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Why don't given names vary more per region? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by _number8_@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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like town names are very unique; you probably couldn't find the same 2 towns next to each other very often

but mark steve chris hannah claire laura etc are all very common across the anglosphere

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[–] Damage@feddit.it -5 points 2 years ago (4 children)

That's an American perspective, aside from a few exceptions (variations of forum, fort, etc.), it's not as common in Europe

[–] kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's extremely common in Germany. Take Münster for example, there are at least 9 cities and towns with that name. Others include Berlin, Hagen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Freiburg, and so on. It's such an issue when trying to trace down ancestry as many records only include the city or town and not the state / region.

[–] theKalash@feddit.ch 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Are you sure? It's quite common with town names. Hell, there is 105 Switzerlands in Germany!

[–] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Well the OP didn’t say he didn’t want American perspective and America is part of the Anglosphere since we speak English and are a former British colony

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was gonna post this about Britain https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/10905575/Britains-doppelganger-place-names.html but then I remembered that they're not in Europe any more

[–] Junkers_Klunker@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Still Europe but not Eu.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nope, not even Europe. They literally cut them off and they're an island now!

[–] Junkers_Klunker@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

How are they not part of Europe?

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's a joke, buddy. They're an island, they did Brexit, I made a joke about it, the joke made a whooshing sound as it went right over your head.