Re: Two trends I'm tired of...
in reply to a message by NobodyOfConsequence
I'm in the West Midlands, England and I can't say that I've had the same experiences as you.
The H thing - I work in a three-form-entry primary school and across all three classes (totalling 80ish children) I can think of one Harry, and that's it for H's on either gender! My nephew who will be 1 in August is named Henry and that's about it.
The surname thing - getting bigger in the UK but we're not there yet. Which I'm kind of glad of because (without doing the precise maths) I'd guess 80% of my boys long list are surname-names. I don't know what it is, just woke up one day loving them. Again, taking experience from my work, I can think of Aston, Bentley, Finley - one each and not much more than that!
Whether I'm just in a very untrendy pocket or if this is reflective of much of England, I don't know! But I'll keep my eyes and ears open for these trends in months/years to come.
78 names ~~
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/117870?sort=gender&pop=ew
^Top = Alexei (m) // Bottom = Indiana (m)
*Loads unrated*
The H thing - I work in a three-form-entry primary school and across all three classes (totalling 80ish children) I can think of one Harry, and that's it for H's on either gender! My nephew who will be 1 in August is named Henry and that's about it.
The surname thing - getting bigger in the UK but we're not there yet. Which I'm kind of glad of because (without doing the precise maths) I'd guess 80% of my boys long list are surname-names. I don't know what it is, just woke up one day loving them. Again, taking experience from my work, I can think of Aston, Bentley, Finley - one each and not much more than that!
Whether I'm just in a very untrendy pocket or if this is reflective of much of England, I don't know! But I'll keep my eyes and ears open for these trends in months/years to come.
78 names ~~
https://www.behindthename.com/pnl/117870?sort=gender&pop=ew
^Top = Alexei (m) // Bottom = Indiana (m)
*Loads unrated*