
Did Charlie’s Angels Change the Course of Baby Name History?
Sometimes a name is more than a single name. It’s a spark; an idea that opens up a new realm of possibilities.
Sometimes a name is more than a single name. It’s a spark; an idea that opens up a new realm of possibilities.
Two of today’s “brand new” girls’ names were actually born in Hollywood in the 1980s. It just took a few decades for parents to be ready.
Even in this winking mashup of a historical setting, one cultural line cannot be crossed: No proper English lady or gentleman can bear a plain old English name.
If you tuned in to the recent historical tv drama Gentleman Jack, you quickly found yourself awash in Anns. The series is based on the real life of Anne Lister, an Englishwoman of the early 19th Century sometimes called “the first modern lesbian.” We meet Anne Lister as she returns […]
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