All of these people live on the same street in the West Midlands, England.
What’s the street called? ______________ _______________
We will follow their individual (maybe overlapping) journeys across a number of years.
So let’s meet them…
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House #1
SO1: [25]
SO2: [27]
SO1 is female and has a FN that was popular in the late 1990’s, her middle name honoured her grandmother Elizabeth Mary. Her SN (surname) begins with a G and is English.
SO2 is male and 2nd generation Indian with a MN and SN reflecting that heritage but a FN that is trendy in Britain now.
This couple have recently moved in to the neighbourhood, it’s their first home together after dating for nearly 2 years.
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House #2
Mum: [40]
D: [18]
-Fiancé: [19]
Cat1: [12]
Cat2: [10]
The mum in this family has a classic 1980’s FN but a MN with an unusual and creative spelling. Her daughter has a nature-inspired FN, a MN from a song and they share the same SN which is English and begins with an F. They have lived in the neighbourhood for over 20 years.
Their cats are one boy and one girl, they have names from Disney films.
The daughter’s fiancé who has recently moved in is a Polish migrant and his FN, MN and SN are all Polish or Czech.
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House #3
SO1: [30]
SO2: [30]
This household is a mixed bag of culture, language and fun! This young couple moved into the neighbourhood about five years ago, brightening up the place!
SO1 is female and has strong ancestry from Spain and Egypt, she can speak both Spanish and Arabic fluently. Her SN is double-barrelled and all names reflect her heritage.
SO2 is female, she was adopted from Thailand as an infant by a European couple. Her FN works in at least 4 different languages, she has two MNs, 1 is Thai and the other is long Italian. Her SN is four letters from a European tongue. She can speak Italian, German, French and some Thai.
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House #4
SO1: [26]
SO2: [21]
Brother: [18]
Household #4 is made up of SO1, a female whose FN and SN are Irish while her MN is Romanian, and her boyfriend and his brother who both moved in just six months ago.
SO2 and his brother both have English unisex FNs and 2 MNs. For both brothers, MN1 is a one syllable English name while MN2 is Portuguese. Their SN is four syllables.
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House #5
SO1: [34]
SO2: [22]
Dog: [4]
SO1 is a Canadian-born male with FN and MN that work in both English and French. His SN is common in Canada. SO1’s dog is a female with a strong, sassy name.
SO2 is female with a FN and MN that come from the lower reaches of the English data for the year 2000. Her SN is Scottish and begins with either Mc or Mac.
Recently married after a short fling, SO2 moved in with SO1 and his dog who has lived in the neighbourhood for 7 years.
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