A Survey

[a-purple-dream.livejournal.com]

Which name[s] remind you of just 1 or 2 persons because only 1-2 people you've known have those names?

Boys
Abel
Alex [not an nn for Alejandro or Alexander]
Baru
Benji [not short for Benjamin]
Ernesto
Emigido
Fermin
Hizu
James
Jerry 
Louis
Marlon
Melchor
Nemesio [paternal great-grandfather's name.  Only person I know of with that name]
Paul
Ruly
Tomas
Tony [not nn for Anthony or Antonio]
Ulisses
Yoni

Girls
Adelaida
Amanda
Amelia
April
Celia
Dahznee
Emma
Irene
Ivy
Jadira
Johanna
Katia [Celia's sister]
Lannie [sister of Ruly and Tony]
Matty
Mirelle
Silveria [paternal great-grandmother, only person I know with that name]
Yamienth [Emigido's sister]
Zayra

Comments

[bloomingtulip.livejournal.com]

you've only known 1 or 2 amandas? wow

[a-purple-dream.livejournal.com]

Yes, Spanish names are more common here than names like Amanda, Ashley, LeeAnn etc

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

Danfee or Danphee or something
Malachi
Ada
Parker

[springtide-hfa.livejournal.com]

Daphne?

[monalyssasmile.livejournal.com]

no danphe

[heyitsrebecca.livejournal.com]

I don't really know too many people with the same name, I don't get out much. Hell, I've only ever met three other Rebecca's my whole life.. all of them older than me.
Off the top of my head..
Boys:
Douglas
Craig
Roman
Jorg (York)
Stefan
Rocky
Brett
Malik
Howard
Brady
Dakota

Girls:
Monet
Ivy
Sabrina
Tabitha
Dahlia
Lucy
Sonya
Vera
Cynciere <-- A little girl at my old daycare
Cierra
Raime
Burcu (Boo-chew)
Ann-Kathrin
Uta

[qalanjo.livejournal.com]

Burcu is SUPER turkish ; )

[dreemerr.livejournal.com]

rainbeau (yes her parents were hippies:-P..BUT it fits her and i couldnt imagine her with another name)
charles
jordan(cale)
eric
christopher
terry(male)
star(female...and i knew her back in middle school)
Devlin(male)
Edwin
Katlin
LeRoy
Arvel
Randa

yeah thats about it,lol..everyone else i know/have known..all have pretty much the same range of names-jessica,jennifer,david(dave),Jeffrey,James(Jim..nn)Christine,Amanda...the 'popular' names of the 80's,lol.

[dreemerr.livejournal.com]

*jordan(MALE)

[so-there.livejournal.com]

the only Tony I know that is not a nn for anything is a girl, well, lady about 40ish. and it is tony, not toni like girls usually spell it.