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AmiralAckbar
Kevin was a terrible mistake
FabricatiDiemPvnc
Pop culture led me to believe I'd see a lot more jacques and Pierre
framesheep
Jemaple Croissant. French Major.
brap
I was going to name my son Pascal, but then decided on C++ instead.
Freeminder
You lost your opportunity of calling him Fortran
Mogmai
ALAIN! ALAIN! ALAIN!
BlueStringsAttached
For those of you who might have been thinking it, yes, Kévin is a complete American import. Ks are extremely uncommon in native French words
Erkhyan
It is, however, very common in Celtic names, and Brittany (where the wave of Kevins started) is one of the Celtic nations.
djmsms13
"We don't give a fuck what the rest of France does!" -Corsica
soukmania
They are more like "no! we are independent! we are not french... please send money. And help. We're starving. Sorry I bombed your house."
HeyFreckleFace
http://imgur.com/zzw5GBb
TheYoungRolf
Corsica seems so lonely.
DrYoloMcSwagmasterIIIEsq
They're not lonely, they just can't seem to keep up with the trends from the mainland...
Marchdragon
Doesn't seem to like change either haha.
copingcabana
This is like watching Risk France.
savageworld
Enzo?
KalmiaKamui
ReBoot was very popular in the early 2000s.
larry3000
If you hadn't said it I was going to.
EvilEkips
It's the name of Zinedine Zidane's son, might have something to do with that. (Named after Enzo Francescoli.)
ohdearme
Had to come a fair way down the page before anyone even questioned it. Wtf kind of name is Enzo?
EvilEkips
It's the name of Zinedine Zidane's son, might have something to do with that. (Named after Enzo Francescoli.)
DumbledoreDali
It's interesting how quickly trends spread. Some took over the whole country in a single year.
dailyriddley
jean michel ...... jarre
ekulnivek
"Hey everyone, Lets all give our babies the same name next year" "OK"
robnotralph
"D'Accord"
KV55
My poor sister is named Emma, so now she's like 18 and seeing all the babies being given her name because they think it's cute
AmericanAirlines
Watching the upvotes on your comment:
LearningOnImgur
Originality isn't necessarily what every person goes for. A lot of times it's inherited. Or named after a religious figure. Ex, I'm Chris(1)
LearningOnImgur
named for St. Christopher, not because my mom thought it would be "unique and special".
SerialKitten666
Some people are oblivious though. My cousin was named Amanda and her parents thought it was original...
warick
Better than Jenny.
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SerialKitten666
For one, the mother wasn't born in North America. Immigrant parents named their kids Catherine and Richard and think it's original lol
JayEnfield
At least France doesn't have a "Jennifer Dark Ages" to struggle through. Two or three years and they're on to the next one.
KaesekopfNW
Corsica is a stubborn little shit.
soukmania
That's exactly how us french people consider them. Just add lazy, racist, and terrorists and you're good. (caricature of course :) )
swpolo
Dude, you cannot even believe how much I'm happy to read that.
yayfrisbee
For a while I was thinking "oh look they're bring back Jean" then noticed the loop
yayfrisbee
bringing* I know. shut up!
Erkhyan
An amusing thing about Kévin: many of those guys became teenagers just as online activities (i.e. gaming) became mainstream. (…)
Erkhyan
(…) So, in the French language, “un kévin” describes the stereotypical teenage brat with bad manners and bad grammar who dwells online.
mofoAC
Hodor
tonyjefferson
Really?? No Pierre??
Alli187
There was a guy at my school from France. His name was Pierre. At least that's what everyone called him. Turns out it was actually Kevin.
SlutBanger
I know right? my name is Peter, and apparently even that is kinda rare to see around.
FizzleBurger
Aurélie is a pretty name.
wideeyeddoe
I agree! I thought about naming my daughter that until my husband said "Orally". Name rhymes and mean kids ruin everything.
TheDaedricPrinceofDouchebaggery
I was shocked that my name (at least the original French version) was actually popular! I have never met another Aurelia in my life...
