The 1960s brought us baby names such as April and Sunshine, and naming new Americans has never been the same.
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I don't know about that. There have always been offbeat names and people named after months, gemstones, etc. For example, my grandmas' middle names were Mae and Opal.
In doing my genealogy, I find lots of offbeat names. Here are some examples:
Ruby
Octavia Dew
Assaad
Asa
Buckhannon
Kempton
June
Tuesday
Harrison
McKee
Melchoir
Some of these names were common at the time, but they sound odd now. There are just more people now and more data collection about individuals. In 1900, it wasn't that uncommon for people not to have birth certificates. Also, we have many more ethnic names than we used to. Carlos was probably not that common in 1900, but Charles was as common as dishwater. I have a ton of Johns in my family, but not one Juan, although, they mean the same thing.
http://fe61.news.sp1.yahoo.com/s/liv...fuNXNP.FUDW7oF
I don't know about that. There have always been offbeat names and people named after months, gemstones, etc. For example, my grandmas' middle names were Mae and Opal.
In doing my genealogy, I find lots of offbeat names. Here are some examples:
Ruby
Octavia Dew
Assaad
Asa
Buckhannon
Kempton
June
Tuesday
Harrison
McKee
Melchoir
Some of these names were common at the time, but they sound odd now. There are just more people now and more data collection about individuals. In 1900, it wasn't that uncommon for people not to have birth certificates. Also, we have many more ethnic names than we used to. Carlos was probably not that common in 1900, but Charles was as common as dishwater. I have a ton of Johns in my family, but not one Juan, although, they mean the same thing.
Kinda scary!
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