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Thread #106125   Message #2189474
Posted By: Rowan
08-Nov-07 - 10:33 PM
Thread Name: BS: The MOST British given name of all is...
Subject: RE: BS: The MOST British given name of all is...
Richard Bridge seems to think that my name is found only in UK. Sigh!

Actually most of the list of putative UK names (Nigel, Trevor etc; even Tarquin) seem to occur with a fair frequency here.

But it's a long time since I came across (in Oz)
Cyril
Cecil
Cedric
Evelyn (a bloke)
Vivian (ditto)
Peregrin (as distinct from Perry).

My sister's names are Roslyn & Hilary and I know various wome with Penelope, Daphne, Prue and even Prudence (as well as the other virtues like Faith, Hope, Charity and Verity) so I wouldnt count them as particularly UK. Don't see Beryl, Molly, or Polly often these days in Oz, either.

Savannah (as a woman's name rather than a vegetation type) I associate with the US, along with Duke and Earl as given names.

Cheers, Rowan