By George, it’s still a popular name

In England and other places, today is St George’s Day since 23 April is supposed to be the date that the saint died in 303 AD. The name is still very common in this country and currently stands at 10th in the popularity charts for new babies as you can see here.

The family in the other half of our semi-detached house consists of father, mother, and young boy. Both the father and the boy are called George.  We have a close female friend whose father was so keen to have a son called George that, when instead he had a daughter, he called her Georgeanne. As my American friends would say: Go, figure.


 




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