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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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Almost2026 · 14/10/2025 20:18

NameChangeForThisQuestionOnly · 14/10/2025 20:01

Caroline!

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Correct!

YourPeppyAmberTraybake · 14/10/2025 20:18

NameChangeForThisQuestionOnly · 14/10/2025 20:14

Victoria?

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No

YouCanCallMeFliss · 14/10/2025 20:18

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 14/10/2025 19:40

Gemma?

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Gillian?

GammonAndEgg · 14/10/2025 20:18

itsgettingweird · 14/10/2025 19:53

Unisex name.

not very common in the 80’s when I was given it.

Used as a nn often for a similar male version.

Often has a different spelling for females nowadays.

Charley?

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BatsatHalloween · 14/10/2025 20:19

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.

Clair
Claire
Clare

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Glowingup · 14/10/2025 20:20

ShortColdandGrey · 14/10/2025 20:13

My name is a shortened version of a Russian name. It seems it was popular the year I was born as there were 3 of us in the same year when I started high school.

Sasha?

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BatsatHalloween · 14/10/2025 20:21

Jamfirstest · 14/10/2025 19:49

Russian ballet dancer name

Rudolph 😉

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FieldOfBeans · 14/10/2025 20:21

Holluschickie · 14/10/2025 20:14

Sally?

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Nope

Holluschickie · 14/10/2025 20:22

Squirrelsnut · 14/10/2025 20:18

No, nor Antoinette.

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Cosette?

Holluschickie · 14/10/2025 20:23

FieldOfBeans · 14/10/2025 20:21

Nope

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Eleanor? I need to get one right!

ohyesido · 14/10/2025 20:23

Holluschickie · 14/10/2025 20:11

Katherine?

I can't play because I have an ' ethnic ' name.

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Correct.

please try we might surprise you

YouCanCallMeFliss · 14/10/2025 20:24

MamaBobo · 14/10/2025 20:01

Very popular in the early seventies, I’m the half of Birds of a Feather that hasn’t appeared yet. I hate it!!!

Sharon?

Glowingup · 14/10/2025 20:24

FieldOfBeans · 14/10/2025 20:21

Nope

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Eleanor?

FieldOfBeans · 14/10/2025 20:24

Holluschickie · 14/10/2025 20:23

Eleanor? I need to get one right!

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Well played, it’s Eleanor 😂

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BatsatHalloween · 14/10/2025 20:24

ohyesido · 14/10/2025 20:02

I love the name Danielle.

I was Henry’s rose without a thorn

I'm a Danielle
You're a Catherine
I love the name Catherine!

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ShortColdandGrey · 14/10/2025 20:25

LiquoriceAllsorts2 · 14/10/2025 20:14

Anna?

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Nope 🙂

HellsBells13 · 14/10/2025 20:27

My namesake launched a 1000 ships so told..

ShortColdandGrey · 14/10/2025 20:27

Glowingup · 14/10/2025 20:20

Sasha?

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No, think fairy 🤣

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BatsatHalloween · 14/10/2025 20:27

ShortColdandGrey · 14/10/2025 20:13

My name is a shortened version of a Russian name. It seems it was popular the year I was born as there were 3 of us in the same year when I started high school.

Anya or Ana?

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PleaseAccepyMyUserNames · 14/10/2025 20:28

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.

Lucille??

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BatsatHalloween · 14/10/2025 20:28

HellsBells13 · 14/10/2025 20:27

My namesake launched a 1000 ships so told..

Helen - a beautiful name

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Goandygo · 14/10/2025 20:28

HellsBells13 · 14/10/2025 20:27

My namesake launched a 1000 ships so told..

Helen

MusicalAnarchy · 14/10/2025 20:28

BatsatHalloween · 14/10/2025 20:16

Michelle?

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Correct!

Dawnintheageofaquariams · 14/10/2025 20:29

My parents are both from a village in Yorkshire.
Met as teens, together still.
Mum was a teacher, Dad had an agricultural machinery business.
My eldest brother has the middle name Branwell.

GoldenRosebee · 14/10/2025 20:29

crossedlines · 14/10/2025 19:23

Marina?

yes