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Re: Alison
Not nearly as dated as, say, Sandra or Patricia. Or Tamsin or Lisa!I like both Alice and Alison, though I'd never be able to use Alison because of my late MIL's late sister, who lives on in infamy. And I've used Alice for a cat, very successfully - I don't think Alison is remotely feline, or animally in general. For humans, it is very pretty and straightforward.As for Allison, it's probably one of the early lnfns. And the spelling regularly floors me, just like Hillary instead of Hilary. And, now I come to think of it, Allan instead of Alan. But they all look so much tidier with a single L.Ooh, just remembered: a friend's father was named Phillipus! Not sure if the mistake was his parents' or the clerk who wrote it down. And when they had a son, there was a lot of discussion about whether to name him Philippus or Phillipus, and she argued vehemently in favour of Philippus (she was learning Latin at the time and loving it) but she lost, and still shakes her head sadly whenever she writes her brother's name.
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I find it so crazy that Tamsin is dated - it's such an in-sounding name in the US.
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ew, it is? I never hear it. It makes me think of tampons.
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I wouldn't say it is 'dated' in Australia but it was definitely used a lot more around the Tamara and Tammy generation (70s and 80s) so it does have a more dated feel in Australia as well. It's always interesting what is and isn't dated around the world. It still floors me that Trevor is used on young men and even young boys with some commonality in the US. It is still in the hideously dated category, to the point of being a 'joke' name, in Australia.

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Trevor is an annoying, preppy name that makes me roll my eyes. I can't imagine an old Trevor at ALL - the oldest one I know of would be 30. Heather is another good example.
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Love that Philippus story!I love that Philippus story, though it ends on a sad note indeed.
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