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Re: Influence on popularity of Mia discovered...
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I can't really think of anyone, apart from Mia Hamm. None of the people named Mia on Wikipedia would seem to be particularly good candidates. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search?search=mia&fulltext=Search
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This is probably inane but...way back in 1994 it was Uma Thurman's characters name in Pulp Fiction. That's when I think it "got into" my own consciousness as a possibly "cool" name, anyway.. she introduces herself into the mic right before the twist contest, so the name is spoken on the soundtrack too.Speculation from my armchair: Does there have to be a popularizing bearer? Seems to me it is just a name whose time has come - way too Mia Farrow for young parents, until recently, but still a little exotic? Its climb looks a little bit like Jennifer's - a "new" name that gets popular on a sort of exponential curve, very slowly at first and then whoosh after a few decades of exposure? (I think Jennifer Cavilleri came along a bit after the name started to really take off.)- mirfak
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I think there is a children's book with a Mia..In fact, I'm almost positive. I'll take a look through the books upstairs. And I'll interview a few kids to see, but I'm thinking there is.However - if there is a character - has Angelina or Dora jumped? (Dora the Explorer is huge)
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Children watch Dora the Explorer and not the parents who do the naming. I noticed that sitcoms were big on naming babies Isabella and Emma as the two names were becoming big. ===
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You're not a parent, are you?Ask any parent, and they will be able to tell you all of the characters on a show, what they do, what they like - becaues they're constantly ON.
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