"Tristan" now feminine given name

[Jonathan Lighter]

I agree also. I think I first became aware of this trend in the ' 70s.

  JL

FRITZ JUENGLING <juengling_fritz at SALKEIZ.K12.OR.US> wrote:
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I agree. When I was growing up, the boys were John and Mike. Now they're all Jonathan and Michael. No one was ever Michael unless his mom was pretty angry with him.
Fritz
>>> sagehen at WESTELCOM.COM 2/24/2006 10:03 AM >>>

Shortening and nicknaming seems to be less common now than fifty years ago.
Perhaps due to more parental management of kids' lives.
A. Murie

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