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Subject: Re: Anne
Author: queenv   (guest, 74.248.228.68)
Date: May 28, 2012 at 7:58:47 AM
Reply to: Re: Anne by guru
It's not that I can't appreciate a short, simple name. My tendency is to like long, flowery, girls' names, but I can appreciate some short, simple ones. My problem with Anne is the same one I have with Jane and Mary. They were so common for so long that they have absolutely no personality. They say nothing. To me, at least. Terminally dull for that reason.

Katherine and Elizabeth are in the same category as Mary, Jane, and Anne in that they, too, were so common as to become generic, yet I will often say I like Katherine and Elizabeth and I never say I like Mary, Jane, or Anne. I think it's because Katherine and Elizabeth are more visually and aurally interesting. Even so, I would never actually use Katherine or Elizabeth, because---along with Mary, Jane, and Anne--I would feel that I may as well be naming my kid "Hey You".

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