Northern Sold
11:39 Thu Sep 21
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To be fair to the Muslims they don't have too many names to choose from if it's a boy... I mean they can hardly be called Gary Miandad
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gph
10:55 Thu Sep 21
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Swindon, back in the days of Eyal, there was an Israeli poster called amir, who was attacked for having a Jewish name by someone called Dave something, or maybe something Dave.
That always amused me.
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Oh dear
9:05 Thu Sep 21
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sanfrancis-co-uk 11:57 Wed Sep 20
Oh. Short for Iroh.
Less than 3 of us, down there with Nigel, I'm a dying breed
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swindon hammer
8:16 Thu Sep 21
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More of a concern is the name David seems to be less common.
Everyone knows a Dave.
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gph
12:40 Thu Sep 21
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According to Wiki, Nigel is the result of a French monkish mistake - they erroneously traced the Norse (and Norman) name Neel back to Latin for black, and so made "Nigel" the Latin translation of Neel.
It's ALWAYS been a mistake
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Cheezey Bell-End
12:34 Thu Sep 21
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At least Nigel is dying out. Always thought it a stupid fucking name.
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gph
12:13 Thu Sep 21
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Myra is an Arabic and Hebrew name, as well as being an invented English one (like Wendy).
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Eddie B
11:58 Wed Sep 20
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Believe it not but 73 baby girls were named Myra last year!
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sanfrancis-co-uk
11:57 Wed Sep 20
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Oh dear is a ridiculous name to name a baby tbh Oh dear,so i'm not surprised.
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HairyHammer
11:55 Wed Sep 20
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Muhammad is not English so it cannot in my mind be described as an English name, although what is English? certainly not the name Adam or Abraham John Luke Moses etc etc, although they are Jewish which Christianity and Islam came after, This has more about The Muslims having tons of kids rather than an English name .
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ironsofcanada
11:54 Wed Sep 20
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gph 11:33 Wed Sep 20
Chill, mate. I did read it and found it interesting that's all. Hence the "who knew?
On another note, I am glad things change. Everyone and their dog (including 3 friends of mine in school) was named Jason around the time of my birth. Does not really seem the name for an adult in my brain.
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Oh dear
11:34 Wed Sep 20
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Less than 3 babies were named with my name last year
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riosleftsock
11:33 Wed Sep 20
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Who names their kid after a paedophile?
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gph
11:33 Wed Sep 20
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If you'd been arsed to read the rest of the C&P, you'd see that, even in my excerpt, it's explicitly stated that class differences in name choice evolve.
I hazard a guess that your great-grandmother wasn't named this century.
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Nurse Ratched
11:22 Wed Sep 20
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*jumps to attention and says something right-on*
Phew...
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ironsofcanada
11:22 Wed Sep 20
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gph 8:30 Wed Sep 20
Eleanor is a posh name? Who knew?
My great-grandmother was Eleanor (and therefor my great aunt) but she lived in terrace house in Limehouse with her parents, 8 siblings and two boarders.
(Her brother did become mayor of Poplar after going to jail with his pregnant wife and George Lansbury for not collecting taxes when he was a counselor.)
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tnb
11:19 Wed Sep 20
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Zeb,
Well clearly. Political correctness gone mad. Reverse racism. Erosion of national identity. Etc. Repeat ad infinitum.
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longford
11:17 Wed Sep 20
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possibly a more truthful article
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41160596
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zebthecat
11:12 Wed Sep 20
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tnb 11:03 Wed Sep 20
Because it is an OUTRAGE
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Eddie B
11:07 Wed Sep 20
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159 baby boys who were born in 2016 were named Paul in England and Wales. More than I thought.
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tnb
11:03 Wed Sep 20
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I really struggle to understand why anyone gives a toss about stuff like this. Do people think they are going to be forced to name their next child Muhammad? If not, what difference does it make to anyone?
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