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Help[Facts] Re: Popularity of MANFRED in England?
in reply to a message by Andy ;—)
The only Manfred I've ever heard of in South Africa is Mr Mann! And I was a teacher here for a lo-o-ong time.
Having said that, Afrikaans-speaking South Africans do tend to use German names, though not as much as one might expect. German was the default foreign language on offer in Afrikaans schools, and I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't a few Manfreds dotted about somewhere. But as I say, I've never encountered one, English or Afrikaans speaking.
In England, I would guess that obviously German names would tend to have been rejected from around 1914 onwards. Just as one World War faded a bit from memory, along came another one. But it is a guess. And it doesn't always work, as there can be other factors such as using saints' names in RC families. Ursula is an example there. Was there a St Manfred, I wonder?
Having said that, Afrikaans-speaking South Africans do tend to use German names, though not as much as one might expect. German was the default foreign language on offer in Afrikaans schools, and I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't a few Manfreds dotted about somewhere. But as I say, I've never encountered one, English or Afrikaans speaking.
In England, I would guess that obviously German names would tend to have been rejected from around 1914 onwards. Just as one World War faded a bit from memory, along came another one. But it is a guess. And it doesn't always work, as there can be other factors such as using saints' names in RC families. Ursula is an example there. Was there a St Manfred, I wonder?
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