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Help[Opinions] Re: Names That Are in Danger Of Extinction
in reply to a message by EsmeLily
God, Nameberry article writers are their own special breed aren't they?
Some of these names were never widely used (at least in the UK) - can a name can be at risk of extinction if it was never common in the first place? Looking at you Adelma, Almond, Dimple, Nimrod, Philander, Welcome...
And a lot of these are nicknames. Which are still widely used. But they're just not people's -legal- names... met plenty of Vickies, the odd Trish and Sal, Kathy, Fran, Debbie etc. It's just that they're legally Victoria, Deborah, Katherine etc.
The only one that is a) probably legit rare and b) not a nickname that I would actually say I like is Lucretia...maybe... but I'm not madly in love with it and Lucrezia is far prettier.
Some of these names were never widely used (at least in the UK) - can a name can be at risk of extinction if it was never common in the first place? Looking at you Adelma, Almond, Dimple, Nimrod, Philander, Welcome...
And a lot of these are nicknames. Which are still widely used. But they're just not people's -legal- names... met plenty of Vickies, the odd Trish and Sal, Kathy, Fran, Debbie etc. It's just that they're legally Victoria, Deborah, Katherine etc.
The only one that is a) probably legit rare and b) not a nickname that I would actually say I like is Lucretia...maybe... but I'm not madly in love with it and Lucrezia is far prettier.
This message was edited 9/8/2024, 9:40 AM
