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I love *
John
James
George
Charles
Joseph
Harry
Thomas
Arthur *
Louis
Samuel

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I like
William
Frank
Robert
Edward
Henry
Walter
Albert
Carl

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I Dislike
Fred
Clarence
Willie
Roy
Earl
Paul
Ernest

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I love *
Anna
Elizabeth
Florence
Emma
Clara
Alice
Lillian
Grace
Annie
Mabel
Rose

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I like
Mary
Ruth
Marie
Minnie
Ida
Hazel

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I Dislike :
Margaret
Helen
Ethel
Bertha
Edna
Gertrude

Top boys: Thomas and Samuel - by far
Bottom boys: George and Earl
William and Willie, eh? Huh.

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Top girls: Mabel and Ruth
Bottom girls: Helen and Bessie
Emma was already popular back then? Wow.

Boys:
Best: Albert (as a middle name)
Worst: Willie

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Girls:
Best: Grace
Worst: Bessie (it's a cow name to me).

My favourites are:
John
Joseph
Henry
Arthur
Louis
Samuel

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Mary
Anna
Ruth
Clara
Grace
Rose

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Least favourites:
George
Harry
Willie
Roy
Earl

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Margareth
Ethel
Bertha
Bessie
Edna
Mabel
Gertrude

Favorites: John, Edward, Henry, Walter, Arthur, Albert, Clarence, Roy, Earl, Paul, Carl, Ernest, Margaret, Helen, Ruth, Florence, Ethel, Emma, Clara, Minnie, Bessie, Alice, Lillian, Edna, and Ida.

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Least favorites: James, William, Mary, Elizabeth, Gertrude, and Robert.

I like

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10. Henry
17. Clarence
22. Paul
25. Samuel

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7. Florence
11. Clara
15. Alice
16. Lillian
18. Grace
21. Ida

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I can't stand

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3. James
6. Joseph
11. Harry
12. Thomas
13. Walter
15. Fred
18. Willie
19. Roy

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1. Mary
12. Bertha
13. Minnie
14. Bessie
24. Gertrude

Gosh. How the world has changed - and stayed the same!

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I can't really give a hit parade; will brief comments do?

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1. John - has the charm of the unexpected! Unlike Mary.
2. William - Any time, but only with nn Will
3. James - ooh yes please
4. George - OKish I suppose
5. Charles - not bad; not good enough
6. Joseph - family name, and Joe has got to be the friendliest nn on the planet, so yes
7. Frank - no; Francis yes
8. Robert - prefer Robin for a boy, but it's still good
9. Edward - yeah, nice one
10. Henry - limp and grey and drab
11. Harry - better than Henry, but not good enough
12. Thomas - I'd use it in a heartbeat
13. Walter - not bad, but not good enough
14. Arthur - I'm always torn between the legend and the Arthurs I've known; on balance, no
15. Fred - no; Frederick yes, in the middle
16. Albert - something of a GP for me
17. Clarence - no
18. Willie - er, no
19. Roy - yesyesyes
20. Louis - yes if it sounds like Looiss, no to Looee; on balance, no Louis, yes Lewis
21. Earl - eh?
22. Paul - yesyesyes
23. Carl - no
24. Ernest - family name, but no
25. Samuel - slimy and soapy and no

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I like:

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John
Charles
Albert
Earl
Paul
Ernest

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Alice
Mabel
Ida
Hazel

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I strongly dislike Frank, Fred, Willie, Roy, Carl, Mary, Clara, Lillian and especially Gertrude.

5 most liked:
Samuel, Louis, Fred, Harry and Joseph
Mary, Ruth, Alice, Grace and Elizabeth

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5 least liked:
Charles, Walter, Willie, Earl and Clarence
Gertrude, Ida, Edna, Bertha and Helen

This message was edited 11/29/2015, 1:18 AM

Male best: Thomas

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Male least: Ernest

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Female best: Rose

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Female least: Gertrude

Fave:
John
Roy
Samuel
Albert

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Least Fave:
James
Joseph
Walter
Earl

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Fave:
Anna
Clara
Hazel
Elizabeth
Grace
Ruth

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Least Fave:
Helen
Florence
Bertha
Bessie - cows, cows are all I think of
Lillian - sounds whiny
Edna - just unattractive to me
Gertrude - just because

Top 5:
William
James
Thomas
Samuel
John

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Mary
Anna
Clara
Grace
Rose

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Bottom 5:
Fred
Walter
Arthur
Willie
Ernest

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Bessie
Ethel
Minnie
Edna
Gertrude

This message was edited 11/28/2015, 7:21 PM

Like the most: Thomas & Lillian

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Like the least: Clarence & Ethel (which was my own great-grandmother's name, I don't know how she could stand it)

Favorites:
Charles, Walter, and Thomas
Grace, Emma, and Rose

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Least Favorites:
Willie, Earl, and Roy
Bertha, Hazel, and Bessie

I love:

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George
Charles
Arthur
Albert
Paul
Ernest

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Margaret
Helen
Clara
Alice
Grace
Rose
Hazel

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I would not use:

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Roy
Earl

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Florence
Bertha
Edna
Gertrude

I like Joseph and Ruth Best
I like Clarence and Helen the least

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Don't like Earl (my grandpas name. I love him though), Joseph, Lillian, Mabel, Ida, Gertrude, Edward
I love Margaret, Marie and Samuel.

This message was edited 11/28/2015, 2:10 PM

I like:

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Rose
Marie
Ruth
Anna
Mary

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Thomas
Edward
Robert
Fred
Albert
Clarence - this could be unisex IMO.
Roy

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Dislike these most: Mabel, Minnie, Ethel, George, Arthur, Earl

I like/love:

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John
William
George
Walter
Arthur
Albert
Ernest

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Anna
Elizabeth
Florence
Clara
Minnie
Alice
Lillian
Annie
Ida
Hazel

I like:
1. John
2. William
3. James
4. George
7. Frank (I prefer Franklin though)
9. Edward (I prefer Edwin)
14. Arthur
23. Carl

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2. Anna (I don't like it as a first name, but a middle name)
4. Helen (I also love Helena)
7. Florence
10. Marie (As a middle name)
11. Clara
13. Minnie (One of my top names)
14. Bessie
16. Lillian (I also love Lily)
22. Rose (As a middle name)

James, John, Robert, Charles, William.
Marie, Grace, Rose, Florence

Top Five:
1. George
2. John
3. Charles
4. Edward
5. Harry

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1. Elizabeth
2. Helen
3. Alice
4. Florence
5. Hazel

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Bottom Five:
1. Thomas
2. Earl
3. Ernest
4. Willie
5. James

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1. Bessie
2. Ethel
3. Mabel
4. Anna
5. Bertha

My favorites are:
Carl
Henry
Paul
Alice
Ida
Florence

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Least favorites are:
Willie
Clarence
Earl
Anna
Ethel
Edna

Favorite 3 for both genders: Arthur, Louis, Joseph, Florence, Hazel, Gertrude

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Least favorite 3 for both genders: Charles, Willie, Earl, Ethel, Bertha, Minnie

My favourites are...

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John
William
James
George
Robert
Thomas
Arthur
Albert
Ernest
Samuel

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Anna
Elizabeth
Ruth
Florence
Emma
Clara
Alice
Grace
Annie
Mabel
Rose

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I would use John, William, James, George, Thomas, Albert, Arthur, Samuel, Elizabeth and Florence.

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My least favourites are Willie, Roy, Earl, Bertha and Edna.