My name peaked at 63 in 1974 and was 78 the year I was born. I can count the umber of other Tamaras I've met in my life on one hand, but one of them was an ex-gf of my DH, which I had forgotten about until recently someone found him on Facebook and asked if the Tamara he is married to now was the same one he was dating back when Facebook-friend roomed with him...
Ah, the pitter patter of tiny feet in huge combat boots. Shut up!
Mal ,'War Stories'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
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-t - May 08, 2009 9:13:37 am PDT #9262 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
§ ita § - May 08, 2009 9:14:59 am PDT #9263 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I knew a few Tamaras (one stalked my sister, and then me when sis was out of town) and one Tamar.
I'm still waiting for the surge of "ita" popularity to hit. Any time now. I can feel it building.
tommyrot - May 08, 2009 9:16:59 am PDT #9264 of 30000
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I'm still waiting for the surge of "ita" popularity to hit. Any time now. I can feel it building.
Will this happen before or after "Enid" experiences a resurgence? (That's my mom's name.)
Fred Pete - May 08, 2009 9:17:53 am PDT #9265 of 30000
Ann, that's a ferret.
Frederick was very popular about 100 years ago, which is why all of those black & white movies from the '30s have a character named Fred or Freddy. Been slipping ever since.
-t - May 08, 2009 9:18:21 am PDT #9266 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I don't get out much or I'm sure I would have met more. The historical popularity is much higher than I would have guessed based on my experience.
Will itas count if they arer capitalized and/or pronounced wrong?
meara - May 08, 2009 9:20:08 am PDT #9267 of 30000
Hah! My real name? Not so popular. Except vaguely so, among...Jewish people. Which I am not. But thanks to Nilly and Hil and others here, along with some stuff from high school and random other stuff, I can fake it pretty well! So when I end up at random events (like I somehow often do...) people tend to assume I am one of them, as we get deep into discussion...and then I'm like "Oh, well, no, actually I'm not. Er."
Jessica - May 08, 2009 9:20:24 am PDT #9268 of 30000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Jessica was in the top 10 girls names in the US from 1976 to 2000, and in the top 5 US from 1977 to 1997. I can't think of a single situation in my life where I've been the only Jessica in the proverbial room.
Vortex - May 08, 2009 9:20:54 am PDT #9269 of 30000
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I knew a few Tamaras (one stalked my sister, and then me when sis was out of town)
what the hell kind of stalker is she? No commitment? I mean, if your stalkee leaves town, you go with them! What's this tranferrence thing?
(besides, I can't imagine any one being brave enough to stalk ita. Or her sister M for that matter. BTW, I saw the Foodie Survival Kit in a catalog and totally thought of your sister. )
Typo Boy - May 08, 2009 9:23:08 am PDT #9270 of 30000
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Never met anyone else named Garson, though I've heard of a few. (Garson Kanin for example.) Also Garson is sometimes a name for evil henchmen in bad sci-fi from the 20's through the 70's.
Kathy A - May 08, 2009 9:26:17 am PDT #9271 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Kathy was the big name for girls born in 1966. Kris/Chris was the big name for girls born in 1964 (my sister Kristine's birth year). So, we both had lots of friends/classmates with our names--in fact, in my freshman dorm, there were three of us Kathys in a row, each one spelling our name differently!