele

KawasakiBabe · 14/10/2025 22:59

KawasakiBabe · 14/10/2025 22:56

I’ve always known my name was too old for me, it was popular about 20y before I was born and ages ne. I’ve just looked and in the uk most people with my name are aged 75-93, I’m 58. I hate it. My mum was only 23 when I was born, so I have no idea why she didn’t give me something more modern.

I’ve just seen the average age for my name in Baltic countries is only 21, I’m moving!!!

EmeraldDreams73 · 14/10/2025 23:00

I was born in the 70s, my middle name had to be either Louise or Jane by law it seems, I was always one of several in every class at school, and these days I have 17 women with the same name in my phone contacts!

CharliesAngles · 14/10/2025 23:00

EmeraldDreams73 · 14/10/2025 23:00

I was born in the 70s, my middle name had to be either Louise or Jane by law it seems, I was always one of several in every class at school, and these days I have 17 women with the same name in my phone contacts!

Sarah?

GhostOrchid · 14/10/2025 23:00

EmeraldDreams73 · 14/10/2025 23:00

I was born in the 70s, my middle name had to be either Louise or Jane by law it seems, I was always one of several in every class at school, and these days I have 17 women with the same name in my phone contacts!

Emma?

EmeraldDreams73 · 14/10/2025 23:01

CharliesAngles · 14/10/2025 23:00

Sarah?

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Yep! So bloody boring!!!

FunnysInLaJardin · 14/10/2025 23:02

KawasakiBabe · 14/10/2025 22:59

I’ve just seen the average age for my name in Baltic countries is only 21, I’m moving!!!

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Janet/Janice?