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[Opinions] Kevin and Chris
I once had 2 Kevins in my class and not the name seems so ancient and dead. Same with Chris. It’s weird to think of a child with either name. Wdyt?
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Always hated Kevin so can't speak to it objectivly, Chris/Christopher, however, is a solid classic, still usable and fresh.
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I think Christopher is nice and not dated while Kevin is dayed
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The youngest Kevin I can think of is probably 20 or so now, so this is name that definitely ties to a specific time period to my mind. That said, I think it's still reasonably popular and wouldn't associate it with the word "ancient.""Ancient" also feels inappropriate for Chris. Several Chris-adjacent names are still reasonably popular - Christopher is still a top 100 name. As a given name, Chris isn't great.I think both names are fine.
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