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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
This surprises me. My mother and I were talking the other day about names from her generation (she's in her mid-50s) that you don't hear very often anymore... e.g. Nancy, Cathy, Brenda, Cindy, and MARY. I find it interesting that there are a lot of people in the south who are still being named that.
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With names like we're talking about, though, they don't go by "Mary," they go by "Mary _______." So, to go with one of KSUViolet's examples, Mary Carter Lastname would be called Mary Carter by family and friends. You still do find just plain old Marys here and there, but Mary ______ is probably more common.