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Help[Facts] Re: name update
in reply to a message by Mike C
Thanks for the update!
A question: Why have some names been deleted?
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
A question: Why have some names been deleted?
Does the sea exist
Because of our longing?
My PNL
http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/3258/61573
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Names are deleted when I find that they are not and were not used in any notable capacity. Basically, I made a mistake putting them in the database in the first place.
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I don't think I agree that names like Hiltrude are not in use today or that they have never been in use in a notable capacity throughout history.
Hiltrude has been used in my country, but had less than 5 bearers in 2014:
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Hiltrude
It may not be much, but those bearers count.
A stroll on Facebook yielded several people that are named Hiltrude, some of which are from Germany (or of German descent), others from France and yet others from other countries. Here is a small list:
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.hohler (from Germany)
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007698975494 (from Germany)
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.knedel (from Germany)
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.dansereau (a German living in the USA)
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.loesch (American but of German descent)
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.nussertelfer (American but of German descent)
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.bourg (from France)
I could go on - there are many more bearers on Facebook. But clearly, the name is still sufficiently in use today to be relevant, at least where the Germans are concerned.
Don't forget about historical bearers, either: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiltrude (in Dutch, but you can click on the English version there)
Hiltrude has been used in my country, but had less than 5 bearers in 2014:
http://www.meertens.knaw.nl/nvb/naam/is/Hiltrude
It may not be much, but those bearers count.
A stroll on Facebook yielded several people that are named Hiltrude, some of which are from Germany (or of German descent), others from France and yet others from other countries. Here is a small list:
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.hohler (from Germany)
- https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007698975494 (from Germany)
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.knedel (from Germany)
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.dansereau (a German living in the USA)
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.loesch (American but of German descent)
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.nussertelfer (American but of German descent)
- https://www.facebook.com/hiltrude.bourg (from France)
I could go on - there are many more bearers on Facebook. But clearly, the name is still sufficiently in use today to be relevant, at least where the Germans are concerned.
Don't forget about historical bearers, either: https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiltrude (in Dutch, but you can click on the English version there)
This message was edited 7/28/2015, 12:32 PM
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Those two names in particular may warrant another look, but there are definitely more prominent German and French names missing from the database which should be added first.
I'm not implying that the bearers of the name don't count or that the names are invalid.
I'm not implying that the bearers of the name don't count or that the names are invalid.
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I disagree with the removal of Mayim. It's a legitimate Hebrew name, with a notable namesake in Mayim Bialik.
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