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Ghoti@lemmy.fmhy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago

What’s your favorite name (Fem/Masc/Neutral) that’s pretty uncommon or overall extinct?

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What’s your favorite name (Fem/Masc/Neutral) that’s pretty uncommon or overall extinct?

Ghoti@lemmy.fmhy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years ago
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    X Æ A-Xii

    Just kidding, that one is terrible.

    But Moon Unit has a nice twang to it.

  • starman@programming.dev
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    Robert’); DROP TABLE Students;–

    • TrenchcoatFullOfBats@belfry.rip
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      Little Bobby Tables, we call him

  • Candelestine@lemmy.world
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    Claire

    Never met a Claire I didn’t like.

    • Link69@lemmy.world
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      Claire is very common in France

      • Valmond@lemmy.ml
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        “C’est claire !”

        I mean ; “C’est Claire !”

    • cybercitizen4@lemm.ee
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      Real

  • raubarno@lemmy.ml
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    Russian Eastern Orthodox Old Church believers have fancy names, such as Evdokia (female) or Liverius (male). They are really uncommon because of a small population of Old Believers.

  • randomOrange@lemmy.ml
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    testing

    • infotainment@lemmy.world
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      That’s also my favorite name

    • Ghoti@lemmy.fmhy.mlOP
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      Testing is a name?

      • NewEnglandRedshirt@lemmy.world
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        Teacher here. Anything can be a name. Trust me. I’ve seen things…

      • randomOrange@lemmy.ml
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        anything is a name, if you are brave enough

  • 0x4E4F@lemmy.fmhy.ml
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    Leila. I just love it. It’s so feminine. I’ll name my daughter that if I ever have a daughter.

  • Jeena@jemmy.jeena.net
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    Henrietta

    • Spectator@lemmy.world
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      The only person I met with that name, and only in small amounts, is Henrietta Lacks.

  • zeppo@lemmy.world
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    Fanny

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      This person would probably be able to get away with living in the US without too many looks but this is a slang term for vagina in the UK so they might have a rough childhood there.

      • TheRealKuni@lemmy.world
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        It’s a slang term for ass in the US, so I’m guessing they’d get shit for it here, too.

    • NewEnglandRedshirt@lemmy.world
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      Isn’t that just a diminutive of Frances?

      • zeppo@lemmy.world
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        I have no idea.

      • RenardDesMers@lemmy.ml
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        No, it’s a Southern French name.

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      I love that that is the name of the mascot for ‘big ass fans’ they have a donkey (ass) called Fanny.

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    Midge

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    In Dutch, there’s an archaic name ‘Joke’, pronounced yo kuh. But in a more multilingual world it has practically disappeared.

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    There’s a content creator called Aoife on the Eurogamer YouTube channel. I think the name is Irish/Gaelic, or something like that.

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      What country are you in? I know at least a couple of Aoife’s (in the UK), so would imagine it’s still pretty popular in Ireland itself!

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        I’m in Finland, but most of the entertainment I consume is from the UK/US. Aoife just sounds quite different from all the other names I keep hearing so I assumed it’s rare, but I’m glad to be wrong because the name is still cool.

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    Carroll.

    Mostly guys had that name, though it was pretty neat.

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