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Old 01-11-2011, 07:56 PM
 
Location: at the foot of my mountain
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LOL, Pam. My lips are sealed right now as I'm a bit superstitious. Will tell all when he arrives -- which will be soon. Thanks SO much for asking. I appreciate the kindness.
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Old 01-11-2011, 08:26 PM
 
Location: The Conterminous United States
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You're right-the general popularity came before the books. There are sooooo many Bellas now, (the common nickname). Makes sense- Italian for beautiful.
Isabella is from the "Days of our Lives" fans, too. They had a popular character with that name quite awhile ago. And from there, it snowballs. Soap operas tend to be behind a lot of name trends. I guess lots of pregnant women stuck on bedrest.
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Old 01-11-2011, 08:29 PM
 
Location: Seattle
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Whatever happened to good ole' fashioned Tenn names like...Jed, Junior, Jethro, and Ernest?
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Old 01-12-2011, 09:01 AM
 
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Whatever happened to good ole' fashioned Tenn names like...Jed, Junior, Jethro, and Ernest?
I think they went out in the 60's. I do know one Jethro and a few Ernests, but no Jeds or Juniors.
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Old 01-12-2011, 12:32 PM
 
Location: The Conterminous United States
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Didn't know those were Tennessee names except in some uninformed minds. Bless their hearts...
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Old 01-12-2011, 04:33 PM
 
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Didn't know those were Tennessee names except in some uninformed minds. Bless their hearts...
Grrrr, still can't rep you!
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