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Old 08-17-2004, 07:58 PM
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Originally posted by AXOjen
Is Mary a common name in the South? That list contains so many Marys! I have a little girl Mary and I rarely hear it on someone younger than 60 or so.

Kind of fun to see so many lovely young women named Mary.

The "real" Southern names (as opposed to those babies born to Yankees who moved South) tend to include Martha, Mary, and Virginia (Ginny/Ginger) much more often than their Northern counterparts.
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