tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034944370161032319.post321982010141529742..comments2023-05-06T05:29:31.469-04:00Comments on The Knotted Thicket: Names are importantK.C. Shawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034944370161032319.post-70513341974126691692012-02-27T19:49:22.038-05:002012-02-27T19:49:22.038-05:00Heather especially. I'm sure there are still k...Heather especially. I'm sure there are still kids out there being named Heather, but it was so popular for such a narrow band of time that it's forever dated. At least for a few more generations.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034944370161032319.post-92101864864253678322012-02-27T14:59:59.096-05:002012-02-27T14:59:59.096-05:00Wow, some of those are just glaring. A little crea...Wow, some of those are just glaring. A little creative spelling could maybe bring some of them into the century. Ryan and Kyle could be repurposed as girl's names with or without spelling variations. (Ryann?)<br /><br />Maybe Trace and Monikka could have a place. Heather and Amanda are probably just out of luck, unless they're somebody's Mom.Kelly Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01752857506190488860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034944370161032319.post-79945621387636373552012-02-19T08:55:15.440-05:002012-02-19T08:55:15.440-05:00I've always loved the name Mary (and Murr is a...I've always loved the name Mary (and Murr is a charming nickname). I'm not sure why it's not more popular these days.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034944370161032319.post-46815783331180022802012-02-19T02:32:56.139-05:002012-02-19T02:32:56.139-05:00I grew up as one of a plethora of Marys. Now I hav...I grew up as one of a plethora of Marys. Now I have acquired a patina that previously accrued to the Blanches and Mildreds of the world. Even I abandoned the fine old name, as my college friends slurred it into Murr. But look out for YA fiction in 2020: Mary is overdue for a comeback.Murr Brewsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422638986410813520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034944370161032319.post-82171748080641051652012-02-13T08:30:20.106-05:002012-02-13T08:30:20.106-05:00A fellow name geek! :)
Yeah, some of those names ...A fellow name geek! :)<br /><br />Yeah, some of those names are timeless (especially Mike) but the rest are not typically names you hear in high schools today. It wouldn't have been so bad except that those were ALL the names--there were no Aidens or Kayleighs or Noahs or anything mixed in.K.C. Shawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12467201304235217944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034944370161032319.post-68076714482782302872012-02-13T07:37:48.954-05:002012-02-13T07:37:48.954-05:00This is really interesting. Some of these names se...This is really interesting. Some of these names seem fine, but some are really jarring.<br /><br /><i>Peter</i>, <i>Tracy</i> and <i>Monica</i> have never hit the top 20 name lists (since records begin in 1880), and the last time <i>Larry</i> featured was 1955, and <i>Henry</i> was 1927.<br /><br /><i>Billy</i> and <i>Mike</i> seem older, but <i>William</i> has been in the top 20 boys names every year since at least 1880, and <i>Michael</i> since 1939.<br /><br />The other names were last in the top 20 between 1987 and 1998, except for Ryan which was there in 2009.<br /><br />Source: http://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/<br /><br />Yes, I was geeky and looked it up. <br /><br />I completely agree though, choice of names is vital; the combination of the first five names I referenced would easily be enough to jar me out of a piece of fiction set in the modern day - and I don't even read YA.Ash-Matichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459988577907225484noreply@blogger.com