ThoughyoudieLaResistanceliveson
go to France and you'll find thousands of "Aurélie", it's a really common name if you're born in the 70's or 80's
themehgatsby
My name was one of the most popular for boys in the 40's! Too bad I'm a girl... born in the late 70's. :(
SoWasI
Jordan was on there in one providence, I feel the same way.
ShanGLi
Why is that sad? Wouldn't you want a name that's not popular at the time, so you're special?
themehgatsby
You're right - I used to HATE it, but now I like it quite a bit. I've turned that frown upside down! :)
RadioactiveCanuck
My surname is Jean, and my parents named me Billy...
EchoOfSnac
Are you the one who will dance on the floor in the round?
RadioactiveCanuck
No, but I'm not MJ's lover.
buhbee94
Im also a girl with a boys name (Brett), definitely has put me in some weird situations because of the confusion.
catastronomer
Brett isn't a boys name! :) Ever read "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemmingway? Brett Ashley is surely a girl name!
buhbee94
I have not! Well most people don't seem to think so. My parents gave me and my sister unisex names so that future employers wouldn't (1/2)
buhbee94
make judgments and not give us an interview. Some are definitely surprised to find out Im a girl. But it gets me and interview. (2/2)
IdKillForAGuinness
By any chance are you also a genie?
PhantomCamelSuperstar
Oui
themehgatsby
Nope, a Michel. :) Most think it's Michael though, so I've actually learned to answer to that. It's interesting, at least, so NOW I like it.
ImInBetweenUsernames
Jean Valjean?
PhantomCamelSuperstar
Non, je suis Thierry
pickledass
*Je m'appelle
PhantomCamelSuperstar
Merci! Je ne parle pas tres bien.
maplefingers
Menteur!
RadioactiveCanuck
Que?
xboxkiller91
You old
Emanonsah
As a Jean, I feel your pain, and Jean is actually pronounced John in French. Ah well, c'est la vie.
millebille
It's actually more like Sean...
krunchi
http://www.pronouncenames.com/pronounce/jean
TripleChocolateSlayer
You're not a french speaker, are you?
PhantomCamelSuperstar
Je suis Thierry
YourFriendlyNeighborhoodNeighboreeno
Yeah, but you don't just say it "John" There's this kind of way you pronounce the "J" that's a little funny.
Emanonsah
I know. It's something like zzhahn which is fun.
emrob31
Qui est-ce qui prononce Jean comme John??
kapouh
personnes :p
therealgiraffe
It's closer to "John" than it is to "Gene", at least
Erkhyan
Interesting fact as a French speaker: for a long time, until I actually read the comics, I thought Jean Grey was a dude.
Vedar
Jean Claude Grey
Erkhyan
Amusingly enough, Claude is one of the very rare unisex first names of the French language…
Vedar
I must say I have never heard it applied to a female before.
hesitantkarma
Your name is not Avery by any chance, is it? Cause mine is. Same story.
themehgatsby
Nope, it's Michel. I get Michael, Miguel, Mitchell, Mickelle, everything under the sun. I used to HATE it but now I do like it.
Frankenstove
Well darn, I thought it was Jean.
themehgatsby
That's ok! I do sometimes have a high ponytail, so IT'S close to Jeannie. :)
hesitantkarma
Same for me...I hated it when I was growing up. Now that I'm old enough to appreciate it, it's turned popular for little girls. :(
themehgatsby
It's popular for girls now? Where is that? :-) At least we were the originals. The OM's!
whelpthatsathing
I actually have an explanation as to why Thierry is the most popular name in 1965! It is based on a popular Robin Hood-esque show that (1/2)
whelpthatsathing
ran from 1963-1966 called Thierry la Fronde! It was huge in France and eventually spread out to other countries because of re-runs. :)
Lealoo
As a french girl, the fact that Kevin was once the most given name makes me wanna cry
Tryskel
Same here... (exept for the girl part). We need to send a Terminator in 92. "Who's my target ? - Kevin. -Kevin who ? -All of them."
Lealoo
Wait your unsername hint that you're a fellow Breton?
Lealoo
"I'll be back for Dylans and Jenifers..."
