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[Opinions] WDYTO Sharon?
I haven't seen much of this name anymore. It is definitely losing popularity. Do you think it will make a come back or is it going to be in limbo for a while?
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First Thought: Middle aged woman
Second THought: Ozzy Osbourne bellowing "SHARONNNN!!!!" on The OsbournesI don't expect a comeback for awhile. The "-ron" part of the name is too hard and not cutesy enough for the parents who like the popular and/or trendy names today. And it isn't old enough or exotic enough for those who like those kind of names.
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It's not a bad name, but it definetly sounds dated and is in "name limbo" as you say. :)
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I think it will be in limbo for a while. At the moment it's dated, but 20 or so years from now I can see it making a comeback."No one can make you feel inferior without your consent."
-Eleanor Roosevelt
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I think it'd be a while before this one makes a comeback but I like it anyway, probably because there aren't tons of five year old Sharons around. :-) It always reminds me of Rose of Sharon from The Grapes of Wrath.
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Well, it's never been one of my favorites, and I don't really know anyone who likes it not even my aunt Sharon! I propably wouldn't use it, not even to honor her!!! I's not much for Sh names like Shannon, Shirley, Sherry, Sheryl!! I do love Siobhan though wich is pronounced shi-vawn, but that's mostly because it's Irish, I wouldn't really ever use it for my daughter! :)So at least in the near future I really don't see Sharon comming back at all, not while there's Emily, Emma, Abigail, Catherine, and Elizabeth floating around. People even seem to like Bianca more than Sharon! :)
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I like it-I have a friend who is 36 named Sharon so I think of her although every other Sharon I know is at least ten years older than that. It's a pretty name-I hope it comes back in style one day.
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It will be in limbo for a while. They say names make a comeback when the majority of their bearers have died, and therefore they are no longer associated with the older generation. Which is why names like Ivy and Iris are making a comeback now, but not Karen and Jennifer, who are still very much alive! Lol. Sharon is too recently dated to make a comeback, for now.Anyway, I dislike Sharon. It's hard sounding to me._____________________________________________________________________Elinor'Why do people with closed minds, always open their mouths?'

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LOL - that's so funny - I think of it as such a soft-sounding name!
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Perhaps ...... it sounds harsher in my accent, because we roll our R's slightly before vowels :-)_____________________________________________________________________Elinor'Why do people with closed minds, always open their mouths?'
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Oh, yes, maybe. I'd love to hear you say it!
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It might disappear for a while. It is really quite sad, because Sharon is a beautiful name!'A rose by any other name just wouldn't smell as sweet!' ~ Anne of Green Gables
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