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[slemslempike]

I did that "what would your name in a different decade" be, and I am singularly unimpressed with the results.

My name today would be Collins. Collins. I know that Americans seem to like giving surnames to girls, but really. Mr Collins from P&P. I suppose you could think Jackie Collins which would be better, but even so. I am even more narked off about it because if my name were spelt incorrectly, I'd be Malia.

Other decades:
2000s Lesli (that seems much more 1980s)
1990s Malika (rather nice)
1980s Patience (this seems much more 1880s)
1970s Edie (best of the bunch)
1960s Corliss (actually I wouldn't mind this at all)
1950s Bobbye (nope)
1940s Trula (I haven't heard of this before, but rather sweet)
1930s Kathaleen (to me this seems a redundant syllable)
1920s Orene (Oh-reen or Or-een?)
1910s Anabel
1900s Pecola (isn't this a type of cheese?)

and most oddly of all, in the 1890s, Guy. Not to be all gender-policey, but I told them to tell me about GIRLS' names! Guy is just another word for boy anyway.

I accidentally used over 90% of the monthly internet package I was given on arrival in one night by downloading Game of Thrones, Bluestone 42 and Brooklyn Nine Nine. AND I STILL WANT MORE.

Comments

[katlinel.livejournal.com]

I do not believe you would be called Collins under any circumstance. There must be better surnames for you to be known by.

Shouldn't that be Lesley for girls? Although I think Leslie is popular for girls in the U.S. but not really a 2000s name.

Oreen-ee? More likely to be Irene or Eirene, like Antonia White, I'd think.

It told me my name was the 449th most popular name when I was born, which is not at all true. It was a top ten name in the U.K., which is what counts. Stupid meme. If my name had only been 449th, there wouldn't have been four of us with it in my O level English class.

[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

I think that Clare as spelled properly is quite low down the list, so you start getting variant spellings of more popular names, like Lesli.

Is it a variant spellings name as well - maybe C-you is more popular in the US?

[katlinel.livejournal.com]

Clare (totally the proper spelling) is also a surname orginally. And a much better one than Collins, even if Angel Clare is the worst.

Good point about the variant spellings of my name. The e in the middle is massively more popular, too, for both C and K.

If I put in the abbreviated version of my name, my 1910s name is Albert (ick) and my 1930s name is Jesus (ugh). It is obsessed with stupid boy names.