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[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

If these are the popular names now, the world is going to be filled with insufferable twats in 20-30 years.

[–] Iron_Lynx@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Conclusion: Tragedeighs are more likely to be issued by conservative nutjobs than leftie snowflakes.

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Ugh. Fucking Oakleys. The worst.

As a parent in a red state, I've noticed way more last names as first names than what I grew up with. This seems to match that trend.

[–] SilverFlame@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

What gets me is that Cohen shows up twice for republican boys (that last name is like Smith for Jewish people)

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Some weird names there. Gunner and Baylor?

[–] viking@infosec.pub 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And isn't Stetson a fucking hat?

[–] y0kai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

Oaklee is a brand of sunglasses, and they've got it there 3 times for a girl's name lmao

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 5 days ago

What's the plan with Collins as a first name... for a girl, even? They just really big fans of latter-day Genesis in red states?

[–] artifex@piefed.social 122 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So the bluer names are ethnic and the redder names are terrible. Interesting trend.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 52 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Having a girl in a red state? You are legally required to end it in "lynn," "leigh," "ly" or "ley".

[–] dariusj18@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

Funny how quick it changed, "lee" ending was for boys and "lynn" for girls.

[–] aim_at_me@lemmy.nz 42 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And start with Oak. Apparently.

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[–] trinsec@piefed.social 94 points 1 week ago (1 children)

All those red names remind me of r/tragedeigh on Reddit.

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[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 77 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Dad, what was I named after?"

"I really liked those sunglasses that cops wear, and your mom likes spelling stuff weird to feel fancy, so naturally we called you Oakleigh!"

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I have a red state relative who is a big sports fan and names their children after sports equipment manufacturers.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 28 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'd like you to meet my family: here's my son Champion, my youngest, Addidas, and Riddell is the oldest. 😄

Maybe they can get future sponsorships!

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've never really thought about it, but I think it would make it harder for them to get sponsorships.

If your name is Nike, then would Puma really be willing to sponsor you? And if your name is Nike, then you're already advertising for Nike. Even if Nike did sponsor you, there would be no competition so you wouldn't be able to negotiate a bigger paycheck.

[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I suppose a good marketer could spin it. "My name may be Nike, but you'll only ever see these feet in Asics!"

Someone may want to "steal them away" from their namesake brand too for the same reason. "They're names after Nikes, but still won't even wear them for money!"

Advertising is weird. I'm sure if one was a star and companies saw a way to exploit that, both parties would be able to work something out.

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[–] ItDoBeHowItDoBe@lemmy.world 45 points 1 week ago (3 children)

What i learn from this is that there are a lot of Muslims in blue states and that everyone is naming their daughters some variation of Oakley in red states.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago

You mean Oackleiygh

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Stetson? Like... the hat?

Bruh.

I suppose its better then naming their kid Fedora.

[–] bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The top red girl's name is Hattie.

[–] RvTV95XBeo@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 week ago

Middle name McHatface

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[–] otp@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Moshe? Kohen? Baylor???

Multiple versions of "Oak"???

I don't understand these names

[–] yogurt@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Moshe is a Jewish name, Kohen is a fake Jewish name for Christian zionists, Baylor is a Christian college with a football team popular with gambling addicts.

In the Bible the oak of righteousness will not bend, and no matter how many Olive Gardens she's banned from Oaklynn will never bend from knowing that she wants to see the manager and you're a slur.

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[–] Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world 26 points 1 week ago

Red state baby girls be named after Guy Fieri’s wraparound sunglasses.

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (17 children)

Why are all those red names so utterly horrible?

Are you seriously calling your boy Gunner? Why not... idk... Carpet? Or Computer? Or Bottle?

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

Baylor sounds like a low level boss that you have to fight to finish the tutorial.

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (3 children)

They're riffing off of traditional masculine naming conventions. Gunner is associated with the traditional male role of aggressor (compare, Hunter, Victor, Dominic), and is also a job (compare, Carter, Taylor, Mason).

Honestly, I think it'll age better than Baylor or Kyson.

[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (7 children)

I mean... I get it. But in a country where mass shootings are the norm, calling your son gunner is... a bit out of touch?

Baylor on the other hand is just plain horrible.

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[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (5 children)

... Miriam is making a come back?

Eustace! Leave that poor dog alone!

And then also... jesus fuck, the right wing 2A crowd is now I guess just naming their kids 4 or 5 different variations of their favorite overpriced 'cool but also tactical' glasses?

I guess it makes sense for a Republican approach to daughters; literally just accessories they own so they can self-actualize via consumerism and performative conformity.

... Also I can only hope male Nico just barely making the list is from people who played GTA 4 and actually realized his entire story is a thorough evisceration of the concept of the American Dream.

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[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago

Stetson - cowboy hats.
Briggs (& Stratton) - outboard motors.
Oakley (in three different spellings) - redneck eyewear of choice.

Conservatives are one generation away from naming their kids shit like Winchester, Remington, Walmart, and Budlight.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 19 points 1 week ago

Rise of the -leighs, -lees, and -dens.

[–] sepi@piefed.social 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lead poisoning leads to some dumb names

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[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago

I wish they had name counts. I'm curious if there are like seven of each or seven thousand.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I’d assume that someone named Hattie has stories about living through the Great Depression.

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[–] al4s@feddit.org 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

All the red names sound like last names to me

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I noticed that trend in my red state a while ago. So many Reagans and Jacksons. One time my kid had a Stallone in her class.

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[–] socsa@piefed.social 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Four different versions of shitty overpriced sunglasses favored by insecure man children? That tracks.

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[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Lol @ Stetson

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Briggs and Stratton next to each other on the red state list is too funny.

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[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fascinating that in the female category, blue has no names ending with the "ee" sound, and in the red category, there's no names ending in the "ah" sound.

[–] curiousaur@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago

That really is fascinating. That's too consistent to be a fluke.

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