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>names like Sylvia, Lisa, Karen, Sharon, etc. might take quite a few generations before they come back into fashion. Sylvia, Lisa, Karen, Sharon might make a c
by teleforce 2y ago
>names like Sylvia, Lisa, Karen, Sharon, etc. might take quite a few generations before they come back into fashion.
Sylvia, Lisa, Karen, Sharon might make a comeback but not Karen due to the recent negative connotation and has been considered to be a pejorative term [1].
Similarly most of the Jesus disciples names become common place, the name Judas is avoided like a plague, since it's considered to be a pejorative term equivalent to traitor based on what he did to Jesus.
[1] Karen (slang):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_(slang)
- physicsguy 2y agoI'm familiar with the pejorative but I reckon that'll die out, plus it's more an American thing that hasn't had that much crossover here in the UK.