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Help[Facts] Re: Recent increase in Christian/Cristian in Italy --Why?
in reply to a message by Cleveland Kent Evans
Well, the name seems to have become more popular recently, but I think it started being used relatively frequently at least since the 1980s. And there is at least one Italian celebrity with this name, the actor and director Christian de Sica (son of Vittorio de Sica) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_De_Sica though he has been famous for a while.
There also seems to be a growing trend of American-derived names like Jennifer, Jessica, Samuel, which were previously not used at all, so Christian could be seen as part of that as well.
Who's the celebrity Matilde, btw? Asia is presumably Asia Argento. But unlike Asia Matilde has a long history of use, even though it is or was relatively uncommon.
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There also seems to be a growing trend of American-derived names like Jennifer, Jessica, Samuel, which were previously not used at all, so Christian could be seen as part of that as well.
Who's the celebrity Matilde, btw? Asia is presumably Asia Argento. But unlike Asia Matilde has a long history of use, even though it is or was relatively uncommon.
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This message was edited 5/27/2010, 5:52 AM
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I was thinking the rise in Matilde might be partially from Matilde Brandi, but you would know better whether or not that makes any sense.
I note that Ms. Brandi has a daughter named Aurora, which is another name which has increased in use in Italy lately.
http://warping.to/ambra/matildebrandi/
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilde_Brandi
I note that Ms. Brandi has a daughter named Aurora, which is another name which has increased in use in Italy lately.
http://warping.to/ambra/matildebrandi/
http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matilde_Brandi
This message was edited 5/27/2010, 6:51 AM
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Thanks. Admittedly I don't watch the sort of programmes where Ms Brandi would feature or pay a huge attention to this kind of celebrities, but she doesn't really strike me as a household name, so I wonder how much of the Matilde's rise in popularity can be attributed to her.
Btw, another question: are there reliable Italian popularity name lists year by year somewhere online? I've never managed to find much on google
Btw, another question: are there reliable Italian popularity name lists year by year somewhere online? I've never managed to find much on google
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So far I have only found lists for 2004 and 2008 from ISTAT (The Italian National Institute of Statistics), but there may be others out there some where.
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