I can't speak for the younger generation, but I know when I was growing up nobody in the United States named William was called Liam. They would have been called Bill or Will or Willy or Billy or just William. I don't think most Americans would think of Liam as a nickname for William, but instead as a separate distinct name. I could be wrong. More recently than when I was a child, starting approximately around 2006 or 2007, there seemed to be this trend in the US amongst young people to start giving themselves unusual nicknames based on some other random and arbitrary portion of their name. e.g. instead of Christopher becoming Chris... it would be "Topher." Instead of Brittany become "Brit" it would be.. "Tanny." etc. I started hearing lots of odd ones around that time. Run in to the same thing in the Philippines. They like odd names over here.
Gaylord is an existing name (for those that didnt know) and one that was still given frequently up untill the 50s, after that usage declined (because of the shift of the meaning of the word gay (which originally meant happy, jolly), besides the normal decline that occurs like with Mildred or something)
What is quite stunning for me are the huge differences from decade to decade, both here and in the other similar quizzes for the UK etc. Do parents just choose random names? I guess this may sound like a silly question, but in my country it is a tradition to name children after their grandparents, so I am wondering if people do anything similar in any other country...
Naming traditions in the USA used to be more conservative but lately they are not. Names for babies are like fashion trends that come in and out of style. Once a name becomes very popular then people stop favoring it because it's overexposed. Kids still get named after grandparents and odd family relatives, but I think it's more common that this will become a middle name than a first name. There's also the fact that the United States is not a homogenous place. They have lots of different people from lots of different backgrounds living there. Finally I think people from smaller less populous countries with less globally dominant cultures often feel some obligation to preserve their culture, language and traditions for future generations. Americans rarely feel any such pressure. They choose names that they like.
Huge differences??? There could be 20x12= 240 different names on here, but there are only 71 !! Each column is nearly the same, only some slight differences.
I think in many places names have been very unoriginal and limited, sometimes even with brothers of the same name. That has become less and less and I think around 2000 (there is no abrupt line but by then it was a majority) people started naming their kids original things. I think part of it is, religion in most places does not dictate everyday life anymore so biblical names and naming after saints becomes less.
plus the world has become much "bigger" definitely with internet but also because almost everyone has a car now. Nobody normal would use to see the world beyond their town, so traditions and family were a bigger thing. Not that they dont matter now, but it used to be all encompassing.
I think the originality started about 1 (2 if you are young) generation ago. I think my parents generation were the first that started to give not so oldfashioned names.
No, Harry comes from Henry which comes from Hen(d)rik/Heinrich. Which comes from the roots of home (heim) and ruler (like latin rex and regis. The same part is used in Frederick and Richard).
Harold comes from the roots for army (here (not pronounced as the english word here but more like herre) and rule/power (wald, compare wield)
So definately not the same name. Of you course people can gives other people any nickname they want. (Some people give others random names, like calling every new person in class bob or something eventhough they are called mitchell) But Harold and Hen(d)rik are two distinct names.
I went biblical, then (for the ones I didnt have yet) english kings, then american president, but that didnt help me much, Cause I dont know too many and lincoln and obama werent on the list :P
Then I think I tried thinking of writers ( and singers ) but I couldnt think of many haha.
I think maybe they want something "pretty" for the girls names, so divert a bit from the beaten path and want to be creative. While for guys known names show strength ( naming after kings and rulers etc)
Surprised that almost none of my classmates names are on here. Harder than I thought. Not very many excuses as I am 11. All my uncles were on here too:)
So a Hispanic name finally cracks the top 20 in the year 2020... and it's Mateo. I tried Juan but when that didn't work didn't guess any others. Should Matthew and Matt not work for Mateo?
Presidents First and Middle names, (sometimes also last names of presidents), English Kings, French Kings, Common names for boys, Founding fathers, and The Beatles' First names.
58 I forgot Andrew but got Levi, this was the same for the countries of the world blank map, I got all the oceanic countries but forgot India and turkey...
I think in many places names have been very unoriginal and limited, sometimes even with brothers of the same name. That has become less and less and I think around 2000 (there is no abrupt line but by then it was a majority) people started naming their kids original things. I think part of it is, religion in most places does not dictate everyday life anymore so biblical names and naming after saints becomes less.
plus the world has become much "bigger" definitely with internet but also because almost everyone has a car now. Nobody normal would use to see the world beyond their town, so traditions and family were a bigger thing. Not that they dont matter now, but it used to be all encompassing.
Fun quiz overall though. I missed a couple whoppers.
Harold comes from the roots for army (here (not pronounced as the english word here but more like herre) and rule/power (wald, compare wield)
So definately not the same name. Of you course people can gives other people any nickname they want. (Some people give others random names, like calling every new person in class bob or something eventhough they are called mitchell) But Harold and Hen(d)rik are two distinct names.
Then I think I tried thinking of writers ( and singers ) but I couldnt think of many haha.
Now my question: am I wrong thinking William should trigger Liam?
Surprised Peter, Fred, Muhammed, Sam weren't there
I was brain-dead, locked out, numb, not up to speed
I thought I'd pegged you an idiot's dream
Tunnel vision from the outsider's screen
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
I'd studied your cartoons, radio, music, TV, movies, magazines
Richard said, "Withdrawal in disgust is not the same as apathy"
A smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
"What's the frequency, Kenneth?" is your Benzedrine, uh-huh
Butterfly decal, rearview mirror, dogging the scene
You smile like the cartoon, tooth for a tooth
You said that irony was the shackles of youth
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I never understood the frequency, uh-huh
You wore our expectations like an armored suit, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
You said that irony was the shackles of youth, uh-huh
You wore a shirt of violent green, uh-huh
I couldn't understand
I never understood, don't f- with me, uh-huh
Presidents First and Middle names, (sometimes also last names of presidents), English Kings, French Kings, Common names for boys, Founding fathers, and The Beatles' First names.