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My Top 10 changed a lot this past month - to the extent that my long time #1 names were actually dethroned:
Adam Raphael
Wesley Sebastian
Nicholas Rowan
Finn Gabriel
Donovan Leo
Malcolm Elliott
Dominic Edwin
Theodore Bennett
Ezra Nathaniel
Julian Francis
&
Zinnia Florence
Sabrina Lily
Miranda Violet
Felicity Charlotte
Juliet Aurelia
Andromeda Sylvie
India Seraphine
Ursula Margot
Ella Josephine
Persephone Rose
In the past, India has felt like a colonialist, tone-deaf name to use (especially since I'm White). I asked a poll question regarding this, and didn't get a huge turnout... but basically 80% of self-reported Indians & South Asians on this site didn't find India as a personal name offensive at all. I wondered if I had perhaps been prescribing a reaction for Indian people to the name, without actually listening to them.
Adam & Zinnia usurped the #1 spots from Nicholas & Sabrina, respectively. Also, this is the first time Ezra has been in my Top 10, ever. Same with Andromeda. They sort of... sneaked up on me. Theodore, Ezra, Zinnia, Andromeda, India, Ella, and Persephone replaced Bennett (now a middle), Luke, Charlotte (now a middle again), Amalia, Alexandra, Eleanor, Viola, and Magdalena. Still not 100% sure this is the "master list."
I did not participate in July 2011's thread, so there is no comparison to make this month. :-(
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Adam Raphael
Wesley Sebastian
Nicholas Rowan
Finn Gabriel
Donovan Leo
Malcolm Elliott
Dominic Edwin
Theodore Bennett
Ezra Nathaniel
Julian Francis
&
Zinnia Florence
Sabrina Lily
Miranda Violet
Felicity Charlotte
Juliet Aurelia
Andromeda Sylvie
India Seraphine
Ursula Margot
Ella Josephine
Persephone Rose
In the past, India has felt like a colonialist, tone-deaf name to use (especially since I'm White). I asked a poll question regarding this, and didn't get a huge turnout... but basically 80% of self-reported Indians & South Asians on this site didn't find India as a personal name offensive at all. I wondered if I had perhaps been prescribing a reaction for Indian people to the name, without actually listening to them.
Adam & Zinnia usurped the #1 spots from Nicholas & Sabrina, respectively. Also, this is the first time Ezra has been in my Top 10, ever. Same with Andromeda. They sort of... sneaked up on me. Theodore, Ezra, Zinnia, Andromeda, India, Ella, and Persephone replaced Bennett (now a middle), Luke, Charlotte (now a middle again), Amalia, Alexandra, Eleanor, Viola, and Magdalena. Still not 100% sure this is the "master list."
I did not participate in July 2011's thread, so there is no comparison to make this month. :-(
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Please rate my personal name lists:
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/117507
www.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/109399
hwww.behindthename.com/pnl/69381/132018
http://greens-end.myminicity.com/
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Adam Raphael
Wesley Sebastian
Nicholas Rowan
Theodore Bennett
Julian Francis
Zinnia Florence
Sabrina Lily
Felicity Charlotte
Andromeda Sylvie
India Seraphine
Persephone Rose
These are all lovely combos. I especially love Wesley Sebastian :)
I get what you mean about certain names like India. I actually grew up with several girls named India, and they were of various ethnicities but none were Indian, but all were born in the 80s before there was really big talk of appropriation. I often wonder if people with names like that feel self-conscious or worry if it might seem offensive now. It's definitely colored my view of some of my own favorite names.
Wesley Sebastian
Nicholas Rowan
Theodore Bennett
Julian Francis
Zinnia Florence
Sabrina Lily
Felicity Charlotte
Andromeda Sylvie
India Seraphine
Persephone Rose
These are all lovely combos. I especially love Wesley Sebastian :)
I get what you mean about certain names like India. I actually grew up with several girls named India, and they were of various ethnicities but none were Indian, but all were born in the 80s before there was really big talk of appropriation. I often wonder if people with names like that feel self-conscious or worry if it might seem offensive now. It's definitely colored my view of some of my own favorite names.
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