What are the best human-being first names in your opinion? (lemmy.world)

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[-] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 6 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

The best are like James and Mary. Names so common they help you blend in and commit crimes.

(Okay not actually my reasoning but I think common names are usually a good choice. Don't need to be that special you get a unique name)

[-] Coastal_Explorer@feddit.online 10 points 6 hours ago

This can also have the opposite effect. There are a number of cases where the wrong person has been arrested simply for sharing a name with someone else that has a warrant for their arrest.

[-] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

James and Mary are super neat and combine with every kind of surname. Maybe that's why they're so common??

[-] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 6 points 6 hours ago

They're so common in America and Europe because religion mostly if I had to guess. Then from there people often use names from their family and it just kept growing.

[-] snooggums@piefed.world 3 points 5 hours ago

You are correct, biblical names stick around because they are written down and people like familiar things.

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