What’s an OAP convention?
Are any people named “Algernon”, in the UK anymore? :eek:
I believe it is supposed to be pronounced “ee-an,” as you say.
The aforementioned Ian Ziering, of Beverly Hills 90201 fame, pronounces it “eye-an,” which I have never heard anywhere else. Sounds weird to me.
I know several, aside from myself.
“Callum”???
I have a cousin named Callum.
Well, I can’t say as I’ve ever met an Oliver, though it doesn’t sound as out-of-place to me as most of the other names mentioned in this thread. I’ve never even heard of the name Callum, which ranked between 15 and 19 for the last five years. I think anyone named Alfie (#18 in '03) would get teased a lot in school over here. I’ve never met an American Connor, though I think it wouldn’t sound so unusual anymore, what with the fashion for Celtic names Sarahfeena mentioned. There are also several near the bottom of the list that I’ve never heard of: Rhys (how is that pronounced?), Aidan, Declan, Kieron, Jayden.
A quick glance over the top girls’ names turns up only one or two that sound odd to me, though I can’t imagine Eve ranking nearly so high in the U.S. as it does in the U.K.
From that list, I would say Alfie, Archie, Harvey and Lewis are unpopular but not unknown, and Reece (spelled that way instead of Reese) and Finlay/Finley are very rare.
I’ve got one friend and two pupils all named Callum (or Calum).
The only ones that strike me are Callum and Alfie. I would have thought that Alfie was short for Alfred, but apparently not.
And twickster, OAP seems to be “old-age pensioners” or something like that.
The first syllable of ‘rhesus’.
I’m surprised you’ve not come across these, given the popularity of other celtic names in America.
I know a few Liams, but it’s mostly used as a diminutive for William.
“Hey, Eye-an, get the eye-talian dressing.”
Errrr, I meant to add “all of Scottish parentage”!
There used to be a guy on the Weather Channel here who is named Declan Cannon. That was the first time I’d ever heard the name. And I’ve never run across anyone here named Rhys, I suspect because no one knows how to pronounce it. John Rhys-Davies is one of my favorite actors though so I managed to figure it out.
Elvis Costello’s real name is Declan Mcmanus.
Huh. A brief browse turns up Elvis Costello’s real name - Declan.
Dammit, Wee Bairn!!!
Ian is the name that causes confusion and misspelling around here. I haven’t noticed anywhere near as many American Tonys or Lees as there are in UK.
Graham seems to be a lot more common in the UK than in the US.
And in the “UK male name = US female name” category, we have Evelyn, Vivian, and Hilary.