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(Not sure if this goes here, but it doesn't really make sense for Ops)
Besides the Larry/Gary/Jerry/etc. trend in the 40's and 50's and the Aiden/Brayden/Hayden/etc. trend now, what other rhyming trends have there been?
Besides the Larry/Gary/Jerry/etc. trend in the 40's and 50's and the Aiden/Brayden/Hayden/etc. trend now, what other rhyming trends have there been?
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Within the past decade or so: Maya/Kaya/Anaya/Amaya/Alayah
Hailey/Bailey/Kaylee/Jaylee
Kayla/Jayla/Layla/Ayla
Riley/Brylee/Kylie
Aaliyah/Maliyah (Malia)/Aniyah/Taliyah/Kaliyah etc.
Lyla/Myla/Kyla/Skyla/Nyla
Not exactly rhyming, but: Kinsley/Kensley/Paisley/Presley/Tinsley/Ainsley
Boy's names ending with -iah: Josiah, Messiah, Jesiah or -kai: Kai, Makai, Malakai
Zane/Kane/Lane
Upcoming: Nora/Cora/Flora/Aurora
Hailey/Bailey/Kaylee/Jaylee
Kayla/Jayla/Layla/Ayla
Riley/Brylee/Kylie
Aaliyah/Maliyah (Malia)/Aniyah/Taliyah/Kaliyah etc.
Lyla/Myla/Kyla/Skyla/Nyla
Not exactly rhyming, but: Kinsley/Kensley/Paisley/Presley/Tinsley/Ainsley
Boy's names ending with -iah: Josiah, Messiah, Jesiah or -kai: Kai, Makai, Malakai
Zane/Kane/Lane
Upcoming: Nora/Cora/Flora/Aurora
This message was edited 12/1/2020, 7:03 AM
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In my accent/dialect, Jerry doesn't rhyme with Gary and Larry
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-lyn seems to be pretty common.
originally found in Evelyn, Madalyn, Carolyn, Marilyn, Rosalyn, Jacquelyn, Gwendolyn, etc.
currently popular: Kaitlyn/Caitlyn, Adelyn, Ashlyn, Brooklyn, Jocelyn
added to existing names to form new ones: Jessalyn, Jaslyn, Kailyn, Oaklyn, Rylyn, Amberlyn...
See here: https://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/pattern/*lyn
-son is also common for both sexes; in female names, it's inspired by Alison (the only of few of that isn't a patronymic surname).
female: Alison, Madison, Addison, Emerson,
male: Jason, Nelson, Mason, Jackson, Grayson, Jameson, Harrison, Hudson, Tyson
-bel / -belle / -bella
originally from Isabella, Amabel, Arabella, Annabella, Mirabella, Sybella, Mehitabel, Orabella
eventually used to create new names: Christabel, Dulcibel, Claribel, Rosabel, Trixibelle, Florabel
originally found in Evelyn, Madalyn, Carolyn, Marilyn, Rosalyn, Jacquelyn, Gwendolyn, etc.
currently popular: Kaitlyn/Caitlyn, Adelyn, Ashlyn, Brooklyn, Jocelyn
added to existing names to form new ones: Jessalyn, Jaslyn, Kailyn, Oaklyn, Rylyn, Amberlyn...
See here: https://www.behindthename.com/submit/names/pattern/*lyn
-son is also common for both sexes; in female names, it's inspired by Alison (the only of few of that isn't a patronymic surname).
female: Alison, Madison, Addison, Emerson,
male: Jason, Nelson, Mason, Jackson, Grayson, Jameson, Harrison, Hudson, Tyson
-bel / -belle / -bella
originally from Isabella, Amabel, Arabella, Annabella, Mirabella, Sybella, Mehitabel, Orabella
eventually used to create new names: Christabel, Dulcibel, Claribel, Rosabel, Trixibelle, Florabel
This message was edited 11/30/2020, 11:27 AM
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I guess there's...
Jay, Ray, May, Day?, Tay?
Jay, Ray, May, Day?, Tay?
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