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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    1 year ago

    Because Christians, basically. Religion is a massive factor in what people think is a “normal” name, for their baby, their town, or their dog.