Names are Convenient
Let's use names! |
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My name is R. J. Blair = Richard
Jeffrey Blair. Like many Americans I have three names: a family name and two given names.
Rather complicated noun phrases can be used to identify individual people, but ...
1‹æ | 2‹æ | 3‹æ | +a/+r‹æ |
a | middle-aged | man | with a mustache |
a | man | (who ___ was) wearing a hat | |
a | young | woman | with a loud, high-pitched voice |
a | man | in a white suit | |
the Raisin King's | glamorous | neice |
Top Ten Boys' Names
1950s
1970s
1990s
2013
1 J
1 M
1 M
1 N
2 R
2 J 2 Chr
2 L
3 J
3 D
3 M
3 J
4 M
4 J 4 J
4 M
5 D
5 R
5 D
5 W
6 W 6 Chr
6 D
6 E
7 R
7 W 7 A
7 M
8 T 8 Br 8 J
8 A
9 Ch 9 M 9 J
9 J
10 G
10 R
10 J
10 D
Top Ten Girls' Names
1950s
1970s
1990s
2013
1 L
1 J
1 J
1 S
2 M 2 L 2 A
2 E
3 P 3 K 3 Br
3 O
4 B 4 M 4 A
4 I
5 S 5 A 5 S
5 A
6 N
6 A 6 S
6 M
7 D
7 M
7 St
7 E
8 S 8 T
8 J
8 A
9 C 9 M 9 E
9 M
10 K 10 Tr 10 L
10 E
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Top Ten Boys' Names
1950s
1970s
1990s
2013
1 James 1 Michael 1 Michael 1 Noah
2 Robert 2 James 2 Christopher 2 Liam
3 John 3 David 3 Matthew 3 Jacob
4 Michael 4 John 4 Joshua 4 Mason
5 David 5 Robert 5 Daniel 5 William
6 William 6 Christopher 6 David 6 Ethan
7 Richard 7 William 7 Andrew 7 Michael
8 Thomas 8 Brian 8 James 8 Alexander
9 Chharles 9 Mark 9 Justin 9 Jayden
10 Gary 10 Richard 10 Joseph 10 Daniel
Top Ten Girls' Names
1950s
1970s
1990s
2013
1 Linda 1 Jennifer 1 Jessica 1 Sophia
2 Mary 2 Lisa 2 Ashley 2 Emma
3 Patricia 3 Kimberly 3 Brittany 3 Olivia
4 Barbara 4 Michelle 4 Amanda 4 Isabella
5 Susan 5 Amy 5 Samantha 5 Ava
6 Nancy 6 Angela 6 Sarah 6 Mia
7 Deborah 7 Melissa 7 Stephanie 7 Emily
8 Sandra 8 Tammy 8 Jennifer 8 Abigail
9 Carol 9 Mary 9 Elizabeth 9 Madison
10 Kathleen 10 Tracy 10 Lauren 10 Elizabeth