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Why don't given names vary more per region? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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like town names are very unique; you probably couldn't find the same 2 towns next to each other very often

but mark steve chris hannah claire laura etc are all very common across the anglosphere

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's extremely common in Germany. Take Münster for example, there are at least 9 cities and towns with that name. Others include Berlin, Hagen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Freiburg, and so on. It's such an issue when trying to trace down ancestry as many records only include the city or town and not the state / region.