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Re: Really? You went there?
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Oh God that's awful. These cases are not as extreme but:I went to elementary school with a girl named Joan and she had a sister named Jane. Later, when I was in high school, and had switched school systems, I went to high school with a different Jane whose brother was named John. And, my brother and sister-in-law have three sons, two of whom are named John and Shane. I know the vast majority of people would think nothing of this last, but it drives me nuts.I don't know if I should count the identical twins whom I knew who were named Mary Kate and Mary Beth, since they were obviously given matchy names on purpose.Okay now this is very name-nerdy, I know, but: As I have mentioned, I have a brother named John. He was named after his father, whose name was, as you can guess, also John. But his father was my mother's first husband. And he was not my father, although many people (but not him) believed he was when I was born. So then my mom goes and names me Janice. Which is an elaboration of Jane, which is a feminine form of John. I know that if I'd been in her shoes, I would have stopped and thought about the fact that Janice is really when you come down to it a feminine form of John, and thought, "No go" not only because I already had a son named John but because of the whole issue with my soon-to-be ex-husband who is not the father.But....nobody seemed to think anything about it, lol.
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I can't imagine calling Jane and Joan or Jane and John to dinner on a regular basis! I'd lose my mind. And Mary Kate and Mary Beth is just awful! John and Shane and John and Janice aren't too obvious, but like you, that would bug me too.
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