Comments on: BABY NAME TIMELINE

By: redriding

redriding — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 21:31:48 +0000

how can I do that Linda? Will it work from Wales? (you know what a technophobe I am!)

Ailsa
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By: linda

linda — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:35:43 +0000

Thanks–you can link to the Readers Digest article right from this blog.

By: Sebastiane

Sebastiane — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:29:46 +0000

This was a really interesting article. Can’t wait to read it in American Digest.

By: linda

linda — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:15:23 +0000

Azure and Sarah Rose–I see your point. I’m afraid we were a little glib in trying to bring the timeline into the present for the readership of a general interest magazine like Readers Digest; the magazine timeline ends with the election of Barack Obama presaging a new multicultural naming era. (All in all, it was quite difficult trying to fit the gradual shifts in naming into a date-specific timeline.)

By: Sarah Rose

Sarah Rose — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:43:52 +0000

I agree with Azure on the traditional names during a recession being a myth. Statistics and research show the opposite to be true. Check out this link from CBS news:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5101202n

By: Azure

Azure — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 20:01:58 +0000

I don’t think it’s accurate to say that “reason returns” in 2008 during the recession. Those listed names were popular way before 2008, some back to the 80’s and 90’s when the economy was booming. Also, “traditional names” are called that because you can find them an all eras. It’s a myth that recession brings classic names; it’s not supported by evidence.

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:11:41 +0000

I’m not sure if this has a place in this thread, but some eccentric names like the above are to be found in this thread of steam punk fans discussing names for their current and future children. Steam punk is speculative sci fi, as in Wild Wild West or Jules Verne.

Here’s the thread:

http://sparegoggles.forumotion.net/miscellaneous-f11/what-horrid-steampunk-names-would-you-saddle-your-children-with-t47.htm

By: Charlotte

Charlotte — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:59:31 +0000

Fascinating! I haven’t had a chance to read the Reader’s Digest article, but did your original list mention the early 20th-century’s interest in Greek names for girls? I’ve come across a lot of Zenobias, Hermiones, and Ariadnes from that time.