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If Deborah is such a disliked name, it's a prime example of a name that's disliked only because it's dated. People hear it, think "Mom/Grandma", don't think any further, and dislike it. The way I automatically disliked Hazel when I was in my teens and twenties.

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I love Deborah. I'm not good at coming up with words to describe why I like a name. I just love the way Deborah looks and sounds. But I wouldn't have used it because I wouldn't have wanted my daughter to have a dated name all of her life.

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I think Deborah is a dated name we can say with certainty will come back some day.

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I hate the spelling Debra, and that was just as popular as Deborah back in the name's heyday. Let's hope that doesn't come back.