Our Names! w/Mandy Gearhart

Today I'm joined by my sister and favorite collaborator Mandy Gearhart (still technically Bozart but hey, who cares). We'll explore the trajectories of our names from their Greek and Latin roots to their late 20th century explosions. Beware of detours into pop culture and snacks!

Sources:

Articles: 
https://www.genealogy.com/articles/research/35_donna.html
https://datawookie.dev/blog/2015/11/evolution-of-first-names-changes-over-the-last-century/
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/meghan-baby-name-popularity_l_5cd97513e4b0796a95df8c36

Books:
Lieberson, S. (2010). A Matter of Taste: How Names, Fashions, and Culture Change. Yale University Press.

Levitt, S. D., & Dubner, S. J. (2020). Freakonomics Revised and Expanded Edition: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything (Revised, Expanded ed.). William Morrow Paperbacks.

Websites:
https://www.behindthename.com/
https://www.mamanatural.com/baby-names/girls/mandy/
https://www.names.org/n/mandy/about
https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi 

Music:

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