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

submitted 1 year 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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[-] CoggyMcFee@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Apparently Ohio has 11 townships called Springfield. Googling it, I see a site for one in Clark County, one in Hamilton County, one in Richland County, one in Williams County, one in Summit County, and that’s as far as I felt like going.

this post was submitted on 11 Sep 2023

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