A Conversation for How Not to Name Children
So common they're uncommon
. Started conversation Nov 12, 2001
Everyvody thinks that Sally, Jane and John and stuff like that are really common names, but you don't find them around too much anymore. 
So common they're uncommon
Researcher 186895 Posted Nov 13, 2001
Real people I have known with silly names;
Peter Piper
Robin Banks
Ed Strong
So common they're uncommon
sally87 Posted Jul 24, 2008
Very true, I'm called Sally and I like it - I've only ever met 1 other person named the same, yet everyone knows how to spell it, etc.
Best of both worlds!
So common they're uncommon
The H2G2 Editors Posted Jul 24, 2008
Sally's a good name. It sounds familiar but you're right, I actually only know of one other Sally and one Sally-Ann. 
So common they're uncommon
Vestboy Posted Aug 8, 2008
There was once a young man who was keen on two girls. One was called Alice while the other was called Sally. He decided to repeat the name of each girl over and over to see which one he liked better. After a while he realised they sounded just the same.
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