PhotosJeuxDEchecs
Kevin and Dylan became very popular in the 90s. Because of 90210. No joke.
nanakathleen
My brother was almost named Brandon because of it
themehgatsby
I don't even remember a Kevin in 90210. Which one was that?
Celt
I was wondering why an Irish name like Kevin would take off like that in France.
FreeRadioAlbemuth
I thought about Home Alone, actually.
powersimm
Kevin became popular because of Home Alone
ThoughyoudieLaResistanceliveson
Kevin = Home Alone + Kevin Costner (Dances with wolfes 1990, Robin Hood 1991, Bodyguard 1992) + Beverly Hills 90210 and other US TV Shows
ThoughyoudieLaResistanceliveson
*wolves
THISISDARIANS
Kévin is how we call 9 years old kid which play at call of duty and fuck your mother.
Lealoo
Oh yeah
WowSuchDoge
So it's right ? He did fuck my mother ? motherfucker.....
Erkhyan
Mostly because many Kévin became teenagers just as online gaming became widespread, don’t you think?
THISISDARIANS
So,kévin turns 21 this years...I guess he should be more mature now.
LittleE92
So my mom named me Emma cause it wasn't popular when I was born, then Rachel on Friends named her baby Emma and it got popular and
LittleE92
my mom got so mad
Ilikefriedpickles
My name is Lyla - had never met another one until a couple of years ago when everyone started naming their damn babies Lyla!
NarwhalsAreUnicornMermaids
Where's Gaston?!
ThoughyoudieLaResistanceliveson
any French guy named Gaston is probably 90 years old or dead
veshaw
I'm French yet I've never met or heard about anyone named "Gaston".
ProceedUnmolested
Hey I'm also french and I actually know one Gaston, but yeah... not a very popular name.
ThisNameIsNotAboutYou
Lost it at Kévin
Ivaer
Seriously. How do you accent "Kevin"? As an American, it's feels like... accenting Bob. Bôb.
Scientificevidence
It gets worse. They pronounce with emphasis on a high pitched 'in' exit, sounding like a short 'een' in 'Eeny, meeny, miny, moe'.
ThisNameIsNotAboutYou
I dunno... I'm saying it as Kay-van in my head
sirpipthegreat
could anyone enlighten me on some of the names that sweep the country and which figures could be related to the trend?
HicJacetMelilla
If you're interested in naming trends in the US, check out babynamewizard.com. Her earlier blog posts hit the basics of why some names rise.
sirpipthegreat
I saw some similar yearly maps of the US a couple of years ago, but it mostly stuck with mike's. Rarely was there a drastic change.
HollyLoutre
Also in the freakonomics books, the authors explain how names spread from one social class to another, usually from high to low classes.
WestCoastIsBestCoast
I'm guessing Enzo is popular because of Enzo Francescoli, or more specifically Zinedine Zidane naming his son after him.
soukmania
I know Kevin got popular partly due to kevin costner's movies in the 90's reaching big audiences. Womanhood trembled, and names were given.
sirpipthegreat
didnt think he was that big in france.
soukmania
it was dance with the wolves, waterworld, open range, robin hood, bodyguard + home alone where the main cute little guy is called kevin
sirpipthegreat
i know what he was in... just shocked that france would go crazy for him.
soukmania
Just wanted to remind you those were big hits and quite good movies. Nothing better in theatre in france at the time and woops, popular.
SwedishPotato
oh oh do Detroit next
SihayaOfTheAllPowerfulMeh
Laqueesha
Slacanch
whoregia
notapredator
http://somethingk.com/main/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/lafawnduh.png
meatballhead
as a Detroit girl, YES
Cassiraa
Monica
hsalceht
nigga
DRosales
Nicely done! Laughed out loud, even for a foreign person like me
PulloverNoItsACardiganKillerBootsMan
Sharkisha
asnappyusername
SHARKISHA NO!!!!!
quantacostacerveza
Robocop, all the time.
ddspill
Oh shit, that one will be all over the map ending "sha"
MJC000088
tyronne, tyronne, tyronne, tyronne, tyronne, tyronne, airwrecka,airwrecka,airwrecka,airwrecka,airwrecka
stutteringbob
How can you all forget Shanaynay? That's got to be the #1 name in Detroit
PickingUsernamesIsHard
Monica
squiggy07
racist? yes. still funny? also yes
jjacks420
Obamanique!
