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Purplekeyboard t1_iswai0z wrote

Reply to comment by jeffinRTP in [OC] Female names that are composed of two "standalone" names (e.g. "Rosemary", "Annmarie", "Adalynn", "Emmalee"...). Turns out "Jo-" is super versatile [repost with light updates after comments] by earnest_dad

Names absolutely go in and out of fashion over the years. A name will start to become popular, then become super popular, then everyone will decide it's too popular and stop using it because every grade school class will have 5 girls named Mary/Lisa/Heather/Olivia.

Once a name falls out of fashion, it becomes a middle aged woman's name, then an old woman's name, and nobody wants to name their baby girl an old woman's name so the name vanishes. And then is available once again to become a new trendy name.

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