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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

[jekesta]

It's american so it thinks I am the top most popular name of 1980 so I get all the most usual of names, which are basically, Emma, Emily, Jessica, and then I'm just Mary until the dawn of time.

I love that they think you're just terrible at spelling names.

According to this in the UK in 1984 which is the closest I can find to my birth year, Jennifer was only 11th most popular, and then I'm Amanda, Tracy, Ann, Valerie, Dorothy, Betty, Gladys and Gladys. I'm not sure I'd want to be the first two (don't be cross) but then I rather like them.

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[slemslempike.livejournal.com]

Would you like Gladys? I would not like Gladys. Valerie and Betty are nice though.

[yiskah.livejournal.com]

Yep, me too. My name was the third most popular name in the year I was born (in the US - it peaked a long while later in the UK) and so I just get a whole load of very popular names across the ages. Nothing exciting at all!