SuspendersEnthusiast
Am i the only one who noticed Jerome?!!
iwantacorgi
Lokarinthia, -Shawna (Dashawna), Janaelle, Lawtayveuh
raptorclawhandshake
-shawna
MrJohnsonAndTheJuiceCrew
im honestly not sure if this is supposed to be a joke. blacks, amiright?
RubiksKlube
You'ze right
MrJohnsonAndTheJuiceCrew
oh wow, i totes expected an avalanche of downvotes what with imgur only liking to make fun of white people >_>
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Banalinguist
http://youtu.be/0itOCgJtNVU?t=9s
Shadowmunger
hahahahahah ah good or maybe we can do ATL, GA
mooselikestoparty
Just add da, de, or le to any of these.
mush01
Ashawanabufontonquibalafondelaraquandralaquishabanishatishabufontrellaniquondrea
zytz
omfg purpldrankniqua
sam1tahsin
Please. I live here for God's sake
b4kus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gODZzSOelss DONE
DrScandalous
The URL is trying to say something..
youaredednotbigsouprise
god's souls?
AtalanBeardy
NO OTHER CITY HAS POOR BLACK PEOPLE. NONE. AT ALL. THEY'RE ALL IN DETROIT! YOU HEARD IT HERE ON IMGUR, FIRST.
1doctor
You're right, the joke totally sounds better with "oh oh do a city with poor black people, which doesnt have to be detriot" instead
Camoron
I think the joke is more that since 1946 the population of Detroit has taken a large swing in ethnicity, which the names would reflect.
1doctor
Wow I'm sure you're a riot at parties!
FeliciaSexopants
Well, I mean... To be fair, we are bankrupt and 80% black according to the 2010 census.
ashes1032
Hey now, Detroit is only the butt of all of Reddit/Imgur's bad city jokes because no one wants to look silly defending it.
whywecanthavenicethings
I don't mind looking silly defending it. But then again, I also like my fake internet points.
SomeDutchGuy
La-a
alligotsis2fives
Ti-a
thefantasticzissou
Lewis Black fan IN DA HOUSE!
OracleForCheap
Ladasha? ;o
SomeDutchGuy
yea :P
ChefG0ldblum
THE DASH DON'T BE SILENT
Yoshiru
#JustSubtlyRacistThings :P
engiqueering
How is that racist?
GeoffreyStJohn
"man how dare they sample French names, thats so racist!" - someone who would sound as retarded as you do right now
GregoriosMaximus
You may be autistic.
SergioLeone
Ha
GoBlue
Already done https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pCdmiZyyGjQ
somejunkandstuff
Oh, man. They are good at that pronunciation.
PooPooInSpaghettiEveryoneUpsetti
Fri'Chickenisha
bmw5st
I'm dying
DukeOfSwitzerland
Lost it at Fri'Chickenisha.
JustYourFriendlyNeighborhoodSpiderman
You lost it? Where did you see it last?
mimblewimble
No lie, when I taught in a ghetto area I had a girl named ESPN and a boy named Excellante.
FiendishDoctorWu
Facepalm.jpg
msfleur
Courtney? Wth?
SDog
Died at Clitrisondrea.
SquirrellyWhirly
I though this was going to be that scene from Ted, but this is even better.
BanjosAreComin
Need a.gif sir
heinekenfuckthatshitpabstblueribbon
Far too accurate!!
TooMuchSweg2Handle
COURTNEY IS MUCH HARD. SO GHETTO.
JELLYYYYYsays
lol Watermelonisha. I forgot about this video
RodentOfAverageSize
I laughed so hard I have the hiccups now.
ImProbablyAtWorkRightNow
Thought it was going to be this video. Thank you.
EndiSky
I will shamelessly be making this into a gif... standby!
pippi2
Please Deliver!
00111010space01000100
Deliver! I waited 4 months! Where is it?!
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00111010space01000100
You should re-upload that to get more imaginary internet points