# Name Stereotypes

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 2, 2000, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764 "2000-12-02T23:13:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![bagkitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7ab992/32.png) [@bagkitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bagkitty)\
**Post date:** [December 10, 2000, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/81 "2000-12-10T07:36:14Z")

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Point to ponder: Jean-Yves, Pierre-Marc and all the hyphenated french names cause many to assume an air of sophistication. Then there are the Joe-Bobs and Billy-Bobs whose homes are on wheels. Cultural relativism?

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**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2000, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-stereotypes/43764/82 "2000-12-11T02:55:02Z")

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> \*Originally posted by spooje \*  
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> > \*Originally posted by TopazAntares \*  
> > \*\*I’m curious as to what people think of the name Ruth Claire… it’s my name actually and I’ve never really liked it it just seems to staid and old fashioned I guess… \*\*
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> **Claire** is very straight-laced, very proper and well-mannered.  
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Yeah, that’s what a Claire WANTS you to think…actually she’s wild and crazy, but hides it under that prim and proper front. At least in **my** experience. 🙂

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