[Ads-l] [Marketing Mail] Re: Jhoey

[Cleve Evans]

For those who might be interested, here are all the names starting with Jh- given to 5 or more children in the USA in 2014, according to Social Security, M or F refers to the baby's sex and the number is the number born:

Jhace,M,8
Jhai,M,5
Jhaiden,M,7
Jhair,M,7
Jhalil,M,10
Jhamar,M,5
Jhamir,M,18
Jhan,M,5
Jhase,M,37
Jhayce,M,5
Jhayden,M,6
Jhett,M,64
Jhoan,M,20
Jhoel,M,6
Jhon,M,29
Jhonatan,M,20
Jhonathan,M,19
Jhonny,M,38
Jhony,M,7
Jhordyn,M,5
Jhostin,M,8
Jhovanny,M,8

Jhada,F,5
Jhade,F,7
Jhaniya,F,5
Jhanvi,F,11
Jhenae,F,6
Jhene,F,57
Jhia,F,6
Jhoana,F,17
Jhoanna,F,7
Jhordyn,F,8
Jhoseline,F,5
Jhoselyn,F,7
Jhournee,F,7
Jhourni,F,6


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The '80's African American hairdo was called the jheri curl.
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      From: Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at GMAIL.COM>
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Some time back I called attention to a cashier named "Jheri."

Now a puppet fabricator for the film _Anomalisa_ is listed as (the possibly
self-named)
"Jhoey Monster."

A Google search shows that Mr. or Ms. Monster has other, similar credits to his/her/their name.

JL

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